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INSIDE n Poppies on parade n An inspector calls n High achiever Inside this issue
Tales from the frontline as Harrow 6-10 marks the Armistice Day centenary Cllr Graham Henson Want to be the first Leader of Harrow Council It is a privilege to turn much of this edition over to the immensely significant to know what’s centenary of the Armistice that ended the First World War. The war took a terrible toll on Harrow people, 100 years happening in Harrow? ago – as our monuments 14-15 and memorials show. It is an 12-13 Harrow’s Heroes’ honour to remember their The charity volunteers bravery and sacrifice and to red carpet night Join more than 90,000 subscribers to our weekly e-news bulletin for: giving us food for thought tell their story.
What’s On War never changes, but great 4Harrow news listings change did come from the 26-27 horrors of the so-called “Great War” – including rights for 4What’s on women and workers, and a move towards a fairer society. 4Public services 31 While we honour the heroes of wartime, we also pay tribute 4Bin and recycling updates Rising star to this year’s Harrow’s Heroes on track – our borough’s wonderful 4Business news The Italian for sports volunteers. job 4Regeneration latest 23 stardom Their values are Harrow’s values, and the values For advertising enquiries call Dory on 020 8424 1290 Harrow People is published five times a year by Harrow our forefathers fought and Council. It is distributed died for. In 1918, it was the Editor Simon Hornsby to every home in Harrow. Sign up today at Comments, products and community spirit of post-war Design Sarah Kenning services published do not necessarily carry the council’s Britain that carried people Photography Dermot Carlin and Lucy Baker endorsement. www.harrow.gov.uk through. Continuing that www.harrow.gov.uk/MyHarrowNews community cohesion is the best way we can honour the Tweet your views to @harrow_council or like our sacrifice of the fallen, each Facebook page www.facebook.com/lbharrow and every day.
Harrow People 3 WHAT’S HAPPENING ... THE BIG GIVE Harrow tube stations are going step-free ... HARROW-ON-THE-HILL STATION It’s the season of giving, but helping your – with Harrow-on-the-Hill first to benefit, WITH...? community isn’t just for Christmas. Young following a campaign from Harrow Harrow Foundation’s Big Give campaign councillors, Assembly members and has teamed up with three partners who community disability groups (inset). will match donations to them – meaning Travelling will be a little easier for your money works all year round to help people in wheelchairs, passengers with young people in crisis. prams and buggies, and anyone else Harrow Council, ES Broadcast and The struggling to use steps, by spring 2020. Reed Foundation will be each be match- Prep is complete and work to install funding every £10 donated on Giving lift towers and bridges will begin in the Tuesday, 27 November. Charities have new year. a week from that date to meet to reach Sudbury Hill station is next up, with their target – or they could miss out on the work due to start in 2022. match funding altogether. Search online for Young Harrow Foundation Big Give to find out more about how your donations can transform lives.
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4 Harrow People Harrow People 5 Armistice Day Armistice Day Our bravest boys Indian soldiers convalescing © IWM The Victoria Cross is the highest award for gallantry that can be given to British and Commonwealth forces. During the Great War, VCs were awarded to several men with strong links to Harrow.
Chaplain Theodore Bayley Hardy The Rev Hardy was educated in Hatch End and received the VC while serving as an army chaplain. Despite being injured, he crawled out into the mud of no man’s land to rescue wounded comrades under heavy fire. His VC citation reads: “He has by his
fearlessness, devotion to men of his battalion, and quiet unobtrusive
manner, won the respect and admiration of the © IWM whole division.” Corporal Captain William Indians in the trenches” Charles Ernest Leefe Robinson Garforth ndia contributed more soldiers Some boys as young as 10, who Captain Robinson to the First World War than lied about their age, managed to Some boys as young Corporal Garforth, became something any other dominion of the board ships to the Western Front. as 10, who lied about who grew up in St of a celebrity when IBritish empire. As many as 1.5 Many are remembered at the their age, managed Kilda’s Road, was he became the first million Indians fought, at a cost of memorial to Indian dead at Neuve to board ships to the recommended pilot to shoot down 70,000 lives. 11 Victoria Crosses Chapelle in northern France by for a VC on three a German airship over were awarded to soldiers from the just a single name. Western Front occasions in the Britain. His action was subcontinent. space of just two witnessed by thousands of Londoners Indian troops had a reputation Garhwali soldier wrote to” his weeks. Each time he – reports say that as they saw the for fierce and friend in India: “As when the showed exceptional zeppelin laden with bombs descend brave fighting, leaves fall off a tree and not a bravery under enemy in flames, they cheered and sang the but heavy losses space is left bare on the ground, fire and through his national anthem. and the horror so the earth is covered with actions saved the of the Western dead men… the whole world is lives of comrades Capt Robinson was born in Karnataka front took their finished.” in peril. He was in southern India and after the toll, as letters later taken prisoner, war came to stay with his sister in home testify. l Want to know more? Try For escaped and was Stanmore. While here he fell victim to A wounded King and Another Country: recaptured three the Spanish Flu pandemic, which in Indian Soldiers on the Western times before being the immediate post-war period claimed Outwhiskered! Front, 1914-18 by Shrabani repatriated in 1918. millions of lives globally. He’s buried at Contemporary Basu or Gordon Corrigan’s He died in 1973, All Saints Church, Harrow Weald. postcard Sepoys in the Trenches. aged 81.
6 Harrow People Harrow People 7 Armistice Day Armistice Day
Allen and Sons in Wealdstone – the printer behind some of the Great War’s most iconic images HARROW LOCAL HISTORY COLLECTION
WEAR IT WITH PRIDE Sandra Broad wears her poppy with pride. As President of South Harrow Royal British Legion Club, she’s been fundraising for the last 15 years – “We raised more than £46,000 last year”. Roll call
he First World War was September more than 500,000 Sons, which described itself as also the first propaganda men had signed up. Women were the ‘Largest Billposting Company war. One business, encouraged to work for the first in the World’. basedT on the Kodak site in time, in farming and industries Wealdstone, played a huge part like munitions. They printed a version of in its success. the famous Lord Kitchener Posters were the main weapon in recruitment poster and more – all A mass recruitment campaign this war and many were printed invoking patriotism and a sense began in August 1914 – by mid- in Wealdstone by David Allen and of duty.
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Do you have a message of peace to share on our Poppy Wall? Available at the Civic Centre and all Harrow libraries, before we collect them together in time for Remembrance Sunday. HARROW LOCAL HISTORY COLLECTION Answering the call – troops on Graham Road in Wealdstone; below, a sign to the recruitment office in Pinner
Women’s Land Army poster printed by David MAYOR GIVES THANKS Allen and Sons in 1917. More than 110,000 Mayor of Harrow, Cllr Kareema Marikar, women took on vital This famous image was addresses the congregation at the recent service agricultural jobs when originally used as the cover of of thanksgiving to commemorate the life of imported supplies were London Opinion magazine – it Theodore Hardy VC (see page 6) at St Anselm’s threatened by German COURTESY OF HILARY THORNLEY, AS was not the official government Church, Hatch End. submarines © IWM PUBLISHED IN THE VILLAGER, ISSUE 229 recruitment poster © IWM
8 Harrow People Harrow People 9 FREE Armistice Day NEXT DAY DELIVERY TO THIS AREA
F R E T E ON ORDERS OVER A N V A + 0 T £25+VAT 6 IO £ N R A VE L O DE S LIV ER Lest we forget ERY ON ORD There are many ways you can mark this year’s Armistice Day in Harrow, with the Remembrance Day Parade and Beacon Ceremony the highlights for this 100 year anniversary REMEMBRANCE PARADE Children, grandchildren and AND WREATH LAYING great-grandchildren of those who served are also invited to 01923 777 777 Sunday 11 November march with their family members’ 10am, St Anns to Civic Centre medals. In both cases, meet n The 500 strong parade of outside St George’s shopping dignitaries, veterans and forces centre for 9.15am. If wearing a personnel will be led by the Glen family member’s medals, please wear them on the right. same time, West House in Pinner Trew Pipe Band. It will march Memorial Park will host a service from St Anns down Station Road Everyone marching in the of contemplation. to the Civic Centre and Harrow parade will receive a specially War Memorial, where there will commissioned badge, which BEACON LIGHTING be a wreath-laying ceremony. has been paid for through kind The two-minutes’ silence will be donation by housebuilder and 6.30pm Harrow Arts Centre observed from 11am. There will council partner, Barratt London. n On the evening of t: 01923 777 777 w: orbitalfasteners.co.uk be rolling closures in surrounding Remembrance Sunday, we will Olds Approach, Tolpits Lane, Watford, WD18 9XT roads throughout the morning. Trade counter & sales office opening times: Pinner | 10.40am light a beacon to signify the light Monday - Thursday: 7.30am - 5.30pm • Friday: 7.30am - 5.00pm n A wreath-laying ceremony will that came out of the darkness *ON ALL ORDERS OVER £25+VAT. (Own van area) or free national delivery on orders over £60 +VAT. ID:000888 All other veterans and serving take place at the war memorial of war. The beacon will be lit at forces personnel are welcome on the High Street, which will be 7.05pm, the same time at which to join the parade, wearing closed to traffic all morning. At the the First World War was officially their medals, or uniforms. REDDIFORD SCHOOL ended by the signing of the Long Established Reputation for Academic Excellence Treaty of Versailles. At the same Facilitating the Best Choices at 11+ time, church bells will ring out in “WE WANTED Harrow and across the country in celebration. Refreshments will be TO GIVE A provided at the Arts Centre. Arrive early to enjoy HAC’s Lest We
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INIf we can do itLIFE so can you. • Academically selective Be a Foster Carer. Women’s Army Auxiliary Beyond the trenches: WW1 Harrow Arts Centre • 100% excellence in all areas - Independent Schools Inspectorate Corps in WW1 Remembrance Concert n A day of remembrance • Children prepared for Independent / Grammar Schools’ entrance 6 November | 2pm-3pm | 10 November | 11.30am and featuring heritage activities, exams Headstone Manor Museum 2.30pm | £9 | Bentley Priory music and dance performances • Academic excellence in a warm and caring environment n By 1921, approximately Museum and family workshops. • Outstanding staff / pupil ratio across all year groups 57,000 women had served in n A concert by Tonic Choir, For a prospectus, or to visit the school, please contact: The Admissions Secretary, Reddiford School, the Women’s Army Auxiliary featuring First World War period WWI centenary exhibition 38 Cecil Park, Pinner, Middx, HA5 5HH. Corps (WAAC). This talk follows and specially written songs. On now until 18 November | Tel: 020 8866 0660 the women from enrolment to Museum opening times | Heath Email: [email protected] Established. 1913 workplaces overseas, through A day to remember: Robinson Museum n to the Spring Offensive, Community Takeover Day First World War illustrations Visit: www.harrow.gov.uk/fostering Armistice and de-mobilisation. 11 November | 12pm-4pm | and wartime correspondence. www.reddiford.co.uk Free call: 0800 0641000 Registered Charity Number: 312641 Email: [email protected]
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12 Harrow People Harrow People 13 Harrow’s Heroes Harrow’s Heroes And the winners Stars in our eyes ore than 200 volunteers and are... members of the community came together at the Here’s our fantastic M spectacular awards evening – and winners who picked winners who picked each hero had a truly wonderful up trophies on the and inspiring story to tell. Simply night... put, Harrow wouldn’t be such an amazing place without these incredible people who give up their time and go Guests were entertained above the call of duty to make a difference by West Harrow Choir, to our residents and host Terry Frisch and the community. So this Sapnay (see page 17) evening was our way of best places in the UK for access to Extraordinary saying thank you to them. Achievement breastfeeding help. The Infant Feeding team scooped Mick O’Beirne and Michela Cogan was joint winner both the Health and Wellbeing The Infant Feeding Team peer supporters Michela Cogan (joint in the Extraordinary Achievement Award and the judges’ Volunteers collect their award winners), presented category for her work securing of the Year award, for supporting by Robert Hazard the first-ever “DNP” manslaughter local mothers, babies and families conviction. Collecting her award, with breastfeeding. Their work has she said: “Harrow Council has been been recognised nationally by so courageous in standing beside UNICEF, making Harrow one of the us, supporting us all the way through this case.”
Harrow Borough Commander Health and Wellbeing Detective Chief Insp Simon Rose, who presented the Clean, Safe Infant Feeding Team and Green Communities award Peer Supporters, praised Harrow’s Heroes, saying: presented by “It’s something an awful lot of Cllr Paul Osborn other boroughs could learn from.”
Bringing People Outstanding Clean, Safe and Lifetime Team Improving Supporting Vulnerable Together Young Person Green Communities Achievement Award Lives People Carole and Nigel Jade Perry, 9th Mayur Bhatt, presented Elizabeth Butterfield, Harrow Foodbank, presented Norman, Vivien and John from Harrow Care Plus, presented Reid, presented by Headstone Brownies, by Harrow Borough presented by David by Harrow Council Interim Citizens Advice, presented by by Harrow Council Leader Harrow Mayor Cllr presented by Teresa Commander Detective Culliton of Bugler Chief Executive Tom Whiting Cllr Sue Anderson Cllr Graham Henson Kareema Marikar Bennett of Pertemps Chief Insp Simon Rose
14 Harrow People Harrow People 15 My Story HARROW STAR eeding your baby is the Sapnay School Sapnay School of Dance performing most natural thing in of Dance at this year’s Harrow’s Heroes awards F the world. Or is it? For many new mums it can seem impossible and terrifying.
That’s why Harrow Infant Feeding Support team is there. This year’s Harrow’s Heroes winners offer advice sessions with peer supporters, so new mums can get help from women who know exactly what they’re going through.
Alison Spiro, who set up the first group 10 years ago in South Harrow, says the peer supporters are at the heart of the group’s success: “They’re not experts, but they listen to the other mums and that’s key. Being supported to feed your child brings benefits that last a lifetime.” Mums Bollywood dreams Specialist Health Visitor Alison ” expanded the group to other rom local stars to Ash Oberoi, artistic director areas to make sure all mums international superstars – ‘Sapnay means for Sapnay said: “It was a had a group within walking F Sapnay are dancing their “dreams”, and this challenge in Britain’s Got Talent distance and now there is a group know best dance journey has dream to conquer the world of because we had to work really somewhere in the borough every dance. been like a dream’ hard with the choreography important to her: “Everyone says week day. Find a group near you: – Artistic director, and the dancers to bring it to breast is best. I’d struggled a little The Britain’s Got Talent 2016 Ash Oberoi competition standard. But it was in hospital and I had to use a Monday: First-time mum Rachita, who Pinner Centre, HA5 1AA semi-finalists started off in ” satisfying and rewarding to get bottle more, and I just wanted to visited at the Hillview group with 2004 and have gone from street dance styles to children to the semis. get back on track. It’s been Tuesday: 12-day-old Mia, was getting strength to strength, teaching and adults across London; good to get additional Hillview Children’s advice from peer supporter Bollywood, bhangra and dancing alongside Jay Sean “Sapnay means ‘dreams’, and advice and they’ve Centre, HA2 0LW Julie Peris. She said being and Bolllywood star this dance journey has been talked me Wednesday: able to breastfeed was very Shahrukh Khan; and like a dream. We want to go through different Cedars Children’s performed on The One bigger and better, find ways to techniques.” Centre, Show. bring new things into what we l Search online HA3 6LS currently do that will allow us for ‘Breastfeeding Thursday: Their choreography to push the boundaries but still in Harrow’ for more Stanmore Park and style dazzles stay true to ourselves.” details. Children’s Centre, audiences, putting HA7 4FZ them in high demand l www.sapnay.co.uk or Peer supporter Charnjit Bains Friday: to perform at follow Sapnay on instagram helps Harriet and baby Amos; Kenmore Park Children’s weddings, parties and and twitter @sapnayuk or above Himanshu Anand Centre, HA3 9HZ corporate events. ‘Sapnay’ on facebook. supporting his wife Kavita
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here’s no such day as a team, based in Peterborough leading the Police Emergency typical day if you’re the Road. Response Team – where she T Inspector responsible is first in line to deal with 999 for all the neighbourhoods in Having joined the police emergencies. Harrow. force 30 years ago, aged 19, Inspector Sprunks has seen “I’m positive about change in Every day brings its own the force change drastically. Harrow – it’s where I’ve lived challenges – big and small, and worked for more than 7 serious and quirky – and “I’d wanted to be a police officer years. I’m passionate about the Inspector Tanya Sprunks is since I was five years old but I diverse community here and ready to face them all with her was told I was too short,” she my team understand the issues jokes. “It’s only when I joined affecting people.” and won the Baton of Honour for my work that I felt I was With the new tri-borough taken more seriously. merger starting on 12 November with Harrow, Brent “Things have changed a and Barnet, things will be lot since my time, and busier. Inspector Sprunks now people are worried keenly points out that periods about police resourcing, of change are uneasy, but which means we need to there will be other officers from reassure the community.” Brent and Barnet in Harrow and bases will be covered. One day, Inspector Sprunks could be meeting community With winter fast approaching and Council leaders in and as part of Operation Harrow to discuss street Autumn Nights, Inspector drinkers, fly-tipping, Sprunks says she wants
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24 Harrow People Harrow People 25 Do you have an WHAT’S event to promote in Harrow? Email us at Pantomime: Beauty and the n A fun way to learn physics/ COMMUNITY EVENTS communications@ Beast engineering basics and problem- ON 15-27 December | Various solving skills using K’nex, harrow.gov.uk Yoga with Juliana card, umbrellas, knotted times | £18 Wednesdays, 6.30pm & 8pm, n string and anything else Immersion Theatre Fridays, 12.30pm or Saturdays, the imagination comes returns to Harrow Arts 9.30am | £12 per class | Pinner up with. HARROW ARTS Centre with their most n A great way to relax, unwind, get you in the festive spirit! CENTRE spectacular pantomime and de-stress. Weekly classes. Readings from celebrity guest, The Snow Queen www.harrowarts.com yet, Beauty and the Booking required. Visit BBC’s John Sergeant. Book at 22 December | 3pm- n Beast. Ages 2+. 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There will be 2 January | 8pm | LICF (London Toddlers takeover day one knows what has happened months. live performances all day, photo International Choral Festival), 19 November | 11.30am-2.30pm but heartbroken Gerda decides to Harrow Apollo Male Choir opportunities with the Snowman Westminster Central Hall | Free find out. Festive Concert Stephen K Amos: Bouquets and Snowdog, Santa’s grotto n Enjoy beautiful concerts in n Under-fives will be taking over 9 December | 3pm-5pm | £15 and Brickbats and the lights switch-on at 5pm music venues across London Headstone Manor as security n The choir perform festive 30 November | HARROW LIBRARIES at a special discounted price! guards, archaeologists and more. favourites in the museum’s followed by fireworks. Visit 8pm-10pm | £17.50 www.harrow.gov.uk/libraries Tickets on sale at £10 (RRP spectacular ballroom. Enjoy a www.harrowtowncentre.co.uk n Highly acclaimed £15), until 10 December. 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ade Spencer Smith is South at the 2018 School Games already used to high and get a call up to team GB. J achievement. Holder of the girls’ under-15 indoor pole vaulting We caught up with the 16-year- record, this season has seen her old Harrow star as she trained twice vault a personal best of at Brunel University under the 3.9 metres, win gold for England supervision of coach, and former British champion, Ellie Spain. “I’m here three days a week”, Jade says. “There’s also gym sessions, gymnastics and sprint training.”
So, why pole-vaulting? Jade started aged just 10. “It was after a sprint session at Harrow Athletics club – I saw the poles lying around and just wanted to give it a go. When you’re little, you don’t really think about it… now I’m older, I realise it’s probably POPPY WALL quite dangerous.”
Jade was selected to represent her country in Hungary at Share a message of peace the European Under-18 Championships in July. this Remembrance - at the Civic Centre “It was fun”, she says, “and a great experience”. Jade and in all Harrow libraries once again hit her personal best, finishing fifth overall.
So, is she dreaming of the Olympic glory one day? “Yes, definitely. Not the next one, but maybe the one after that – Paris 2024.” This rising star’s one to watch!
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