In this issue of Think Local Harrow

🏆 Jacqui Martin Named Most Exceptional Midwife in Prestigious Northwick Park Hospital Award

⛔ December Roadworks Alert: Key Harrow Streets to Face Traffic Disruptions

🧠 Local Trivia

December 6th

Twinkle Trail - Headstone Manor & Museum
Christmas Tree Festival - All Saints' Church, Harrow Weald
Christmas Lights Switch On - 6pm - Rayners Lane triangle (junction with Imperial Drive)

December 7th

Twinkle Trail - Headstone Manor & Museum
Christmas Tree Festival - All Saints' Church, Harrow Weald

December 8th

Acoustic Night with Nick Bird - 2 South Hill Ave, South Harrow HA2 0NQ
Uhr + Laurie Wright + Dog Food Band + Conor Myles - Trinity Bar
Twinkle Trail - Headstone Manor & Museum
Christmas Tree Festival - All Saints' Church, Harrow Weald

December 9th

Harrow Christmas Fair - North Harrow
Reindeer Visit - Harrow Town Centre
🎄❄️GSN Winter Wonderland ❄️🎄 - Growing Stars Nursery
Skankin Time - The George, Harrow
A Gleeful Christmas! - St Andrew’s Church, Roxbourne
Harrow Hockey Club Christmas Party - Harrow Hockey Club
Twinkle Trail - Headstone Manor & Museum
Christmas Tree Festival - All Saints' Church, Harrow Weald

December 10th

Carols at the Clubhouse - Harrow St Marys Youth Football
Twinkle Trail - Headstone Manor & Museum
Christmas Tree Festival - All Saints' Church, Harrow Weald
Tribute to Muhammad Rafi Charity Concert 

Jacqui Martin Named Most Exceptional Midwife in Prestigious Northwick Park Hospital Award

At Northwick Park Hospital, celebrated author Adam Kay honored Jacqui Martin with the Gwen Richardson Award, acknowledging her as the year's most exceptional midwife.

This award pays tribute to the late Gwen Richardson, a revered local midwife, and celebrates the dedication of midwifery professionals. Despite challenges like staff shortages and strikes, the maternity unit, led by Pippa Nightingale, continues to excel in providing care.

December Roadworks Alert: Key Harrow Streets to Face Traffic Disruptions

Upcoming roadworks in Harrow, scheduled for early to mid-December, will affect multiple locations, including Church Road and Clamp Hill. These works are likely to cause traffic delays, and residents are advised to plan ahead.

Responsibilities for the roadworks are divided among several organizations, with traffic management measures like lane closures and traffic control signals being implemented.

Church Road, Stanmore, Harrow
Dates: 05 December – 08 December
Type: Roadworks, Delays likely
Traffic Management: Lane closure
Responsibility: Virgin Media
Status: Planned work about to start

Clamp Hill, Harrow Weald, Harrow
Dates: 05 December – 07 December
Type: Roadworks, Delays likely
Traffic Management: Traffic control (Stop/Go boards)
Responsibility: Harrow (London Borough)
Status: Planned work about to start

Engineers Way, Wembley, Brent
Dates: 06 December – 06 December
Type: Roadworks, Delays likely
Traffic Management: Road closure
Responsibility: Brent (London Borough)
Status: Planned work about to start

Kenton Road, Kenton, Harrow
Dates: 07 December – 12 December
Type: Roadworks, Delays likely
Traffic Management: Traffic control (multi-way signals)
Responsibility: Harrow (London Borough)
Status: Planned work about to start

Locket Road, Wealdstone, Harrow
Dates: 06 December – 08 December
Type: Roadworks, Delays likely
Traffic Management: Traffic control (give & take)
Responsibility: Affinity Water
Status: Planned work about to start

Marsh Lane, Stanmore, Harrow
Dates: 06 December – 06 December
Type: Roadworks, Delays likely
Traffic Management: Traffic control (two-way signals)
Responsibility: Affinity Water
Status: Planned work about to start

Park Lane, Wembley, Brent
Dates: 07 December – 11 December
Type: Roadworks, Delays likely
Traffic Management: Traffic control (multi-way signals)
Responsibility: Affinity Water
Status: Planned work about to start

Peterborough Road, Harrow
Dates: 07 December – 12 December
Type: Roadworks, Delays likely
Traffic Management: Traffic control (multi-way signals)
Responsibility: Harrow (London Borough)
Status: Planned work about to start

Queens Road, London, Barnet
Dates: 07 December – 07 December
Type: Roadworks, Delays likely
Traffic Management: Traffic control (two-way signals)
Responsibility: Barnet (London Borough)
Status: Advanced planning

Turner Road, Edgware, Harrow
Dates: 06 December – 11 December
Type: Roadworks, Delays likely
Traffic Management: Traffic control (multi-way signals)
Responsibility: Affinity Water
Status: Planned work about to start

Tyburn Lane, Harrow
Dates: 07 December – 12 December
Type: Roadworks, Delays likely
Traffic Management: Traffic control (multi-way signals)
Responsibility: Harrow (London Borough)
Status: Planned work about to start

Uxbridge Road, Harrow Weald, Harrow
Dates: 06 December – 11 December
Type: Roadworks, Delays likely
Traffic Management: Traffic control (two-way signals)
Responsibility: Affinity Water
Status: Planned work about to start

Watford Road, Harrow
Dates: 05 December – 07 December
Type: Roadworks, Delays likely
Traffic Management: Lane closure
Responsibility: Harrow (London Borough)
Status: Planned work about to start

Whitchurch Lane, Edgware, Harrow
Dates: 05 December – 07 December
Type: Roadworks, Delays likely
Traffic Management: Traffic control (give & take)
Responsibility: Openreach
Status: Planned work about to start

Harrow and Wealdstone Station, a relatively unassuming stop on the London Underground, carries a significant historical legacy as one of the oldest stations in the network. Constructed in 1837, a full 26 years before the Metropolitan Railway's first trains ran between Farringdon and Paddington in 1863, the station originally served the mainline railway. Located in what was then rural Middlesex, the area around the station was more green and pastoral than the urban setting it is part of today. Initially named Harrow Station, it was renamed Harrow and Wealdstone in 1897, reflecting its service to both localities.

As urbanization transformed the area, Harrow and Wealdstone expanded and adapted, eventually integrating into the Underground network in 1917 as part of the Bakerloo line. Despite its long history, the station didn't serve Underground trains until well over a quarter-century after the network's establishment. Interestingly, Euston Station was constructed in the same year as Harrow and Wealdstone, while London Bridge Station, established in 1836, precedes both

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