Harrow Highlights - 27th June 2025

June 27, 2025

Hello Harrow neighbours!

Welcome to your fresh round-up of everything bright and brilliant happening across our borough over the next seven days. Dive in, plan your week, and if you love what you read, share the newsletter with friends and follow us on Facebook and Instagram.

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🌟 This Week’s Highlights

  • Club Tropiconti turns Elliott Hall tropical (Sat 28 Jun) – dance, gymnastics and musical-theatre numbers collide in a high-energy variety show from local students. Details & tickets

  • Outdoor Theatre: The Wind in the Willows (Tue 1 Jul, 18:00) – Pack a picnic blanket and join Ratty, Mole and Toad for a riverside romp on the lawn at Headstone Manor & Museum. Book tickets

  • A Land without Music? – Stanmore Choral Society (Sat 28 Jun, 19:00) – Elgar, Vaughan Williams and Smyth fill St Mary’s, Kenton with summer splendour in this one-night concert. Tickets

🎉 Upcoming Local Events

  • Celebrating Kodak’s Legacy – Community Photo Workshop -Wed 2 Jul, 13:00–15:00, Headstone Manor & Museum. Bring old Kodak snaps, meet artist Tom Pearman and help create new public art for Harrow View East. Free drop-in. Info

  • Women’s Euro 2025 Live Screening – England v France - Wed 2 Jul, 17:00, Trinity Bar, Station Rd HA1 2DE - Cheer the Lionesses on Harrow’s biggest indoor screen; happy-hour deals until kick-off. Free tickets

  • Michael Bublé Tribute Night - Fri 27 Jun, 19:00, The Bridge Hotel, Greenford
    Smooth swing standards and ‘Haven’t Met You Yet’ crooning – dinner packages available. Tickets

🍽️ Restaurants and Eateries

  • Vaghaar, 173–175 Marsh Road, Pinner HA5 – pure-vegetarian Gujarati & North-Indian plates like papdi no lot and undhiyu in a bright, modern space that’s already drawing queues. More Info

  • Melissa Restaurant, 335–339 Station Road HA1 – award-winning Turkish grill turning out smoky lamb shish, fluffy pide and unlimited warm flatbread; lunch set £14.95. Website

🏛️ Attractions and Things To Do

  • Playgolf London, Northwick Park HA1 2TU – Tee off on the US-spec 9-hole course, test your swing on TopTracer bays or tackle the colourful adventure-golf loop. Book here

  • Stanmore Country Park & Wood Farm Viewpoint, HA7 4LA – Follow way-marked trails through meadows and climb the summit mound for panoramic London skyline views. Visitor info

  • Phoenix Canoe Club Taster Paddle, Welsh Harp NW9 – Sunday kayak or stand-up paddleboard sessions on Brent Reservoir; all kit supplied. Book a taster

  • MeetspaceVR Wembley, Boxpark HA9 0JT – Free-roam virtual-reality arena and escape rooms for up to eight players; battle zombies or solve puzzles in 4-D worlds. Book now

Bombay Central, 328 High Road, Harrow Weald
Special for Harrow Highlights readers! Enjoy 15% off your lunchtime bill Tuesday – Friday (12 pm – 2.30 pm) until the end of June, when you mention “Harrow Highlights” to your server. Perfect excuse to try their railway-inspired bites and masala chai. Book a table

🤝 Community Opportunities

  • HAF Summer Holiday Clubs helpers (July–Aug) – assist sports coaches or craft leaders delivering free activity days for 4-16-year-olds on free school meals across Harrow. Get involved

  • Home Library Service couriers – deliver books once a month to readers who can’t leave home; mileage reimbursed and route sheets provided. Apply

  • GoodGym Harrow founding team call-out – combine jogging with community tasks & help launch the borough’s first GoodGym chapter. Register interest

🛍️ Local Business Shout-Out

  • Sea Pebbles, 352 Uxbridge Road HA5 – an award-winning fish-and-chip institution, recently refurbished with a larger dining room and offering gluten-free Mondays; grab the rock & chips with mushy peas. See the restaurant

Thanks for reading, sharing and making Harrow shine! Keep the good vibes rolling on Facebook and Instagram – we love seeing your photos. Catch you next Friday!

The Harrow Highlights Team