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news The grants helping to boost Harrow's housing, culture and environment, new investment opportunities and schools report.
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regeneration Harrow town
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education Students look beyond the classroom to learn the skills they need to succeed in today's job market.
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markets Harrow in numbers: the facts and figures show why the area is an investment hotspot.
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£10 million grant for grange farm rebuild The first phase of a major redevelopment of Grange Farm estate is a step closer to reality with the award of £10 million from the government. It means that, subject to planning permission, the council can go ahead with the building of 68 new council-rented homes and 21 properties for shared-ownership purchase.
All of them will be affordable, with the rented properties offered at less than the mayor’s recommended affordable rate. Competing with authorities from across the country, Harrow won the maximum amount from the national infrastructure fund that kick-starts housing projects.
harrow is a good move The property market in Harrow has further potential to grow, according to data produced by investment management company JLL and Rightmove in 2017. The report stated that one-bedroom flats in Harrow saw a price growth of around 23% last year. An increase in the number of new-build flats could be part of the reason prices in most of the top areas have risen. Another study, produced last year by Post Office Money and website Propertunity, tipped the wards of Rayners Lane, Edgware and West Harrow as good places for first time buyers to get on the property ladder.
The new Grange Farm will see more than 500 new homes built on the estate over the next five years, in a choice of flats and houses of up to four bedrooms. All properties will have their own private outdoor space and a 10th will be 25% larger and designed with the needs of disabled people in mind.
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new windows to the past Over 1,700 people visited Headstone Manor and Museum when it reopened at the end of 2017, thanks to a £3.6 million National Lottery grant and £2.1 million from Harrow Council. All four of the historic buildings are open for the first time, revealing the area’s history through a varied collection of artefacts from across the ages combined with high-tech displays. Stuart Hobley, head of Heritage Lottery Fund London, said: “It’s
extremely satisfying to witness the completion of this project. Headstone Manor Museum is looking wonderful and will provide an important resource for the people of Harrow.” A new stained-glass window depicting scenes from Harrow’s past is a new feature. It was created by students and volunteers in a project to record the story of Whitefriars glass and its Harrow factory.
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Grade II*-listed Kenton Library has been restored to its former glory following a refurbishment to give it a new look and better facilities. The library retains original shelving and gains new study spaces and charging points. Harrow Council has taken responsibility for the management of the borough’s library service, which had been run by the now-defunct Carillion Integrated Solutions, to ensure services are maintained. It is considering the best way to provide continuity and stability in the future. Options being considered are to retain management in-house or secure another provider to manage the service.
glowing school report for harrow An independent study has marked Harrow out as the best place in the country for education. A report by the Education Policy Institute, which carries out independent research and is run by former schools minister David Laws, stated that Harrow has the best
access to high-quality school places and also showed the greatest increase in high performing secondary school places from 2010-15. The report judged schools according to pupils’ progress and the number of good quality school places available to local populations. Christine Robson, Harrow Council’s
portfolio holder for children, schools and young people, said: “This is about everyone working together with a focus on education as a means of bringing prosperity and success to the next generation here in Harrow.” Ninety-one per cent of Harrow’s primary schools are also rated good or outstanding by Ofsted.
green helping hand Harrow’s environment is getting a boost with two funding awards. Its parks and open spaces will be getting greener following a grant of £40,000 from the mayor of London to plant more trees in the borough. More than 270 trees of 40 different species are taking root in 11 parks and open spaces ready for spring. The new greenery will help reduce air and noise pollution and reduce flood risks, as well as improving facilities for residents. The award adds to £50,000 received by Harrow to tackle flood management. The borough is one of four in London to get support for natural flood management projects from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. Work to reduce flood risk, as well as improving the waterway, will take place on two tributaries of the Silkstream in east Harrow, with input from volunteers and the community.
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double take in shop windows Window dressing is taking on a new look in some of Harrow’s shops in a project that allows new entrepreneurs to display their products in established businesses. New businesses can test their products in town centre locations at no cost through the TwoWindowShop project. This not only allows them to have a temporary high street presence but also potentially increases the footfall for the retailers that host them. London Business Partnership, a business support and advice organisation based in Harrow, is working with high street businesses with prominent shopfront windows to match them with start-ups. Several retailers in Wealdstone and Harrow town centre are sharing their window space and over a dozen new start-ups, ranging from artists and cake makers to balloon designers are taking part. Feedback from partnered businesses has been positive, reporting increased footfall and sales, with more publicity for both partners.
opportunities knock for developers The council is progressing its £1.75 billion programme to transform Harrow and is seeking joint-venture partners to take forward its most prestigious projects. One is the second phase of Poets’ Corner, the 4.6 ha civic centre site close to Harrow and Wealdstone station that is set to become a new urban quarter in the borough. Work is expected to start on site from mid-2020 once the council has moved to new streamlined offices in Wealdstone (see Sitematch, p 46).
Another opportunity is the development of Greenhill Way, a car park site close to the changing town centre and Harrow on the Hill underground station. The 0.76-ha site could see a mix of commercial, residential, retail and leisure uses that will revitalise the area. Not far behind these developments, there will be opportunities at Byron Quarter, which will be a new community of homes with modern leisure facilities, a park and sporting activities at its heart.
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Harrow is at the forefront of these changes. It is already home to a buzzing town centre, with a lively retail and restaurant offer in St Anns and St George’s malls. According to figures from the Harrow Business Improvement District (BID), footfall in the town centre in 2017 was 22,913,220, which was an increase on both the previous two years and contrasts with London and the UK as a whole, where figures fell. In addition, the vacancy rate in Harrow town centre has halved in the past five years, with the number of vacant premises down to just 12 empty units. “We hear a lot about the death of the high street,” BID chief executive Andy Stubbs says. “Yes of course more people are shopping online, but internet shopping still only accounts for about 15% of total retail spend. A lot of people still like the experience of ‘real shopping’ and the footfall in Harrow town centre is testament to that.” With the demand for housing holding firm as well, Harrow has pledged to build 5,500 new homes over the next eight years and many of these will be in the heart of the town centre. Developments taking place at College Road and the former Cumberland Hotel site on St John’s Road complement those nearing completion at Lyon Road and the 383-home development of Gayton Road car park by Fairview New Homes.
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must contain more. At 51 College Road, the Hyde Group housing association, along with joint venture partner Barratt London, is building prime retail and restaurant space, a new public square and the much-anticipated library, alongside 318 homes. The housing, comprising 267 homes for private sale, 30 offered under an affordable rent scheme and 21 for shared ownership, is situated in the heart of the town centre, a characteristic that Hyde Group’s head of land and planning Phiroze McKenzie sees as becoming the norm in the future.
A second central car park that’s set for regeneration is the council-owned Greenhill Way plot. The scheme, which is likely to be mixed-use, has been welcomed in principle by Stubbs, as well as by Debenhams manager Patrick Taylor, whose town centre store is close to the development. Stubbs says: “We are pleased that we will be able to feed into the brief for this important site. For us, key principles are the need to retain existing parking stock and ground floor retail elements.” As much as new housing is needed, planners and developers are aware that their offer
“This development is right opposite Harrow on the Hill underground station so for those who need to get into London, it couldn’t be easier,” explains McKenzie. However, the new homes are designed to appeal to those who live and work in the town centre too. “Harrow is one of the few affordable, major metropolitan districts and we hope this development brings something a little different to the area. We are currently looking for restaurant tenants that will bring the right mix to boost the nighttime economy. We want to enliven it and make it a destination,” he adds. Covering more than 1,450sq m, the new Central Library will be a welcome addition when it opens in autumn 2019. Following the temporary relocation of Gayton Library to St John’s Road, hopes are high for the new facility that, aside from a wide range of books and technology, will offer self-service systems, business incubation and education areas, and a Lego studio for youngsters. “The new building is on one level with a mezzanine so will be easier to access,” says Harrow capital projects officer Nafeesa Chalisa. “And as it opens on to the new
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Top: New retail opportunities are opening up; bottom: a high-spec home in Redrow’s Lyon Square development.
Harrow Square and is close to all the other amenities, it should be well supported.” Hyde has also been keen to work with several of the borough’s stakeholders and has joined forces with Harrow Baptist Church to provide a new community facility, which will encourage enterprise schemes and training. “We have been lucky to work with so many groups,” says McKenzie. “And we get the feeling that local residents are as excited as we are, which is great.” Adding to the public space, Lyon Square is part of the Redrow development featuring apartments that front on to substantial gardens and play areas.
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The former Cumberland Hotel site on St John’s Road is also undergoing a transformation that will see developer Origin provide 120 new homes, ground floor commercial space and a 1,500 sq m piazza that will be home to a food hub and play area. “These new squares are very accessible from the town centre,” says Fran Balaam, senior project officer in the regeneration team at the Greater London Authority. “We hope they will have something for everyone, from water play-jets for kids to pop-up restaurants. We are particularly looking to add to the night-time offer, with exciting events such as evening food markets and festivals, creating a welcoming and buzzing atmosphere.” In common with many outer London boroughs, transport links are a vital part of any regeneration programme. Following the mayor of London’s announcement of a £200 million investment to improve access to transport across the capital, work started on introducing step-free access at Harrow
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Top: Juliet Gooden’s depictions of Harrow street scenes; Bottom: Julie Brixey-Williams in her workspace in Whitefriars Studios in Wealdstone.
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efore the closure of renowned Winsor and Newton, which made artists paints and materials in its factory in Wealdstone, artist Vivienne PierinaLee visited its museum, enthralled by the colours and pigments. To the regret of many local people, the company Colart moved production to France in 2011 and the factory lay empty for some time. Now, Pierina-Lee is thrilled to be a tenant in one of 14 prized artists’ studios created by Harrow Council on the ground floor of the company’s former office building, which also houses offices on the two floors above. Whitefriars Studios, set among the new Artisan Place housing development that replaces the factory, range in size from 2748 sq m and feature large windows, a gallery space and kitchen facilities.
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Pierina-Lee says: “I’ve wanted something like this since I moved to Harrow 16 years ago. I tried to find somewhere but always had to work in a room at home. I couldn’t wish for a better space. A lot of artists and musicians live in the area. Even years back, when I took part in art exhibitions in the area, I got loads of positive feedback from local people who were keen to see art in Wealdstone.” For artist Rita Parniczky, who produces awardwinning translucent woven sculptures and has work displayed in the Victoria & Albert museum, the big windows on the sunny side of the building are the attraction. “Having natural light is very important for me,” she says. “There’s a performance element as the light moves over my work. I have space for my loom and it’s also great to be surrounded by other artists who work in the same way and help me develop ideas.”
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Below:Julie Brixey-Williams works in a range of different art forms including moving images, dance and sculpture.
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Top: the University of Westminster fashion courses have a world-class reputation for professionalism; below: the Westminster Menswear Archive is a unique collection
runway success A unique archive of menswear is helping students make impressive strides in the fashion industry. Fashion students at the University of Westminster Harrow campus have a unique collection of mens’ clothes to study that is helping to cement their reputation for creative and professional success. The Westminster Menswear Archive includes items from the world’s top designers, like Alexander McQueen and Jean-Paul Gaultier, but also has an extensive range of uniforms and sportswear from the last 100 years.
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Started last year, the archive already has over 1,500 garments, and gives practical and historical reference for the 150 students studying a fashion design degree or the two-year Masters in Menswear. Andrew Groves, course director for the Fashion Design BA, explains: “I started it as a teaching aid to show students how clothes have actually been made. As far as I know there is not another one in the world. There are private collections but nothing that’s used for teaching like this and is open to the public. “It is proving invaluable to teaching. We get students coming from other courses and many come on the MA because of the archive. It’s an important historical record too. We already have more examples of Alexander McQueen’s menswear than the V&A, who only started collecting contemporary fashion
₂₂ in the ‘70s and have few men’s examples. It’s not all about designer clothes, it gives a social history too. It shows how small people were for instance.” The archive is part of the outstanding campus facilities that were named the best in the UK last year in the Global Fashion School Rankings. Each study year has its own fully equipped studio with individual workspaces and there are specialist fitting rooms, a fabric room and computer suite. Two full-time technicians oversee them and help students create their garments. The facilities have all contributed towards the university’s world-class reputation for creativity and professionalism.
creative industries could be worth £128.4 billion to the uk economy by 2025
Launching officially in mid-March, the studios are part of the council’s aim to encourage growth in creative industries, both to nurture local talent and to bring a new economic dimension to local areas. It is drawing up a cultural strategy for consultation, setting out how it will achieve this aim. There are 2,330 businesses in the creative sector out of over 14,195 in the borough. Government statistics show that employment within creative industries, which include advertising, architecture, arts and culture, craft, design, fashion, games, music, publishing, technology and TV and film, is growing at four times the rate of the UK workforce as a whole. The number of available jobs in arts and design rose by 5% in 2016 in the UK and growth is expected to continue, according to the government-commissioned Bazlagette review into the creative industries. It predicts that the sector could be worth £128.4 billion to the UK economy by 2025 and will help to create up to one million jobs by 2030.
to two daughters who are both artistic and I’d love them to use the studio too. I feel blessed that I found this place. It has been a godsend to me to come here to think and keep active. “I’m pleased local government is doing something to lift the area. I hope it brings more people to the visual arts. Lots of societies and clubs are dying to show their wares and our gallery is ideal for that.” Yet creative industries have found it increasingly difficult to survive in the capital with the increasing pressure on land prices. The Greater London Authority predicted that London could lose 30% of affordable creative workspace in the coming years. The council was able to convert the building and to help with rent subsidy for five years through a £660,000 grant from the authority. Julie Brixey-Williams confirms the challenge that artists face on the ground: “Premises like these don’t come up very often or they are expensive, especially in west London. This is much bigger than the one I had in Acton and it’s warm and doesn’t leak.”
Artist Paul Hulatt immediately saw Whitefriars Studios’ potential. He says: “I used to be a commercial photographer but I want to do creative art photography and produce black and white prints using wet processing. There has been a resurgence in interest in this type of production but there are not many places where you can do it.”
Brixey-Williams, a member of the Royal British Society of Sculptors who works in a range of art forms combining sculpture with dance, film and images, continues: “It’s made such a difference to my work. I’ve made it a very flexible space and it allows me to think and create on a different scale.”
He has painstakingly converted his own unit into a photographic studio, complete with a professional darkroom, workshop and gallery and is happy to act as unofficial caretaker as well; it helps that he lives round the corner. “I also intend to run workshops to help people get into film photography. I’m a single parent
She already runs children’s and individual workshops and says that the studio “will make art visible in the community. We had a spontaneous exhibition one evening before Christmas and over 65 people came to visit us, including some of the businesses who have recently moved in upstairs.
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Students regularly win a raft of awards and this year they became the first undergraduates in the world to show their collections during the prestigious London Fashion Week. Groves has re-arranged the whole curriculum to align it with the industry’s international fashion calendar to achieve this. Internship in the industry is integral to students’ success, helping them learn business skills as well as design, and 90% of students go on to work in fashion careers.
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Since graduating in 2016, Jack Byne has been working as an assistant designer in Burberry’s menswear team. He says: “The fashion course at Westminster was the essential preparation I needed for a thorough understanding of the design process and its professional application in industry. Westminster demands the highest level of personal creative expression like other fashion schools but it differs in that we are taught design at an industry level. “We’re encouraged to think fantastically and produce innovative work, but at the end of the day, if what you’ve produced isn’t well executed as a functioning garment, you haven’t done your job. In addition, all of our work must be presented immaculately as a portfolio. It’s this portfolio and professionalism that helps Westminster graduates to get great jobs.” And there are more opportunities for employment than ever. Once a Cinderella industry, menswear is
growing faster than womenswear and is predicted to grow by 22.5% between 2015 and 2020 to reach a value of £17.3 billion, according to Mintel’s British Lifestyles 2016. Groves has every ambition of tapping into this potential and also to keep expanding the archive collection: “There has been great excitement about the fact that our students are showing at London Fashion Week, but what I believe is far more radical and exciting is that we have given them a course structure that is aligned to industry and allows them to be fully prepared for a fashion career.”
Westminster Menswear Archive is open by appointment: visit www.mensweararchive.com
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Rita Parniczky produces collectable translucent woven sculptures (left) and ‘The Mundane’ (right) in her light-filled studio (below).
Juliet Gooden shows how Smith’s belief – that art brings diverse people together – works in practice. She can often be found on the street painting on canvasses that are almost as big as she is. “When I’m out painting I hear all about people’s lives,” she says. “They like the engagement and feeling that they are being represented. I moved here in 2006 and am fascinated by seeing who lives here and how they express themselves in their homes and their religious buildings.”
“It’s great for children to see something tangible. And people can buy nice art too!” Bringing art into the community is something all the tenants are keen to get involved in and they will have the full support of educational charity ACAVA, which manages the building. It is one of the largest studio providers in the country, with 26 buildings housing around 600 artists. While the project took some time to come to fruition, ACAVA director Duncan Smith says the council has been clear in its pursuit of the facilities: “Art is an essential part of overall community wellbeing. It can help to foster a sense of local identity, creates links between people and plays an important role in regenerating areas.”
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Gooden appreciates coming back to her own studio however: “This is my space. I don’t have to think about domestic life. It’s an opportunity for change. These studios bring a new level of art to the borough. It can be a subtle effect but it grows. Lots of local people care about how things look. You need spaces like this where people can look or take part. “The idea that art is irrelevant or isn’t a career is just wrong. This country’s museums and galleries draw people from all over the world. Our universities and colleges have an international reputation. “In the world we have nature; apart from nature, everything is designed, and design begins with learning how to look and evaluate. It is integral to our environment. I am hopeful that this is the beginning of a new vibrant artistic scene in the area.”
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Lessons for Life YOUNG PEOPLE ARE TAKING LEARNING BEYOND THE SCHOOL GATES TO IMPROVE THEIR JOB PROSPECTS
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ompetition for jobs in today’s economic climate is fierce, making it particularly difficult for those who come fresh out of education, with only limited experience, to get on the first rung of the ladder. To counter this in Harrow, a number of organisations are working to develop young people’s skills, offering invaluable extra-curricular opportunities. Preparing young people for life after school and college is integral to the philosophy of Harrow and Uxbridge Colleges, which merged in August 2017. They aim to help students develop the attributes employers want, such as being organised, adaptable, confident and able to collaborate with others. Lee Janaway, head of learner services, experience and employment at Harrow College, explains: “Everything we do links back to those basic characteristics.
“Our students aim to leave here with qualifications but we like to focus on employability and those important skills too. We work with our young people to help them stand out from the crowd.” Work placements are the perfect way to pick up new abilities or identify where they are lacking. At the college, 68% of 16-18 year olds attend an external work placement. Students with special needs or whose first language isn’t English can do an internal apprenticeship. The college’s architecture students recently worked with the council on plans for developing Wealdstone, getting involved in public consultation and potential designs. Placements offer students invaluable interaction with employers, who report back on students’ performance. IT student Alin Cosmin Martinica did a placement at a travel agents and now works
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Lee McQueen, who won The Apprentice, coaching students at Harrow College (left); gaining practical skills (right); students debate issues in Parliament (bottom).
there part time. He says: “I had the chance to use my technical skills: I helped them fix the network and install BT Cloud as well as designing posters. It is a totally different environment, you have to behave professionally. It helped me. I got a job and now I can get more experience.”
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As Janaway confirms: “Although skills can be taught or honed in the classroom, you can’t beat experience, such as appreciating the importance of punctuality. Placements really help with that. When these young people can discuss the experience gained from a placement at interviews, it shows they have more to offer than their qualifications.”
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For the past five years the college has worked with Lee McQueen, a former Harrow resident, who won The Apprentice in 2008 and now runs Employability Academy. Twenty-five students can win the chance to attend his academy, gaining business and personal skills although as many as 400 students apply. “The great thing is that all applicants receive feedback from McQueen, so they know where they went wrong, which is really important,” says Janaway. “The final 50 students get to do an assessment day with him and last year he gave four of the finalists a paid internship.” Business professionals also visit the college to share their knowledge, which can be particularly inspiring for students. “These are people who have been there and are actually doing it. For a lot of young people it really works to hear from someone who is in that world,” Janaway adds. The careers team has three dedicated specialists offering a drop-in service for students. They work with big-name firms
such as IBM, EY, Tottenham Hotspur Football Club and the NHS to create placements but, as Janaway is keen to point out, they are always pushing to develop new links. Trina Rodden, service manager at the education, employment and skills company Prospects, believes that career guidance is important: “There’s a balance between work that young people enjoy and where the jobs are, married with their skills. It’s one thing supporting people to gain employment but enabling them to stay in employment is also so important.” Prospects runs the Harrow Youth Stop centre, set up in 2016 by the council to offer young people a central point for education, training, employment and wider support. The informal drop-in service can include events highlighting opportunities, one-to-one sessions and apprenticeship master classes with employers.
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The centre, which young people helped to design, also offers wider services, including health and contraception advice, and support with drug and alcohol abuse. Rodden believes the shared services approach is particularly effective: “It’s very much about partnership working, having it all under one roof. We share responsibility and it definitely works. Harrow Council has seen the importance of this and that is what really makes Harrow unique.” The council has also been vigorous in pursuing apprenticeships through its Xcite employment scheme and has helped over 500 young people into jobs and apprentice-ships. These could both be why the number of 16-17 year olds in Harrow who are not in education, employment or training, known as NEETs, is 2.1%, compared to a UK figure of 6%. The borough’s regeneration schemes can offer invaluable experience as well as jobs to local people. Hyde Housing’s Harrow Square scheme in College Road has six apprentices working on site and more are planned. Phiroze Mackenzie, Hyde’s head of London planning, says: “Working with our partners to offer apprenticeships not only helps the individuals to develop skills, but creates wider social value within the community.” According to Rodden, confidence is the biggest skill requirement for young people, along with interview skills. Confidence can seem elusive at a young age and extra curricular activities can be the key to gaining confidence, while also broadening horizons, with the added bonus of enhancing an otherwise limited CV. One such extra-curricular activity that has proved extremely popular is the Harrow
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Youth Parliament, which meets regularly to discuss issues that interest young people and aims to influence decisions that affect them. The initiative is embedded in Harrow’s schools according to Paul Hewitt, divisional director of children and young people services at the council: “The Youth Parliament is very articulate, effective, well organised and very proactive in its participation. I think they’re able to voice and articulate the key priorities of young people and it’s never easy to get the views of young people in a unified way. The involvement definitely builds confidence, one of the key ingredients in interviews and accessing employment.” Harrow’s participation in the recent national Make your Mark consultation, organised by the UK Youth Parliament was among the top five in the country, with 67% of the borough’s young people having their say last year, up from 64% the previous year. Introducing work experience hubs for 11 to 18 year olds was the most prevalent concern, closely followed by public transport and votes at 16. Their views were taken right into the seat of democracy by 16-year-old Dara Foody who, as youth MP for Harrow, gave voice to the borough’s 11 to 18 year olds when he attended the UK Youth Parliament debate in the House of Commons chaired by the speaker John Bercow MP. Harrow’s young people have called for a curriculum that is a better preparation for life, covering issues such as finance, the political system, cultural awareness, sustainable living and relationships. They illustrate perfectly just how aware they are of getting the right skills for employment in the future.
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THE BUILDING DEVELOPMENTS THAT ARE TRANSFORMING THE FACE OF HARROW
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waxwell lane Architect Gort Scott has submitted a planning application for 20 homes on the site of Waxwell Lane car park in Pinner, following extensive consultation with local residents. The proposal comprises 14 three-bedroom and six four-bedroom houses along with car and cycle parking facilities. The site is positioned behind the main shopping parade on Bridge Street and is a short walk from Pinner underground station.
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vaughan road Adam Khan Architects has received planning permission for an £8 million housing scheme on a former car park in Vaughan Road in west Harrow.
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Harrow Council will deliver the 3,115 sq m scheme through contractor Rooff. Located close to Harrow on
the Hill station, the scheme will see the construction of 33 homes, split between private market rent and discount market rent, with commercial and community use on the ground floor. Work is starting on site in spring 2018 and is expected to complete in autumn 2019. These are set to be the first build-to-rent homes
on council-owned land and form part of plans to improve housing and raise council revenue. The studio has worked with landscape architect Adams & Sutherland, community consultant Daisy Froud, structural engineer MLM and planning consultant Tibbalds on the project.
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Architects bptw and East designed the scheme in partnership with L&Q following detailed consultation with Harrow Council. It features 650 residential units in a variety of
one to three-bed apartments and maisonettes. The scheme opens up a site that was previously restricted to the wider community and will include provision for a health facility and flexible commercial spaces, which will add essential business and employment opportunities. The former Kodak factory opened in 1891 and was one of Harrow’s largest employers until changes in technology led to its decommissioning in 2016. The masterplan as a whole aims to preserve and strengthen this unique
sense of place by retaining and complementing key historic features, such as the distinctive chimney. Aperture Works forms part of a larger connecting extension between the town centres of Harrow and Wealdstone covering 1.21ha of public space that incorporates the area’s proposed green link. Part of the council’s overarching vision for the wider regeneration, the green link is landscaped for pedestrian and cycle use and will connect to the grounds of Headstone Manor.
byron quarter Harrow Council is finalising the details of two planning applications for schemes that will create a new residential and leisure quarter on the edge of Byron Recreation Ground, following extensive consultation on proposals developed by Karakusevic
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Carson Architects, in collaboration with Gort Scott architects, Duggan Morris Architects, Periscope and Mark Projects. Phase one is a detailed application including 231 homes, of which 134 flats are part of the council’s build-to-rent
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programme. Phase two is an outline planning application for 589 homes, a new leisure centre, events hall, gymnastics school and other sports facilities. The site is key to plans to revitalise an area close to Harrow and Wealdstone station and the high street.
rayner’s lane triangle A neglected public space outside Rayner’s Lane station is getting a makeover after a wide consortium of people raised £77,000 through crowdfunding to revitalise the area. The idea was initiated by a local business concerned about the gradual deterioration of the district centre.
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DK-CM architect’s design will transform this triangle of unused space at a busy junction by improving the paving, planting additional trees and erecting a permanent structure that will host community events and local outreach work. Young Harrow Foundation will curate the events, with a focus on supporting young people through popup businesses, concerts, yoga sessions, classes and other events. Harrow Council, local firms, the public, the mayor of London and Ladbrokes sponsored the project through a Greater London Authority-supported crowdfunding drive. The drive is now closed, but the project is looking for sponsorship for fit-out and the launch event.
heath lodge Churchill Retirement has launched a development of 30 one and two-bedroom homes on Marsh Road in Pinner that are designed for the over 60s. The scheme includes a video-entry system, a lift to all floors, a 24-hour care and support system and a lodge manager. Communal facilities will include a lounge, guest suite, roof terrace and landscaped gardens.
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The first phase will go ahead in early 2019, subject to planning agreement, finalising funding and completion of decanting. It will involve demolition of three blocks at the entrance to the estate, which will be replaced with 86 affordable homes, with the majority allocated for social rent.
cumberland hotel Origin Housing received planning permission for its revised scheme to develop the Cumberland Hotel site, which includes Victoria Hall and Victoria Close, and was praised for its approach by Harrow’s advisory Design Review Panel. The scheme, designed by Moss Architecture, will deliver 204 new homes,
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Victoria Hall, designed in consultation with its trustees, will be modernised and enlarged and will continue to serve the local population with a wide range of activities during the day and the evenings. Building work is expected to commence in the summer with estimated completion in 2021.
H A RROW MEANS BUSINESS “Great things are happening in Harrow, and you can be part of it. Building a Better Harrow is transforming our borough, creating new homes for our families and workplaces and spaces for the 21st century. We understand that new communities need new opportunities and jobs just as much as they need homes and schools.
We’re already the most business-friendly borough in London – and whether you’re an entrepreneur or a multi-national, there’s something for you here in Harrow. Come and join us!” Councillor Sachin Shah Leader of Harrow Council
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Local heroes VOLUNTEERS WHO BRING A FEEL-GOOD FACTOR TO HARROW COMMUNITIES TELL BIG WHY THEY DO IT
Words Suruchi Sharma
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choolchildren up and down the country often sink into their chairs and stare at the ground when a teacher asks: “Hands up, who would like to volunteer?” The idea of putting yourself forward when there’s no financial reward can be off-putting to some, who believe volunteering is simply for do-gooders with time on their hands. But the army of citizens who volunteer in Harrow shows this is far from true. Marion Bridger, 85, is one of the longestserving volunteers at Headstone Manor and Museum, having started 31 years ago when everyone at the historic venue was a volunteer. She is now a steward in the Manor House and has been secretary of the Friends of Harrow Museum for the last 13 years. The Grade I-listed, medieval venue reopened in December last year after a four-year, £5.7 million restoration. Bridger, who was born in Harrow, says she volunteers to champion the venue’s incredible
history, which played a significant part in the life of her children and grandchildren: “Headstone Manor is very much part of our heritage as it goes back hundreds of years. The museum has always been very dear to my heart. We’re all hoping people will come from all over as it is very interesting historically. “I don’t think of volunteering as work as everybody is so friendly. We’ve all got something in common and want to work for the good of the museum.” The team of volunteers is growing, according to Nileema Yesmin, community engagement officer at Headstone Manor, but they are always searching for people to help: “Our volunteers come from all walks of life and play an integral part in the museum. They are passionate about contributing to their local community. We could not bring Harrow’s history to a wider audience without them.” Another volunteer who is passionate about
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Below: Harrow Regeneration Residents Panel discusses development proposals; right: Sue Kabel in her outdoor gym; below: Bentley Priory and its nature reserve.
his role is Stephen Mills, having joined the team at Headstone Manor in April 2016. Mills is a warden in the Manor House, and also became a leader of the garden club because he wanted “a new challenge”. He says: “I feel it is very important to give some of my time back to society and would encourage others to give whatever time they can to community projects. Being able to be involved at such an historical venue gives me great satisfaction and pride.” Gejbi Karaj, a 20-year-old history student at the University of Nottingham, has been a summer volunteer at Headstone Manor since 2014 and is responsible for checking the condition of artefacts. She has also worked on two exhibitions, One Harrow and the Young Roots Project, which both involved researching the history of the area.
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She says: “As I’m currently studying history at university I was fascinated to get a more hands-on experience of the subject. I definitely wanted to learn skills to make me a better historian and I also wanted a hobby that I could do in my spare time. I like that Headstone Manor has grown recently but has not lost touch with the community. The staff and volunteers are very proactive and very accepting of anyone from any background.” Headstone Manor is just one example of Harrow’s rapid development as a borough, which is seeing extensive redevelopment to its town centres and the building of up to 5,500 new homes. With so many changes in the pipeline, the council created and supports Harrow Regeneration Residents Panel, a voluntary group injecting the voice of local people into the development plans. Earth sciences PhD student Kiran Chotalia,
from Wealdstone, and her sister joined from the outset “as they wanted some younger people on the panel”. She says the experience has helped her better understand future plans for Harrow: “Getting involved like this is a great way to know what is going on in the area, and I can tell family and friends what is happening. We have a lot to do when architects come to show us their designs, and we tell them what we like and what is not so great.” The group’s chair Raj Kumar is pleased its members have a commitment to their neighbourhoods. He says: “We have a mixture of skills on the panel and we’re very lucky, as we have young architects, members with planning and housing experience and those in business. It’s a great dynamic and it’s probably the most diverse group of people I have come across in Harrow who are hoping to challenge the borough in a constructive way.” Kumar says the group discusses “beyond the bricks and mortar of the buildings”, talking
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Cafe for people with learning disabilities. He also works in the cafe during the day, and offers his time to spinal cord injury charity Aspire and Harrow Mencap. He says: “At the cafe I have learnt many skills including customer service, till training, serving people and catering. I don’t let my learning disability get in the way of what I do, and want to help people in the community. I hope I can continue to do that in the future through volunteering, as I get great satisfaction from working with people.” Umesh Raichada, employment, support and service development advisor at HAD, nominated Newman for his award. He says: “I could see a lot of potential in Charles and he is a fantastic example of a volunteer. Everybody should have a positive attitude like Charles and we could help to improve society’s problems. Volunteering helps a person achieve skills but it also builds their confidence, and in many cases it has actually got them a job.”
about the cultural offering and employment and training opportunities. While volunteers do not get involved for the accolades, Harrow Council has recognised their dedication and hard work for the last 10 years in its flagship community award event. Volunteer of the Year at the 2017 Harrow’s Heroes awards is Charles Newman, 44, from Sudbury Hill, who has been fundraising for Harrow Association of Disabled People (HAD) for more than five years. He is a regular DJ at Changes Nightclub, an event which has been running since 2003 at Wealdstone’s Red Brick
While volunteering can often be a pathway into work, Voluntary Action Harrow Cooperative (VAHC) is an organisation that focuses on getting businesses to donate their skills or time. Susanna Hunter-Darch, business and volunteer engagement manager at VAHC, says micro-volunteering can be a way in which businesses can get involved. “Some people can feel daunted and think they don’t have time to become part of something but this is the type of volunteering they can do from their desk.” She cites an example of a copywriter who offers her skills as an editor to a youth poetry project. “It’s a skillset the charity does not have and it has become the perfect match,” she adds.
micro-volunteering can be a way in which businesses can get involved
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Three of Headstone Manor’s dedicated team of volunteers (left to right): Gejbi Karaj, Marion Bridger and Stephen Miller.
Hunter-Darch says her volunteers can boost their skills and progress in their career. She says: “It also helps for businesses to understand the landscape of their area. It is good business sense to be engaged in your community and understand where the needs, resources and gaps exist.”
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School secretary Sue Kabel saw improvement in her health when volunteering through Harrow Nature Conservation Forum seven years ago. Kabel has been a deputy warden at Bentley Priory Nature Reserve for the last three years, and monitors the different flora, fauna and wildlife in the ancient woodland. She says: “I would rather be doing that than anything else. The benefits of being outside are well known and if you can also be active, then that’s great. It is essentially a free gym. Doing something that is going to preserve the nature reserve for future generations is reason enough to help out.” She adds: “I think Harrow is particularly lucky to have so many dedicated volunteers so it’s just amazing to be part of it.” Mother-of-two Victoria Seco is also aware of the benefits of enjoying nature, especially in her role as chair of the council-run Bernays Gardens in Stanmore. The part-time senior
nurse discovered the gardens during an annual summer picnic. She says: “I wandered in, signed up and it is probably one of the best things I have ever done.” The volunteer group is small, with six active members, but Seco uses social media to raise awareness of their work. She says: “We did an impromptu event for Halloween last year and filled the gardens with more than 100 children. It was one of the most amazing experiences seeing the families all troop in.” Seco also encourages the public to volunteer their time to help out through outreach events, and she has enlisted Stanmore College students to create a dedicated website for the gardens. She adds: “The gardens are a lovely oasis of calm and we are proud of what we have done. We have been told by many people that having a 10-minute break in the garden every so often is really good for mental health and that’s very important to us.” Harrow residents are clearly making volunteering work for them by making friends and gaining new skills and life experiences at the same time as making a positive contribution to life in the borough. So…hands up, who would like to volunteer?
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98% maintained schools ofsted judged good or outstanding (aug 2017)
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25 park user groups
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Sitematch
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Harrow Council is seeking a partner to deliver the second phase of Poets’ Corner, its 4.6 ha civic centre site close to Harrow and Wealdstone station, which is set to become a new urban quarter in the borough. The development will provide 900 new homes, and community and business opportunities Phase two will involve construction of around 475 homes in a mixture of flats and family houses, five private residential courtyards, commercial floorspace, a new primary school (delivered separately), 0.8 ha of new public realm, three podium car parks and on-street parking. Work is expected to start on site from mid-2020 once the council has moved to its new offices in Wealdstone. The design team, including members from Stephen Taylor Architects, Allies and Morrison, and Sergison Bates Architects, expects to submit a detailed application for the first phase and an outline masterplan for the remainder of the site in spring 2018.
“The procurement process will result in the formation of one or more joint-venture legal entities,” says Tobias Goevert, head of regeneration and design. “We will provide land and the partner will provide funding and development expertise. The exact nature of the partnership will vary depending on circumstance and we will work with potential partners to find the best solution.”
If you are interested in this or any other opportunities, please contact: Paul Nichols Divisional director, regeneration, enterprise and planning: paul.nichols@harrow.gov.uk Tobias Goevert: Head of regeneration and design paul.nichols@harrow.gov.uk
Sitematch London is an event enabling public sector landowners to engage with private sector developers, investors and occupiers. For more information, visit sitematchlondon.com
A HUGE THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO MADE SITEMATCH LONDON 2018 A SUCCESS 221 delegates 42 public sector landowners 331 meetings
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