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Celebrating 10 Years of Allotment Regeneration!
On the 31st of October 2012 the ARI Programme, which has helped to revive interest in allotments and food growing across the UK will reach its natural conclusion.
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8th Harrow in LEAF Show - a BIG thankyou.
As the London Olympics has shown nothing can be a roaring success without the help of a great team of volunteers. So Harrow in LEAF and our Show Chairman - Derek Osborne, would like to say a big thankyou to everyone who took part over the weekend with stalls/entertainments, exhibition and competition entrants, provided their time as volunteers with stewarding, car parking, marquee erection and much more. Thanks for just doing it!
Published: 28th Aug 2012
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We have updated our Events Diary with information about their upcoming outings and hope to bring more news and events as we hear of them.
Please visit our members page for further information.
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Published: 12th June 2012
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Harrow In LEAF Plant Sale 2012 - a great success!
The Harrow in LEAF Plant Sale on 19th May was a great success, raising more for our funds than last year. We had more tables than in previous years, with 10 groups or people paying to sell their plants.
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The weather was good — dry but not too hot, and the excellent refreshments provided by Carol and her team were much appreciated.
HiL Plant Stall Would you buy from this pair?
A big thank you to all those involved, whether selling or buying.
Article and pictures submitted by Diana Dolman, HAGA.
Published: 31st May 2012
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Harrow in LEAF Quiz Night - A succesful return
The return of our Annual Quiz Night was a great success with over 60 participants squeezed into our HQ building, enjoying quizzing, a raffle, supper and their own refreshments.
Our thanks go to our eloquent Quizmaster, Terry Frisch who was dressed for the part in a fine tux and bow tie, and to Diana Dolman for taking on the organisation of the evening and food arrangements.
We also extend our thanks to John Hillier and the maintenance team for setting up and clearing away the tables etc.
In a closely fought contest the winners were the "Bad Beekeepers" team, and in runner up position and only 1 point behind were the imaginatively named "Table 2" team! In last place, and so the winner of the lemons were "Braindead".
The first Quiz Night, returning under the new management committee, made over £200 pounds for Harrow in LEAF funds.
Everyone agreed it was a very good and fun evening and that we must brush up on our local knowledge of Harrow for next year!
Review: "The Best Quiz that I have ever been to!"......A beekeeper.
Published: 17th Apr 2012
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Hatch End Horticultural Society
Our current list of events for 2012 is now available.
We begin the year on 9th February at 8:00pm Michael Sleigh will present a talk at the Free Church Hall, Rowlands Avenue, Hatch End on "Garden and Plant Photography";
• Click here to download Hatch End Horticultural Society 2012 Events
The Society provides local people with the opportunity to share their enthusiasm for, and learn more about, flower,fruit and vegetable growing and welcomes expert and novice gardeners alike.
For further information, or to inquire about membership (£4 per annum per family, £6 for postal members), please contact either:
Our Secretary: John Barton e-mail: j.barton@btinternet.com tel:020 8428 5756
Our Chairman: Alan Graham e-mail: agal@fastmail.co.uk tel: 020 8428 2430
Published: 30th Jan 2012
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The new Harrow In Leaf Management Committee
As we begin 2012 under new management, we thought you would like to meet the key members of our voluntary organisation.
Click on the image to learn more and to see a larger photo!
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The new committee are dedicated to continuing the role of Harrow In Leaf on green issues in Harrow and are planning to run their successful Annual Horticultural Show over the August Bank Holiday weekend.
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This year saw the reintroduction of the popular Quiz Night, Plant Sale and the Barbeque. For dates see the
Event Diary 2012
Updated: 31st May 2012
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Allotment holders wanted for Dragon Finder project
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The charity, Froglife, is currently developing a new amphibian and reptile conservation
project, called Dragon Finder. It is based in London and will run over a
5-year period. One part of the Dragon Finder project will be the running of Wildlife
Workshops for allotment holders. The course will show allotment holders how they
can improve their allotments for wildlife, how to identify reptile and amphibian
species, how to monitor reptile and amphibian populations on their sites, and also
show them how wildlife can benefit food growing.
The project is currently in the development stage, and, to help in their planning,
Froglife would appreciate allotment holders filling in a questionnaire online
or a paper version can be obtained from our Secretary. It is hoped that the project
will be up and running in Autumn 2012.
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St. Luke's Volunteer Gardeners say "Thank you"
St. Luke's Hospice is a local charity who cares for people with incurable illnesses.
There are many events run,
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throughout the year, to enable them to raise some of the £3 million they need
each year to keep on supporting local families in their hour of need.
There are over 700 volunteers working around the borough, a small number of whom
work as part of a gardening group within the hospice grounds in Kenton.
Sue Searle and Robin Salt, pictured here, showed us around the gardens they care
for and maintain, at St. Luke's. “They are laid out in such a way that the
patients and their visitors can utilise them in many ways”. There is
a seat for two in a quiet corner, a fish pond, a collection of stone benches circling
a water feature and plants situated outside rooms for patients who are unable to
get outside to look at from the comfort of their beds. It was certainly a pleasure
to walk around early in the year, and again later when it was the garden was in
full bloom.
Harrow in LEAF has recently been able to donate some money to the gardening group
to enable them to replace a garden shed and provide new shrubs for the borders.
Our best wishes go out to the team who have worked so hard to support the hospice
and help make it a beautiful place to be.
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Gardening Club
The gardens surrounding the Harrow Museum and Heritage Centre have benefitted recently
from a donation given by Harrow in LEAF to the gardening club there.
more...
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Year 6 children outside the greenhouse
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The 'Green' Greenhouse
The children of a local school have built this amazing plastic bottle greenhouse
on their allotment site, and Friday 26th June saw the grand opening party, complete
with strawberry tea.
more...
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Luxury Homes To Let
(Insect "high-rise" Dwellings)
The staff at the Earth Project, behind the Newton Park allotment site in South Harrow
have built this insect house.
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It provides habitats to give shelter and nesting sites to many insects.
They hope to be building slightly simpler versions as projects with schools and
other groups who visit the Centre.
more...
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Other news is available here...
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Harrow in LEAF
Associates & Societies
......2012's events diary
What to do on your allotment or in your garden this month.
JANUARY
Tidy up allotments or gardens, make safe, plan your year's growing ......
Your ideas on what to do with all that allotment or garden food produce!
• More News
• Other News
• Beekeepers Association
• Growing Concerns - archive
• Our Recipes
• About Bonfires
2012 - New food growing spaces in London scheme launched, includes bee keeping too:
Harrow in Leaf's "Guide for New Allotment Holders" is now available on-line
Yes, our excellent Guide is now available via the "Allotment Guidelines" button on the top Menu above - or just click on this front page image.
Published: 11th Nov 2011
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