07 June 2021
Our Animal Trail competition may be over (winners announced on Wednesday 9th June) but Harry and his friends are around for a bit longer so we want to carry on the fun by giving you another chance to WIN! Just for our Instagram followers, solve our animal riddle to WIN A £30 VOUCHER! To enter, all you […]
What is the law on e-scooters? Currently in the UK, you can legally buy an e-scooter, but youcannot ride it on a public road, cycle lane or pavement.The only place it can be used is on private land.The reason for this is that e-scooters are treated as motorvehicles by the Department of Transport and are […]
30 May 2021
Come and safely see a selection of birds of prey in our town centre this half term. On Thursday 3rd of June from 11am to 3pm, our feathered friends (hawks, kestrels, and owls) will be joining us on St Ann’s Road by NatWest. See them up close with trained experts who will be on hand […]
19 May 2021
With the Covid-19 alert level reduced from 4 to 3, as planned, from Monday 17th May more restrictions were eased. Hospitality venues welcomed back guests indoors, hotels reopened, indoor sports and fitness resumed, and families can meet up in groups of 6 indoors. Social distancing in places outside the home such as shops, restaurants, pubs and […]
27 April 2021
A big thank you to our volunteers from MacDonald’s and Metrobank who helped the BID team tidy the town town centre. We scrubbed lamp posts & bins, removed worn stickers from the floor and covered some barriers to make them more visible to partially sighted visitors. Great job guys!
We are Harrow is supporting the #Shopkind campaign urging the public to treat retail and shop staff with kindness and respect. Many shop workers have continued to work throughout the lockdown periods but many face abuse from frustrated shoppers on a daily basis. Here are some of the lovely staff from businesses in Harrow Town Centre, […]
19 April 2021
400 SHOPWORKERS ABUSED EVERY DAY AS CUSTOMERS URGED TO ‘SHOPKIND’ Retail industry comes together to tackle verbal and physical abuse against shopworkers Harrow BID will be printing and distributing posters, please contact us if you would like a free one to display in your window or staff notice board. Read more here.
06 April 2021
To prepare the town for the influx of visitors we will be having a clean-up day this Thursday and would love your help! Staff from McDonald’s and Metro Bank have already volunteered to help, and the BID team will be donning their rubber gloves and grabbing a bucket. We aim to clean street furniture, lamp […]
24 February 2021
On Monday evening Boris Johnson announced his four step plan to reopen the economy following the lockdown of the country in December last year. This is a very cautious opening plan, but the Prime Minister has made it clear that he wants to get the country reopen in a safe and sensible way and does […]
29 December 2020
A new rapid coronavirus testing centre will open from today in the former H&M unit in St Anns Shopping Centre. The centre will be used exclusively to test people without Covid symptoms, and will offer a result in around 30 minutes. It’s thought 1 in 3 people with coronavirus don’t display symptoms, but can still pass it […]