Last September, we held a joint event with the Canons Park Estates Association, at which there was a talk on Patronage and Collection of James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos given by Susan Jenkins, who has a book published on this subject (click here for more details)
2010:
RSPB Big Garden Bird Watch Sunday 31st January
February Bird Walk Sunday 7th February
Spinney Volunteer Day Sunday 21st February
March Bird Walk Sunday 7th March
Spinney Volunteer Day Sunday 14th March
April Bird Walk Sunday 4th April
May Bird Walk Sunday 2nd May
AGM Wednesday 5th May
June Bird Walk Sunday 6th June
Open Garden Squares event Saturday 12th June
The ever popular Annual Fun Day Sunday 18th July
Highlights of past and future events:
Below are some highlights of events that have taken place in the past year and some to come. Details of date, time and location of events are to be found on the Events Calendar page.
The RSPB Big Garden Bird Watch was held on the weekend of the 30th and 31st January. There was a stall set up in the park on the Sunday morning, and bird watching walks took place at regular intervals.
The 2009 Family Fun Day was held on Sunday 19th July. It was as successful as ever; in spite of the windy weather there was a large attendance, and everyone seemed to enjoy themselves. This year's event will be on Sunday 18th July. See picture pages for Fun Days past and present.
On Saturday 13th June 2009 we held an event in the George V Memorial Garden within the park as part of the London-wide Open Garden Squares weekend. For more details and pictures of this and previous events please see the separate pages.
On Saturday 7th March 2009 there was a musical evening featuring Final Year students of the Purcell School of Music held at the pavilion of the Arnold School, Donnefield Avenue (click here for more details).
The 2009 Friends of Canons Park AGM was held on Wednesday 13th May, in the Arnold House School Sports pavilion in Donnefield Avenue. A speaker from the Harrow Heritage Trust gave a talk about the project to restore West House, in Pinner Park. There is to be a cafe, museum and art gallery, and the house will also show a collection of works by Heath Robinson, the famous cartoonist and illustrator of mad and inventive machines, who was a former resident of Pinner. This year's AGM will be on Wednesday 5th May.
Bird walks are held on the first Sunday of each month, except July August and September. These months are hard for bird-spotting due to leaf cover and the reduced activity once nesting and rearing are over. Note also that the January walk will be on the second Sunday due to a clash with another RSPB event. The walks start at 10 a.m. at the Donnefield Avenue entrance to the park. They are open to all comers and are free. Walks last around two hours but you can leave anytime you wish. Although there are well-surfaced paths now, you may prefer to wear appropriate footwear in wet or muddy weather. Bring your binoculars. More details on the separate events pages, and keep a look out for notices at entrances to the park and the Friends' noticeboard at the Bothy.