EVENTS PAGES

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 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.