EVENTS PAGES

THIS YEAR:

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

For anyone concerned about local Policing issues, there are a series of meetings with the Canons Safer Neighbourhood Team being held in the park. For dates and more details, go to the Police Meetings page.

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 2010 Family Fun Day was held on Sunday 18th July. It was as successful as ever; the weather was kind and there was a large attendance, and everyone seemed to enjoy themselves - especially the children. Click here for more details. See picture pages for Fun Days past and present.

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. Anyone who is interested in the park, and especially those who would like to get involved with the Friends are welcome to attend. We are always looking for new people to serve on the Friends' committee.

Bird watching 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.

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).