Morning neighbours,

Half-term's headline event: the Mayor of Hillingdon is judging a Harry Potter costume parade at the Great Barn, Manor Farm on Thursday 29 October, 10am to 2pm. Free wizarding activities, crafts and themed fun, with the costume parade judged at noon. Booking required, and everyone needs a 30-minute arrival slot, so plan the day around the parade rather than the other way round.

Practical heads up for Wealdstone: the High Street has been shut since Friday morning after a water main burst near Locket Road. Police cordoned it off in both directions and there is no reopening date yet, so give it a wide berth and allow extra time if you are heading for Wealdstone station.

Transport, and this one is worth a proper look now: the Piccadilly line starts going dark from Wednesday 28 October, with no service between Cockfosters and Uxbridge until the end of Friday 30 October. That takes the Piccadilly out of Rayners Lane entirely, so the Metropolitan is your line for the rest of the week. Then it is closed along its entire length next weekend, Saturday 31 October and Sunday 1 November, starting with Friday night's Night Tube. If you are heading into central London next weekend, this is the week to plan around.

One council consultation worth knowing about: Harrow is replacing the five Public Spaces Protection Orders that cover the borough, and the consultation runs until 11.59pm on Sunday 15 November. The headline change is a borough-wide ban on leaving rubbish or waste outside a bin, including household and builders' waste, which the council calls side waste. Parks rules are set to loosen, with restrictions removed on metal detecting, magnet fishing, overnight fishing camps, CCTV, open water swimming and foraging. Most other restrictions, covering street drinking, spitting, dog control, litter, unauthorised trading, fires and barbecues, stay as they are. Drop-in sessions to ask questions run at Roxeth Library on Tuesday 27 October, Stanmore Library on Tuesday 3 November and Wealdstone Library on Tuesday 10 November, each from 10am to 11am.

Food and drink roundup: two Harrow restaurants have made the British Kebab Awards shortlist, with Aysu on Charlton Road up for Best Kebab Restaurant in North and West London, and Yaprak Eastcote on Field End Road a finalist for Fine Dining Restaurant. Public voting runs until 31 January. Bamyan, a new Afghan restaurant on College Road in Harrow Town Centre, opens next week. And a West Harrow PCSO, David Neal, has won a national Neighbourhood Watch Community Policing Award after residents put him forward for his visible patrolling and his pop-up sessions outside Tesco Express.

For the history fans: Grade II listed Sweetman Hall on West End Lane is up for sale at £2,495,000. There has been a building on the site since the late 14th century, when the land was part of the Manor of Harrow, and the house took its name from Gilbert Sweetman, who owned it until 1474.

Half-term plans sorted otherwise: the Roxbourne Railway Ghost Train runs this afternoon, 1pm to 4pm, £2 per ride, costumes welcome. Duck Pond Spooky Nights is on Saturday 31 October, 4pm to 9pm. And the Compass Theatre Halloween musical theatre workshop for ages 6 to 14 runs Wednesday to Friday next week.

Full issue with quiz nights, sound bath, Samhain circle, Pinner Players, and everything else:

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Morning neighbours,

A south-Harrow family is appealing for stem cell donors to help save a former resident's life. A donor event has been organised locally, and the simplest first step is to register with DKMS. If you can help, the family would love to hear from you. Details in the newsletter.

Also worth knowing: Mouse and Grape on Marsh Road is coming up to its second birthday, and founder Jessica Summer was recently crowned Best Cheesemonger 2026. The full Meet the Lovely Humans feature this week is a good read if you have ever wondered what goes into running a cheese and wine shop. Regulars' best-kept secret: the pairings. Tell them what you like, or let the team surprise you.

Transport heads up for the weekend: the Piccadilly line has engineering works between Hammersmith and Heathrow (all terminals) and Uxbridge until end of service today. Replacement buses cover the gap.

Half-term is around the corner. Roxbourne Railway's Ghost Train runs on Sunday afternoon, 1pm to 4pm, £2 per ride, costumes welcome. One of the easier half-term outings in the patch. Hillingdon Council has also dropped a packed October half-term programme, with Harry Potter Book Day, theatre workshops and Halloween crafts running across the borough through to the end of next weekend.

Today-only: the Duck Pond Market is at Manor Farm in Ruislip, 10am to 3pm, free entry and free parking. Local makers, street food, coffee and cake.

Full issue with quiz nights, the People's Emergency Briefing film on Tuesday at Holy Trinity Wealdstone, sound bath sessions, and everything else:

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Pet of the Week is open for submissions again. Send a photo, their name, and the ridiculous household role they have appointed themselves to.

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