The Stanmore Society

Stanmore community cafe

Thu, 21 May 2026 04:16:56 -0700

Exciting to see that the cafe in Stanmore Recreation Ground may be reopening soon, if they get enough backing.

Spring into Summer at Aldenham Country Park

Wed, 20 May 2026 03:04:31 -0700

Spring into Summer at Aldenham Country Park is back this May Half Term - and tickets are NOW AVAILABLE! Join us from 23rd – 31st May for family fun on the farm and across the park with plenty to keep little ones entertained all day long!

"Drop and Go" - Saturday May 30th

Wed, 20 May 2026 02:57:50 -0700

Get rid of your unwanted items for free Saturday 30 May | 9am – 1pm Stanmore Rec, Dennis Lane entrance, Harrow HA7 4J.

PL/1370/25 - New Aldi store on gasworks site

Sat, 16 May 2026 09:09:41 -0700

The construction of a new food retail store, comprising the erection of a part one and two storey building of Class E(a) floorspace, including a warehouse, ancillary staff facilities, access, car and cycle parking, landscaping and associated works.

This application was refused and is now being appealed.

The bench will be fixed

Sat, 16 May 2026 07:21:41 -0700

With a stunning endorsement from the local community, our dedicated council continue to put our environment high on their priority list. We're pleased to announce that the old (1987) bench outside of the library will be refurbished or replaced. No date yet, but good to know.

Middlesex day

Sat, 16 May 2026 06:45:23 -0700

Stanmore raises the flag of Middlesex to mark Middlesex Day, which commemorates the day that the Middlesex Army regiment was entrusted to stop Napoleon's France advance into Portugal on May 16th in 1811. The conquering of Portugal would have resulted in the British being trapped in the Portuguese city of Albuhera with their backs to the sea in a similar situation to what occured in Dunkirk many years later. Fighting under the command of the Duke of Wellington, the Middlesex men fought ferociously to keep Napoleon's troops at bay to give Wellington and his troops sufficient time to re-trench. At the height of battle, the commanding officer of the young Middlesaxon fighters yelled “Die hard my men, die hard”. This expression led to the Middlesex Regiment becoming known as the Diehards (over 200 years earlier than the Bruce Willis character). Their Regimental badge is still inscribed the words 'Albuhera' in a similar way that 'Gibraltar' (also located on the Iberian peninsula) is inscribed on the Royal Marines badge.

The name 'Middlesex' comes from the Old English Middelseaxe, meaning the 'territory of the Middle Saxons' and was named after the Germanic tribes who settled in the area during the early Middle Ages and refers to the geographic location between the East Saxons (Essex) and West Saxons (Wessex). In this case, the 'sex' suffix of the three counties derives from seax, a traditional single-edged knife or sword used by the Anglo-Saxons, with both Middlesex and Essex adopting three seax swords as their coat of arms. Sussex shares the same suffix but is distinct from the other three counties as it was historically part of Wessex.

Now a historical and ceremonial county that Stanmore was located in, the county boundaries were defined by three rivers: the Thames in the south, the Lea to the east and the Colne to the west, and a line of hills forming its northern boundary with Hertfordshire. Its former area now...Read More

PL/3057/25 - 1 Stanmore Towers, Church Road

Sat, 16 May 2026 06:39:56 -0700

Alterations and extension to roof to create 2 new habitable floors, Eight storey side to rear extension (to include extension to ground floor communal area, 1st office and 2nd floor flat); Provision of 9 new flats (5 x 1 bed, 2 x 2 bed and 2 x 3 bed) with associated cycle and waste storage; Juliette balconies to front, rear and both side elevations; Alteration and enclosure of existing terraces on 8th floor; Installation of generator on roof of side to rear extension; External staircase to rear elevation; External alterations (Demolition of roof antennas).

Picture submitted shows the elevation viewed from the north.

PL/0740/26 - RNOH, Brockley Hill

Sat, 16 May 2026 06:33:22 -0700

Alteration, conversion and part demolition of existing buildings and the erection of a part single, part two, part three and part four storey building comprising a 70 bed care home (Class C2) with key worker accommodation and parking provisions.