Special Thanks to PRATS (Pinner Real Ale Tasting Society) for the Wheelbarrow Race; L’Orient Restaurant for the Mayor’s reception and to The Queen’s Head, , The OddFellows, Northwick Park Radio, Harrow Community Radio, PADCA and all participants for their support.

St. George’s Day Celebrations* &

Ye Olde Wheelbarrow Race EASTER BANK HOLIDAY MONDAY 21st APRIL 2014

ORGANISED BY ROTARY CLUB OF PINNER AND SUPPORTED BY HARROW COUNCIL

PLEASE DO NOT PARK in PINNER HIGH STREET from noon

HIGH STREET WILL BE CLOSED,

See other side for Schedule of Events

What’s On:

Ye Olde Wheelbarrow Race with Commentary by RADIO NORTHWICK PARK and HARROW COMMUNITY RADIO MAYOR and MAYORESS + ALDERMAN OF HARROW POLICE CADETS & DISTRICT SCOUTS BEER FESTIVAL at the Queen’s Head (with 20 English Beers) MERRYDOWN MORRIS DANCERS

PUNCH AND JUDY SHOW CAMPANOLOGISTS FARMERS’ MARKET (in the Queen’s Head Car Park.) FACE PAINTING at LITTLE WILLOWS (free, but any donations to YOUTH CANCER TRUST, )

COCONUT SHY Free red and white Balloons for kids

Look out for ST. GEORGE and the STALLION, GUSAR, who are searching for Dragons to slay!! Dragon Fancy Dress Competition for those under 11. (see over for more detail)

HARROW and PINNER LIONS HARROW FIRE BRIGADE POLICE CADETS, WEST HOUSE RES-TORATION APPEAL DISTRICT SCOUTS RADIO NORTHWICK PARK HARROW COMMUNITY RADIO PINNER RUGBY CLUB & others.

Food: As well as Pinner’s excellent cafes & restaurants there will by a Hog Roast (by Friends, served near the QH); Beef & Yorkshires (by FoodieWoodies) ; plus others.

PARENTS AND CARERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR YOUNGSTERS AT ALL TIMES PLEASE KEEP TO THE PAVEMENTS DURING THE WHEEBARROW RACE

*St. George: (ca. 275/281 – 23 April 303 AD) Patron Saint of England

www.pinnerrotary.org.uk or www.queensheadpinner.co.uk or google: st. george pinner

PLEASE DO NOT PARK in PINNER HIGH STREET The HIGH STREET WILL BE CLOSED from 12 noon to 5pm.

Please use the car parks.

St. George’s Day Celebrations EASTER BANK HOLIDAY MONDAY 21st APRIL 2014

Pinner High St Schedule of Events

1:00 o’clock St, George , astride the stallion Gusar, leads the Mayoral car from the bottom of the High Street. The POLICE CADETS & DISTRICT SCOUTS will march up the High Street behind the Mayoral Car. The MAYOR, MAYORESS & ALDERMAN OF HAR-ROW will alight by the Church.

1:10 pm The DISTRICT SCOUTS will renew their Promises in front of The Mayor, Alderman, Scout District Commissioner and Pinner Rotary President in the street by the War Memorial.

1:20 – 2:00 Bell Ringing - Visit the CAMPANOLOGISTS inside our 1321 Parish Church. There will be an opportunity to climb up into the Ringing Chamber and see a demonstration of bell-ringing

2 p.m. – 2:25 PUNCH AND JUDY SHOW on CHURCH FARM GREEN, opposite the Church.

2 p.m. – 2:25 MERRYDOWN MORRIS DANCERS outside the QUEEN’S HEAD

2:25 – 3:25 GEMMA TURNER singing popular and well-known ENGLISH songs by the War Memorial. Listen to her amazing voice, and even sing-along with her, and maybe dance in the street!

Ye Olde Wheelbarrow Race 3:30 – 3:50 p.m. This race was first run here in 1963 - 51 years ago!

Starts at 3:30 at Little Common (just up from Pinner Police Station), calling at 6 stops in Pinner. Route is: From Little Common (1) to The Oddfellows (2). Cross Bridge St all the way down to Chapel Lane. Cross over to the little green patch (3); then to the High St and the Victory (aka Zizzi) (4); then to the Queens Head (5) and around the war memo-rial to the end at Church Farm Gree(6) at the top of Pinner High Street.

4:00—4:25 PUNCH AND JUDY SHOW on CHURCH FARM GREEN opposite the Church.

4:00 - 4:25 MERRYDOWN MORRIS DANCERS outside QUEEN’S HEAD

Closing Ceremony Presentation of Prizes by the President of the Rotary Club of Pinner

4:30 p.m. PARADE OF ANY DRAGONS remaining un-slain by St. George , and the best three will be awarded a prize of £10 each!

(Any youngster up to the age of 11 can come along dressed as a Dragon, and those wishing to be judged should assemble by War Memorial by 4:30)

The prize to the winning Wheelbarrow race team will then be made.

The End