22/08/2016

 

 

 

CHARITY FUNDRAISING

 

RACE NIGHT

 

 

 

IN AID OF

 

 

 

 

Drinks will be available from the licenced bar

There will be a raffle and ten races

A great way to enjoy an evening with friends whilst helping a local charity that assists people with mobility problems

               

 

Organised with the Harrow and Pinner Lions

www.harrowandpinnerlions.org.uk

 

 

 

 

* On the night bets of 50p may be placed on one or more horses in nine races.  Each horse in the races can be individually named for £5 in advance and is published on the Race Sheet.  Similarly, each race can be sponsored for £25 in advance by an individual, family, group of friends, society or company and is published on the Race Sheet.  The Auction Special is the last race and raises money among the attendees.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15/08/14

 

Gerry’s Charity Abseil Challenge

 

 

On 14^th June 2014, our chairman Gerry abseiled down the 100ft Parish Church of St Alban in North Harrow to raise money for Harrow Community Transport. Following his abseil, I carried out a short Q&A with Gerry as you can see below:

 

What made you want to do the abseil?

I did the abseil because it was a good way of persuading people to sponsor me - lots of people do walks, cycle rides, swimathons etc. but this was more fun, needed less energy and was a bit more spectacular (well the view from the top was, though not me doing the descent!). And it was an excuse for a bit of adventure in aid of an excellent cause - HCT.

How long did it take?

It took about four minutes for the drop, and about half an hour altogether, including the safety briefing, getting the harness and helmet on and climbing 119 steps to the launch platform on top of St.Alban's Church tower.

How much money did you raise?

So far I've paid in just over £200 to HCT and there's a bit more still to collect. Many people were very generous, and showed confidence in my ability to do it, so I couldn't let them or HCT down!

Have you done anything similar to this before?

Yes but not for a charity: I did it once as part of a team building exercise on a management course and once just for fun (last year at St.Alban's).

Would you do it again or do you plan to do something like this in the future?

I'd do it again if anyone wanted to sponsor me in aid of HCT, but would like to try something different next time - maybe a zip wire?

 

 

 

 

Gerry abseiling from the top of the church tower

 

Overall, the abseil was a great success and we are all very pleased with Gerry’s performance. Thank you to all of the sponsors, we are grateful for the amount raised for Harrow Community Transport.

 

 

 

 

Dimple

  

 

  

  

 

 

 

 

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August 2013

Harrow Community Transport’s new bus stop

 

                                                                         New bus stop on College Road

 

On 6^th August 2013, Harrow Community Transport’s new bus stop on College Road was opened by Gareth Thomas MP.

 

The team that worked together to help put the new bus stop in place… the hard work has paid off.

     

 
(L to R) Gareth Thomas MP (Harrow West and Shadow Minister for Civil Society), Hanif Islam (Harrow Council Transport Officer) Craig Jackson (TfL Infrastructure support) Christina Smith (TfL Engagement Manager) Gerry Devine (Chair HCT) Dimple Patel (HCT Social Media & Design) Alan Voda (Director HCT) Veena Banerji (HCT Outings Administrator)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Harrow Community Transport now has its own bus stop!

It is the first time that Transport for London (TfL) has given permission for a bus stop to be installed and used by other services than their own, in this case, Harrow Community Transport.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Harrow Community Transport welcomes a new member of staff

 

  

Harrow CT welcomes new staff member, Dimple Patel. Dimple will be working as a Social Media Officer and is very enthusiastic to improve Harrow CTs online profile through Facebook and the website. We look forward to working with her and wish her luck in her new adventures with us.

 

 

 

Introducing Dimple...

 

 

Hi everyone I’m Dimple.

 

I started working for Harrow Community Transport in July. I’ll be helping Harrow CT in lots of ways but mainly I’ll be promoting the company through Social Media and maintaining their online presence by frequently updating their website and Facebook page. Like our Facebook page here to keep up with our latest news and events.

 

I grew up and live in Harrow and I have worked in the Harrow Voluntary Sector since I was 12 years old where I worked with Harrow Association for Voluntary Services (HAVS).

 

You might see me out and about taking photos, finding out more about organisations and events, and I’ll also be asking for your opinions. I will be writing and posting stories about our outings and our other services. To read one that I have written about an outing to the Little Venice Boat Trip click here

 

If you have any stories involving Harrow CT that you think might be interesting you can send them to me F.A.O Dimple at: admin@harrowct.org.uk

 

I look forward to working with Harrow CT and hopefully seeing you on the outings!

 

Bye for now,

 

Dimple.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                          

 

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30 years of Dedication - The History of Local charity Harrow Community Transport

 

Harrow Community Transport has compiled a history of our service which has been providing accessible transport since the 1970s to older and disabled Harrow residents and community groups, helping them to get out and about around the borough and beyond. Our history tells the story of one woman's dedication to Harrow’s community and how without the goodwill and dedication of local resident Gladys Janes, Harrow Community Transport would not now have the fleet of 9 vehicles based at 64 Pinner Road in Harrow which serve over 19,000 Harrow residents every year. The history has been researched and compiled as we want to highlight the hard work of many volunteers who have contributed the development and success of the charity. Our History is now available to read on our website. To find out more please click on the link

http://harrowct.org.uk/history  

 

 

 

Do you recognise anyone in the pictures? Have you used Harrow Community Transport in the past? If so, we would very much like to hear about your trip, where did you go? Who did you go with?

 

 

If you would like to contribute your own memories of Harrow Community Transport to our History page, please send us your recollections and we will add them to ours. To submit your memories by e-mail please click here:

admin@harrowct.org.uk

 

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