The second category in the 2025 Harrow Online Awards has been announced – Best Park in Harrow.
Following the success of the first category, Best Fish and Chip Shop – which saw Belmont Bay crowned the winner and presented with their award on Friday – we’re now turning to the borough’s fantastic parks.
Over 1,000 people voted in the first round of the awards, and we’re expecting another big response from local residents as we celebrate Harrow’s much-loved green spaces.
The nominees for Best Park in Harrow are:
- Alexandra Park (South Harrow)
- Byron Recreation Ground (Wealdstone)
- Canons Park (Edgware)
- Centenary Park (Kenton)
- Chandos Recreation Ground (Edgware)
- Harrow Recreation Ground (Central Harrow)
- Harrow Weald Recreation Ground (Harrow Weald)
- Headstone Manor Recreation Ground (North Harrow)
- Kenton Recreation Ground (Kenton)
- Newton Park (Rayners Lane)
- Pinner Memorial Park (Pinner)
- Pinner Village Gardens (Pinner)
- Queensbury Park (Queensbury)
- Riverside Park (Hatch End)
- Roxbourne Park (Rayners Lane)
- Roxeth Recreation Ground (South Harrow)
- Stanmore Recreation Ground (Stanmore)
- The Cedars (Harrow Weald)
- West Harrow Recreation Ground (West Harrow)
Chris Mitchell, Founder of Harrow Online, said: “These parks have been chosen based on location, size, and popularity with our readers based on previous polls. We wanted to include parks that represent every corner of Harrow and that are widely used and appreciated by the local community.”
Voting for this category will be 100% public and will take place in the Harrow Online Facebook Group. It opens next week and will run for seven days. Stay tuned for the official announcement.
In the UK, volunteer groups dedicated to supporting local parks are commonly known as “Friends of Parks” groups. These independent, community-led organisations work with local councils to enhance, maintain, and promote parks for everyone’s benefit. They often organise events, raise funds, run clean-up projects, and campaign for improvements beyond their means.
It’s these volunteers – the “Friends of” groups and local supporters – who will receive the actual Harrow Online Award trophy for Best Park.
Sponsorship packages for the 2025 Harrow Online Awards are now available. If your business is interested in getting involved, please get in touch via info@harrowonline.org, or WhatsApp 07999 293 922.
Stay tuned – and don’t forget to vote next week.
Chris Mitchell is the founder and editor of Harrow Online, Harrow’s leading local news platform.
He launched Harrow Online in 2010 as a Facebook page sharing local news and information. Since then, it has grown into a trusted source for breaking news, crime, council decisions, planning, transport, business and community stories across the borough.
Harrow Online reaches hundreds of thousands of readers each month and has a social media audience of more than 200,000 followers.
For news tips, press releases or enquiries, contact Chris at info@harrowonline.org.
