The event, which runs from 11am to 5pm, will feature a farmers’ market, continental food stalls and cooking demonstrations – all taking place in St Ann’s Road.

Round the corner in St John’s Road, shoppers will be able to enjoy a colourful line-up of professional and community acts on an open air dance stage.

In honour of St Patrick’s Day, a troupe of Irish dancers will kick off the show.

Harrow Council says the event is part of efforts to revitalise the town centre and has been funded thanks to a grant from the Mayor of London’s Outer London Fund.

The Harrow and Wealdstone Area Action Plan will guide the way these three areas – dubbed the “heart of Harrow” – are developed over the next few decades.

This will include the creation of new shops, businesses and homes, as well as changes to roads, pavements and cycle routes.

The plan promises a number of changes designed to improve the look of Station Road including improvements to shop fronts to create a new “urban boulevard”.

It also promises changes to the road and pavement layout to make life easier for pedestrians and cyclists. At the moment “conditions along the highway are often cramped and poorly laid out”, says the consultation document.

The changes could also include removing the cladding from the 1930s Safari cinema building to reveal its original Art Deco features.

The latest stage of public consultation on the plan runs until February 23 with a series of events throughout the month where people can ask questions and share their thoughts.

These include an event at Tesco in Station Road on Tuesday, February 14, from 2pm to 6pm. More information about the plan and how to have your say can be found here.

All residents from Rosslyn Crescent, Woodlands Road and Frognal Avenue are invited to attend the meeting, which starts at 8.30pm.

The meeting – at an address in Rosslyn Crescent – will feature elections to the HCRA committee and reports of the previous year’s activities.

For more information – including venue details – email jo@jostephenson.com or call 07980 854097.

Harrow Council’s planning committee approved plans to create a bigger Tesco Extra with a multi-storey car park and new shops and flats fronting Station Road at a meeting on January 18.

HCRA was among those who objected to the scheme because of the impact on traffic and the character of the area.

It was also feared a Tesco Extra, which will sell more items like TVs and fridges, could draw shoppers away from Harrow town centre.

As part of the plans, Tesco has promised to make improvements to the junction where Station Road meets Hindes Road and Woodlands Road.

The proposal for a larger Tesco Extra, including a multi-storey car park and new shops and flats along Station Road, was due to be considered by the committee before Christmas.

But councillors voted to postpone their deliberations in order to visit the site.

Many local residents and shops have objected to the multi-million pound expansion because of the impact on traffic and the character of the area.

HCRA is among local organisations that have voiced their concerns. The plans can be viewed at Harrow Council’s website here by typing the reference number P/0832/11 into the planning search facility.

Exhibitors at the event, which runs from 11am to 3pm, will include Harrow Police, Olympic contractors, the Army and Crossrail.

There will also be the chance to find out about training with home care firm HDS Services, and courses at Stanmore and Harrow colleges.

For more information contact Louise Baxter on 020 8416 8959.

Harrow Council’s planning committee was due to consider the proposals for a much bigger Tesco Extra store at a meeting on Wednesday (December 14).

But councillors on the committee said they did not feel able to judge the plans without viewing the site.

Rayners Lane councillor Joyce Nickolay (Conservative) said she needed a site visit to gain a better understanding of the impact of the development on the surrounding area.

She said “a 12-minute presentation” by planning officers was not enough to make an informed decision on such a large-scale application.

Greenhill ward councillor Bill Philips (Labour) also backed a site visit. He said he knew the site very well as he lived nearby but added: “I accept others may not know it as well as I do.”

A decision on the plans will now be delayed until the New Year.

The council has put forward four options designed to cut costs and save energy, which include dimming street lights or turning them off completely for some of the night.

Currently street lights, illuminated signs and beacons cost the council £730,000 a year.

Residents can respond to the consultation online here or pick up a form at the Civic Centre library. Responses must be in by December 31.

The plans include adding a second level to the existing store and creating a multi-storey car park plus new shops and flats fronting Station Road.

The plans will be considered by Harrow Council’s planning committee at a meeting on December 14.

You can view the plans online at Harrow Council’s website here and make comments. Go to the planning search facility and type in P/0832/11

HCRA will be submitting a response to the proposals and would like to hear the views of residents.

Please comment below or email jo@jostephenson.com

Father Christmas will be in town for three weekends – November 26 and 27, December 3 and 4, and December 10 and 11. He’ll be around from 11am to 4pm at intervals.

St George’s Shopping Centre is also laying on festive fun with “Acro Elves” on Saturday, December 3, a giant snow globe on Saturday, December 11, and an elf factory on Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 of December.

There will be a gift wrapping service on offer on Thursday, December 22 and Friday, December 23.