Your new view

Corner of South Vale and Greenford Road, Harrow, 12 August 2026

Safe guess the people in the houses opposite are not thrilled with the new view from their front doors.

Hosepipe ban -v- School playing fields

Affinity Water watering the John Lyon school playing fields. Some sports surfaces have exemption from the hosepipe bans.

Rapid EV charging - Sudbury Hill Harrow

A disused car park on the corner of South Vale and Greenford Road, Harrow has been converted into a charging station with space for 10 cars. The sign says "up to 300 kw ultra rapid charging". The car park belonged to the now burnt out Rising Sun inn across the road.

Night driving and the novel

Link to Bluesky

Event Photographer required

 

More Voi and Lime eBike hazards

Greenford Road, Monday 13 July 2026

Greenford Road, Monday 13 July 2026

The usual undocked eBike chaos and hazard for passersby on the path by the bike lane. Also note the floating bus stop on one side. Are you actually trying to kill people? Ealing Council please ban these undocked bikes.

Reflecting the Reflecting Pool

Willesden Herald Exclusive

The new colour ("color" in the US) is officially to be known as "covfefe".

From SJMoran on Bluesky

Fame at last (or hallucination?)

AN "AI OVERVIEW" OF "THE THOUGHTS OF RED WOODWARD"

[QUOTE]

"The thoughts of Red Woodward" typically refer to the humorous, cynical, and observational aphorisms of Irish writer and wit Redmond Woodward. His musings cover everything from the absurdity of life to the futility of certain self-help concepts, often balancing dark humor with sharp truths.

APHORISMS AND OBSERVATIONS

Some of his most notable recorded thoughts include:

- On Life and Guilt: "In life, you either do something and feel guilty about it, or do nothing and feel guilty about it. There is no in-between."

- On Waiting and Doing: "There's no such thing as waiting. You are either doing something useful or you are doing something useless."

- On Modern Wellness: "Meditation? It's a racket."

- On Creative Tastes: "Minimalism is the biggest load of crap ever."

- On Mortality: "You can put me in a box when I pop my clogs but not before."

CULTURAL CROSSOVER

The name Red Woodward is sometimes confused with a few other notable cultural figures:

The Musician: Red Woodward was a bandleader for the country and western swing band Red Woodward and His Red Hawks, who were popular in the American Southwest during the 1940s.

The Politician: Councillor Woodward, a local political figure, made headlines for his own "thoughts on the Red Wall" regarding the decline and political shifts in working-class, post-industrial areas of the UK, such as St Helens.

[UNQUOTE]

It's a shame that this Irish writer and wit is sometimes confused with other notable cultural figures. Yes, I am sometimes confused. So there you have it folks, "Man Bites Dog". AI Overview link to see for yourself 

Redmond Woodward

Omnibus donkeybus Willesdensis

When someone brought a donkey upstairs on the number 8 omnibus to Willesden

Chiltern Line view today

Chiltern Line train going away east, not stopping just passing by Sudbury Hill Harrow station in the distance. By the way, if you look very closely, you can always see a bit of the Wembley arch from this viewpoint.

AI: "Rubbish in, rubbish out"

“Voi” eBike pavement hazard

Before

After

So, the eBike that's been lying on the pavement like that for at least three days in quite a hazardous way for certain people... I took it upon myself to move it aside today. Photos before and after. (Ed.)

Tuesday's ebikes

Now imagine you are visually impaired or even just make a misstep, perhaps in the dark. “Be a good citizen and lift them up and move them”? Have you ever tried to lift one of those things? They’re very heavy. And dirty, of course, as you can imagine in this foul weather of late. (Ed.)

Kid’s Songs and Games, Belfast 1971

Lots of wonderful songs and games from the streets of Belfast 1971. Absolutely superb. Do these songs and games still exist? How much poorer we are now, if all the children have are phone screens with artificial rubbish.

Happy New eBikes (?)

Greenford Road near Sudbury Hill, Saturday 10 January 2026

These "Voi" brand eBikes are blocking the pavement beside the busy A-road.

The Voi (on this occasion) eBikes are also partially obstructing the service road.

Ealing Council please take note.

Click the eBikes tag to see our previous posts about eBike hazards and nuisance.

Happy and Peaceful Christmas to all

Crowded eBikes blocking footpath - Greenford Road

Greenford Road 12 December 2025

This crowd of "Voi" and "OnLime + Uber" ebikes completely blocked the footway for pedestrians today, forcing them into a bike lane. A bike lane! They are dumped near an official parking place for them but there are too many to fit in that space.

Viewed from the other side

Update: It's no better today.

Sunday 14 December 2025

"The Blue of You" by Amanda Huggins

In my office at Herald House (SM)

What happens when you go back to your hometown after many years away and find that everything you thought you knew about people has gone adrift and all you feared, everyone you loved, and the town itself is different but only to you. You had it all wrong. And there is newness in the old place, new people and new decisions to be made.

A book about love and loss, exile and return. You may recognise some of the chapters from stories first published right here in Stories of the Month. It’s a page turner from Amanda Huggins.

Buy from Waterstones or direct from Northodox Press or all online booksellers.

Stephen Moran

The Grand Union canal at Ladbroke Grove

Afternoon, Thursday 13 November 2025

 

Willesden Sports Centre by moonlight, 2009

Photo, 2 November 2009

WB Yeats "The O'Rahilly" set to music of a sort (demo)

Follow this link to see what that moonlighting so-and-so has to say about chords(?). How he has time to do all this while supposedly working for me, I really cannot fathom. Feargal, any thoughts? (Red) 

Circus Brazil at Ealing Common Fri 24 Oct - Sun 2 Nov

Poster on Whitton Avenue West

How to make quince jelly - illustrated

Is this thing working? Hello? I really don't know how Moran has time to produce something like that when he can't lift a finger to help our flagship newspaper blog. Give me patience! Will you give him a rocket please Feargal. (Red, via AudioBlagger™)

Accident at South Vale, Harrow

Don't know what happened here but I have previously seen a car almost do the same as it swung around this bend. That time, the driver swung the steering wheel the opposite way and the car then came straight at me but luckily slowed to a stop.

Ed.

Michaelmas daisy time is here

Michaelmas daisies in bloom, Whitton Avenue West, Sunday 5 October 2025