Use Less Directory

It is quite amazing how many shops on the high street are dedicated to the reduction of consumption! So we've decided to produce a directory of them in Harrow. Included are shops for which "Use Less" is a main focus of their activity. The directory is still being developed, so bear with us.

Bicycle Repairs

  • Cycle King, 449 Rayners Lane, Rayners Lane HA5 5ET; map;
  • The Bike Shop, 511 Pinner Road, North Harrow, HA2 6EH; map;

Cameras

  • SRS Microsystems Ltd, 344 Rayners Lane, Rayners Lane HA5 5ED; 020 8866 4862; map; repairs and secondhand;

Charity Shops

These shops sell a variety of used items - most commonly clothes, books, toys, bric-a-brac, records, CDs, videos, DVDs. They accept donated goods.

  • Barnardo's Shop, 9 Love Lane, Pinner HA5 3EE; 020 8866 1159; map; website;
  • British Heart Foundation, 333 Station Road, Harrow HA1 2AA; 020 8427 9533; map; website;
  • Cancer Research UK Charity Shops (website)
    • 16 Bridge Street, Pinner HA5 3JF; 020 8866 4989; map;
    • 310 Northolt Road, South Harrow HA2 8EE; 020 8864 4515; map;
    • 24 The Broadway, Stanmore HA7 4DW; 020 8954 0462; map;
  • Childrens Society, 433 Alexander Avenue, Rayners Lane HA2 9TW; 020 8868 1957; map; website;
  • Mencap Shop, 201 Marsh Rd, Pinner HA5 5NE; 020 8866 3001; map;
  • NCH Shop, 81 High St, Wealdstone HA3 5DQ; 020 8424 0074; map;
  • Oxfam Charity Shops (website)
    • 358 Rayners Lane, Rayners Lane HA5 5EN; 020 8866 9616; map; also Borrowed Plumes costume hire;
    • 19 Bridge Street, Pinner HA5 3HR; 020 8429 0926; map;
    • 361 Uxbridge Rd, Hatch End HA5 4JN; 020 8428 0428; map;
    • 2 Buckingham Parade, Stanmore HA7 4EB; 020 8954 6269; map;
  • PDSA Charity Shops (website)
    • 30 College Road, Harrow HA1 1BE; 020 8863 4081; map;
    • 2 Red Lion Parade, Bridge Street, Pinner HA5 3JD; 020 8429 0338; map;
  • RSPCA Charity Shops
    • 225 Kenton Road, Kenton HA3 0HD; 020 8909 1810; map; website;
    • 224 Northolt Road, South Harrow HA2 8DU; 020 8864 8211; map; website;
  • St Luke's Hospice Charity Shops (website)
    • 11 Station Road, Harrow HA1 2UF; 020 8424 2779; map; website;
    • 435 High Road, Harrow Weald HA3 6EJ; 020 8861 0883; map; website;
    • 192 Kenton Road, Kenton HA3 8BX; 020 8909 2311; map; website; also furniture, electrical goods;
    • 475 Kingsbury Road, Kingsbury NW9 9EA; 020 8905 0975; map; website;
    • 40-42 Bridge Street, Pinner HA5 3JF; 020 8866 7674; map; website;
    • 349 Rayners Lane, Rayners Lane HA5 5EP; 020 8868 5410; map; website;
    • 281 Northolt Road, South Harrow HA2 8HX; 020 8426 4849; map; website;
    • 5 Church Road, Stanmore HA7 4AR; 020 8385 7731; map; website;
  • Samaritans Shop, 103 High St, Wealdstone HA3 5DL; 020 8427 3170; map;
  • Scope, 341 Station Rd, Harrow HA1 2AA; 020 8427 9125; map; website;
  • TRAID, 324D Station Road, Harrow HA1 2DX; 0208 424 8198; map; website; unwanted clothes that are donated are hand sorted or redesigned and reconstructed to make new recycled garments, and sold in the shop;

Clothes - See Charity Shops; Clothes Repair

Clothes Repairs and Alterations

  • Ians Launderama, 502 Northolt Road, South Harrow, HA2 8HA; map;
  • Look Smart, 43 Station Road, North Harrow, HA2 7SU; map;
  • Moonrock Dry Cleaners, 501 Pinner Road, North Harrow, HA2 6EH; map;
  • Quality Dry Cleaners, 154 Station Road, Harrow HA1 2RH; 020 8863 7222; map;
  • Shic Dry Cleaners, 89 Bridge Street, Pinner, HA5 3HZ; 020 8866 5647; map;
  • Star Dry Cleaners, 179 Marsh Road, Pinner, HA5 5PB; 020 8868 9110; map;
  • Suits You, 20 Kenton Park Parade, Kenton Road, Kenton HA3 8DQ; 020 8907 4404; map;
  • Village Launderette, 439 Rayners Lane, Rayners Lane HA5 5ET; 020 8866 4403; map;
  • Zips N Things, 315 Northolt Road, South Harrow, HA2 8JA; map;

Computers

  • Infosoft Solutions, 31 Kenton Park Parade, Kenton Road, Kenton HA3 8DQ; 020 8909 1313; map; website; computer and laptop repairs;
  • Ohm Electronics, 515 Pinner Road, North Harrow HA2 6EH; 020 8427 0545; map; website; repairs to computer systems, monitors and printers;
  • The Rim - Computer Repair Centre, 26-28 High Street, Wealdstone HA3 7AB; 020 8426 0642; map; sales@remedy.co.uk; computer repairs - laptops, Apple Macs, PCs;
  • Tawakal Telecom, 8 High Street, Wealdstone HA3 7AA; 020 8427 8687; map; computer repairs;

Electrical

  • Capital Repairs, 231 Imperial Drive, Rayners Lane HA2 7HE; 020 8429 3727; map; domestic appliance repairs;
  • Copy Logic, Unit 9, Tudor Enterprise Pk, Tudor Rd, Harrow HA3 5PH; 020 8863 4483; map; copiers, fax, printer repair;
  • Harbans Electronic Discount Centre, 177 Marsh Road, Pinner HA5 5PB; 020 8429 3224; map; TV, video, radio servicing, computer repairs;
  • Harrow Electrical, 308 Northolt Road, South Harrow HA2 8EE; map;
  • Ideal Electrics, 14 Village Way East, Rayners Lane HA2 7LU; 020 8866 9513; map; TV and video repairs;
  • North West Electrics, 3 High Street, Wealdstone HA3 5DB; 8427 1789; map; appliance repairs;

Food

  • Pinner Market, Queens Head Car Park, 31 High Street, Pinner HA5 5PJ; map; Sundays, 10am to 2pm; local food sold by the producers - no longer tied to the London Farmer's Markets;

Hi Fi Repairs

  • London Sound, 389B Alexandra Avenue, Rayners Lane HA2 9EF; 020 8868 9222; map; website;

Music and Video

  • Apollo Home Entertainment, 301-303, Northolt Road, South Harrow HA2 8JA; map; DVD, video rental;
  • Blockbuster (website) : DVD, video rental
    • 1-4 Dominion Parade, Station Road, Harrow HA1 2TR; 020 8424 2300; map;
    • 205 Marsh Rd, Pinner HA5 5NE; 020 8866 2444; map;
  • Herga Music, 4 High Street, Wealdstone HA3 7AA; 020 8861 1590; map; website; musical instrument rental, buy back and secondhand sales;
  • Jamming with Edward, 399 Station Road, Harrow HA1 2AT; 020 8427 5404; map; website; secondhand CDs, vinyl etc;
  • Movie Mania, 81 Station Road, North Harrow HA2 7SW; map; rents videos and games;
  • Sellanby, 245 Northolt Road, South Harrow HA2 8HR; map; sell and buy secondhand CDs, DVDs etc;

Printer Cartridge Refilling

  • Cartridge World, 243 Imperial Drive, Rayners Lane HA2 7HE; 020 8966 9902; map; website;
  • Ink Xpress, 316 Northolt Road, South Harrow HA2 8EE; 020 8423 8689; map; website;

Shoe Repairs

  • Northampton Shoe Repairs, 33 Kenton Park Parade, Kenton Road, Kenton HA3 8DQ; 020 8907 1742; map;
  • Parmar Shoe Repairs, Rayners Lane Station, Rayners Lane HA5 5EG; 020 8868 1901; map;
  • ShoeCare, 116 Marsh Road, Pinner HA5 5NA; 020 8866 1372; map;
  • Soles & Heels Cobblers, 69 Station Road, North Harrow HA2 7SR; map;
  • Take 7, 471 Alexandra Avenue, Rayners Lane HA2 9RY; 020 8868 1901; map;
  • Timpson, 313 Station Road, Harrow HA1 2TA; 020 8861 0389; map; website; also watch repairs;

Stamps

  • Stampdile, 454 Alexandra Avenue, Rayners Lane HA2 9TL; 020 8429 4222; map; website; stamps and collectibles bought and sold;

Tool Hire

  • H S S Hire Shop, 312 Kenton Road, Kenton HA3 8DF; 020 8907 3614; map;
  • Williams Power Tools, 36 Station Road, North Harrow, HA2 7SE; map;