History

Age Concern Harrow was founded in 1975 by Pauline Masterson-Smith, the then Director of the Harrow Red Cross, and for quite a few years Age Concern Harrow (ACH) worked out of the first floor offices of the Red Cross Building in Sheepcote Road. In those early days there were no paid staff. ACH's volunteers ran a home visiting service.

Over the years, as our organisation grew, we moved to various premises. From the Red Cross Building we moved to the Rayners Lane Estate, and to various short-term locations in Central Harrow before moving to the Exchequer Building on the Civic Centre site in 1994. At that time, the offices seemed palatial compared with their predecessors, but once again we outgrew them and in March 2003 we moved to our current office on the 3rd floor of Premier House, 1 Canning Road Wealdstone. When we won the contract for Patient and Public Involvement in Health in the following year we were able to negotiate with the landlord to acquire the lease of an adjacent office area.

Over that same period, our services have grown enormously. Over that same period, our services have grown enormously. We have gradually developed a range of services and projects. These include:

Information and Advice (including BME outreach)
Advocacy
Accident Prevention, Handy Person and Small Tasks
Shopping and Home Visiting
Toe Nail Cutting
Partnership with Older People
Chair Mobility Exercises