Northwood Hills Residents Association

How we became Northwood Hills Residents Association

Our association was founded in 1932 by Harry Peachey, firstly under the name Briarwood Ratepayers Association. Harry who was President lived at 55 Briarwood Drive.

The name of the Association changed Northwood Hills Ratepayers Association in 1935 and subsequently Northwood Hills Residents Association


The History of our Magazine

The Hills Echo was not the Associations first magazine. There was an earlier magazine “The Resident” was certainly around post war (1948) and was still in print in the early 1960s.

The front cover of every copy of “The Resident” showed “The Clump”, the island of trees situated in Northwood Way which we believe were preserved when the area was developed in the 1930s.

The Association’s Logo

While the Residents Association was formed in 1932 our Logo only dates back to 1992 when the then Committee decided that they should ask the students of Northwood school and Haydon school to hold a competition to design a Logo.

There were many entries, helped by a small cash prize and after much discussion two designs were selected. The first an entry submitted by Yee-Jin-Goh a then 14 year old girl from Haydon and another submitted by Leila Scudder aged 13 from Northwood School.

Yee-Jon-Goh’s contribution showed an excellent design surrounding a picture of a house emphasising the residential aspect of our work. Leila’s contribution placed the emphasis on shops, and transport and included the three hills, which influenced the name Northwood Hills when a competition was held in the 1930, i.e. Pinner Hill, Haste Hill and the Hogs Back.

The Committee decided that ideas from both designs could be incorporated. This was done by Leslie Hudson, the first editor of the Hills Echo and the Logo which has stood the test of time much reflects the values we share today.

The houses depict the important domestic scene and our aim to safeguard residents from unacceptable development. The shops, again very important to our local economy and despite changing shopping habits we wish in conjunction with the Chamber of Commerce to protect and encourage all residents to use.