Description: The video begins on September 20th 1999 with the launch of the Council's Living Archive, At Harrow Civic Centre. Councillor Keith Toms, deputy leader of the Council introduces the Mayor, Ann Groves, who speaks about the council's millennium plans to an invited group of guests. The event also includes comment from Jean Lammiman who talks about the Living Archive, while guests David Elleray, Roger Uttley, Hazel Hewett, Halim Ahmed, Abbas Lellege, Bob Holness, Mr Panachattam, Mollie Weir, Squadron Leader Bob Ragliatti, Dame Janet Baker, and Pat Coombs present items they are giving to the archive. In a following item the Rev. John Spinks talks about his church's plans to give a millennium candle and a copy of the millennium prayer to every Hounslow householder. At Hatch End School, art teacher Ricki Otis teaches children screen-printing, a skill that they use to make decorations for the base of Harrow's new Geodesic Dome. The dome designer Chris Southall constructs the dome itself from coppice poles, and students add their decorated cover. When the dome is up Chris Southall leads pupils in a drum workshop inside it. Ted Hayden of the Harrow Heritage Trust, Gareth Thomas, the local MP, and Mayor Ann Groves speak about the dome project. The Mayor unveils the dome and student drummers beat out in celebration. Later in the year, the Harrow Recreation Ground Users Association hold a Millennium Kite Festival, Association member Douglas Jones gives children's teddy bears parachute jumps from his kite while other participants launch wild designs of kite. Elsewhere, Trinidadian artist Ray Mahabir and southeast London artist Julian Beere make a green 'Tree of Life' giant pole puppet. Julian builds the structure at Stanmore College, while Ray works with children at Harrow Heritage Trust to make the costumes for the giant's attendants. The puppet and attendants make their first public appearance on May Day at the Headstone Museum and Heritage Centre, which also featured folk music, Morris dancing, barn dancing and Irish dance. Mayor Ann Groves also launches the Living Archive vehicle at the event. At the Hatch End Millennium Festival on the weekend of May 19th to 21st - 1st, the Hatch End cub pack bury a time capsule at the Harrow Arts Centre, Cub Scout Leader Jennifer Laird explains what is going to be placed in the capsule. At Hatch End Station, a 'Millennium Map' is unveiled in the ticket office, by local MP Gareth Thomas. A 'Millennium Footbridge' is installed between The Avenue and Sylvia Avenue on the night of Saturday 20th May under the supervision of Karsten Schoeler, the Project Manager for Birse Rail. Anne Swinson of the Hatch End Association explains the need for a new footbridge to replace the decrepit existing walkway. On the 2nd of June, the bridge is officially opened by Julian May, Chairman of the Hatch End Association. Scenes from the Hatch End triathlon in May including race preparations, the swimming event at Hatch End Baths, the cycling event along Uxbridge Road, down St Thomas Drive and George V Avenue and on to Headstone Lane, and the 4km run around the track on the playing fields. The Rhythm Shift 2000 Dance Week launch event at the St. Ann's Centre held on May 26th features young Asian dancers performing traditional dances. A day earlier on May 25th the retiring Mayor Ann Groves, leaves the council chamber and is succeeded by Councillor Keeki Thammaiah, the Borough's first Mayor of Asian family origins. Part 2 of the video begins with children at Whitchurch School making kites, which are then shown flying during the events at the Chinese Dragon 2000 festival on July 2nd at Byron Hall. The opening ceremony to the event features speeches by the Mayor Councillor Keeki Thammaiah and Mr Tiejian Zhang, the First Secretary of the Chinese Embassy. The event includes drumming, dancing, martial arts displays and stalls selling Chinese arts and crafts. The Roxeth Show in Roxeth Park on July 10th features the launch of Harrow's second giant a pole puppet of Iceni Queen Boudicca constructed by Julian Beere. The show also features some retail stalls, and a display by the Glen True Pipe Band, Harrow's third giant Hedamba Gatoraghha, the Asian forest demon and the costumes for his attendants are made by local Asian schoolchildren under the supervision of Julian Beere. The giant is launched at the Hindu Millennium Mela held at Byron Hall and Recreation Ground on July 29th-30th. The Mela also includes fairground rides, a fun fair, inflatable slide, performances of Asian dance and music and stalls selling Asian crafts and foods. Scenes from the Pinner Millennium Festival Carnival Parade begin with preparations at Montesole Park, before the procession moves out through Pinner Green across Uxbridge Road and down Elm Park Road, ending up in the Pinner Memorial Park. Amongst those marching are the Merrydown Morris Men, the Waxwell Wallies, the Carnival King and Queen, Beta Sigma Phi, the Pinner Association, representatives of the Hindu Community, Pinner Helping Hands, the Round Table, Pinner & Hatch End Operatic Society, Spanish dancers Marianita and Mary, Reid's Classic Cars, the Trefoil Guild, Pinner Association of Churches, the green giant with attendants from Pinner Youth and Community Centre, St Luke's Hospice, the Townswomen's Guild, the Rotary Club of Pinner, 'Kidazz', Pinner Sketch Club, Pinner & Headstone District Scouts, and the Ruff Diamond Band. At the carnival in the Memorial Park, Nick Coleman, Chairman of the Pinner Association, thanks the Carnival King and Queen and awards trophies to members of the procession. Outside West House the Borough Mayor opens the Millennium Pinner Festival, while inside there is a display of artwork by William Heath Robinson and local amateur painters. There are some brief excerpts from the charity concerts at Pinner Parish Church, featuring music combing elements from Western and Eastern cultures. On Sunday September 3rd a street party closes off Harrow High Street with music provided by jazz band The Martin Klute Quartet, folk musicians, and the Kyra Gospel Choir. Scenes from the  Under One Sky' multi-cultural procession feature an evening parade across Sheepcote Road, into Gayton Road passing Gayton Library and on to Station Road shopping precinct turning into the Civic Centre. On stage at the Civic Centre the Mayor Councillor Keeki Thammaiah stresses the multi-cultural aspect of the Borough of Harrow and is followed by a range of performers from Asian, Celtic and English traditions. The video ends with Harrow's Day at the Dome, Harrow's giants parade through the Millennium Dome and the Mayor Keeki Thammaiah receives an award for Harrow's millennium activity, and gives thanks to the McDonalds fast food chain and to Councillor Jagir Sekron, the Mayor of Greenwich for hosting the reception. On the McDonald's 'Our Town Story' stage, parts of Harrow's history are revealed with excerpts from the performance 'In the Shadow of the Hill'.