An arts week showcasing the creativity of a village raised £5,000 towards building a new museum building.

Organisers of the first ever Pinner Arts Week, which took place last month, collected all money raised from the event and donated the cash to the Heath Robinson Museum in Pinner Memorial Park.

The cheque was handed over yesterday to trustees of the museum, which celebrates the life and work of cartoonist and illustrator William Heath Robinson who lived in Pinner.

Heath Robinson was renowned for his drawing of eccentric but logical contraptions as well as his watercolour paintings for books.

Pinner Arts Week included dozens of events across Pinner including photography exhibitions, live music and artist’s open studios as well as a writing workshop with children’s writer Michael Rosen.

Organiser Jeannine Lawder said: “Some people were wary, but many others were with us from the start.

“Then it snowballed. In the end we had 37 events in 14 different locations around Pinner.”

Fellow organiser Lis Warren said: “It was wonderful to have such support. Not only from so many highly creative local artists, musicians and speakers but also from shops, halls, churches and individuals.

“This was a real community event.”

Chairman of the West House and Heath Robinson Museum Trust Martin Verden said: ‘”The fact that nearly 3,500 were involved in the dozens of events over a relatively short period was proof, if indeed such was needed, that there is an enthusiastic appetite for the arts throughout our borough.”

The money will go towards the building of a new gallery at West House to house the works of Heath Robinson and an activity room for schools and children.

In December last year the museum was awarded a £1.13million grant to build the new structure, on the condition the trust raises a further £430,000 in match funding, of which £305,000 is already secured.