Volunteering
Interested to volunteer with the Highgate Society?
Volunteering can offer so much. So long as what you are interested in would be making Highgate a Better Place to Live and Work, the possibilities are almost endless. You could get started by joining the rota to serve at our Saturday Coffee Mornings, or delivering buzz magazine in your street. But, whatever it is we will always be driven by what you want to do. We pride ourselves on being a supportive a friendly organisation and know people have other commitments in their lives so it’s your choice how much you get involved.
Some examples of areas where we are looking for volunteers now are below, but there are many more and our website will give you a sense of the range of our activities.
Around Highgate photos
See our new photo gallery on this website of images taken around the Highgate area. We hope to add to this album as time goes by as well as create additional albums. Another that is planned will feature events in Highgate.
Social Walks Volunteer
Join the team in this collaboration between Highgate Society, Holly Lodge Community Centre and Lauderdale House. We are running a series of monthly walks designed to get many different parts of our community outdoors and connecting with each other. Roles range from lending a hand on the day itself to helping plan and design future routes, so there’s something to suit whatever time you have to give, from a single walk to a regular spot on the team. No experience required: just a friendly face and enthusiasm for people being out and about.
Interested? Contact us
Being Noticed
We are keen to hear from anyone who would like to help look after the Highgate Society outside noticeboards. This is an enjoyable activity involving a walkabout twice a month.
Think this might be for you? Contact us
buzz contributors & editors
Buzz magazine contributors and editors – help is needed with contributions as well as editorial support. The level of commitment is flexible, and we have a friendly editorial group. Buzz is published four times a year.
Groups
Our many public-interest, member-interest and event-based groups (some of them affiliated groups) are always keen to welcome new members, including: Bridge Club, Buzz magazine (editors, advertising, invoicing, distribution), Carols in Pond Square, Educational Events, French Circle, Highgate Village Christmas Lights, IT team, Life Drawing Group, Licensing, Members and volunteers team, Music in Highgate Homes, Poetry Group, Press and media, Publications, Social events, Social media, Sunday Lunchtime Concerts, Sustainable Living, Traffic and Travel group, Trees and Open Spaces, Visit Highgate Group, and Watercolour Group.
Hall management
Hall management / maintenance – This would involve working with the existing team on maintenance aspects for the Society’s hall. It would be also useful to have somebody with an architectural or building management background who could help with some aspects of the maintenance to organise roofers, decorators etc
buzz admin
Buzz magazine advertisements and invoicing – Help is urgently needed approaching new advertisers in the area and also with the invoicing of the advertisers in each issue. Generally approximately 25 – 30 invoices, four times a year.
buzz distributors
The Society’s quarterly magazine is distributed by volunteers, each taking responsibility for collecting and then distributing the magazine in streets nearby to them. Typically two-three hours every three months.
Coffee Morning Hosts
This Saturday morning volunteering role involves typically three hours every six months. It is a chance to meet members and Saturday morning visitors to the Society.
IT & Online Support
The Highgate Society may be all about people and community, but it needs a broad base of volunteer expertise to function. This includes technical support for our events both in our hall and elsewhere, and online skills with a range of tools including Wordpress which drives our website. Support with skills transfer may mean you learn something new along the way, as well as help the Highgate Society to run smoothly. If you have an interest in tech and may be prepared to volunteer some time do let us know.
Finance and Administration
Someone who would help both the Society’s officers, including the Chair and Treasurer, organising record keeping, online support, and routine finance transactions.
Audio Visual
We are looking for additional support to operate the AV equipment at our programme of events and occasional private events. These usually take place in evenings and require 2 to 3 hours attendance. Tuition is provided but familiarity with AV equipment and Zoom would be helpful.
Whatever you choose to do, we will help you get started.
If you’re interested in helping, please get in touch using our contact page, or by coming to our Saturday Coffee morning between 10.30 and 12.00.