A better Highgate High Street?
A Highgate Society member has put forward an intriguing proposal for making the centre of the village a more welcoming, pedestrian-oriented place. To find out more, click More
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Highgate Volunteer Fair
Sunday 24 March 10am – 1pm 10A South Grove N6 6BS This is a great opportunity for anyone who would like to explore some local volunteering options. You may just want to help at a one-off event or be looking for something on a more regular basis – just come along and have a chat to representatives of […]
Sunday lunchtime concert: The Tondo Duo
Sunday 17th March 2024 12 noon
10A South Grove N6 6BS
Entry £15 including a glass of Buck’s Fizz
Sophia Elger (saxophone) and Declan Hickey (guitar) play the jazz numbers of Pat Metheny, the tangos of Piazzolla and the folk-inspired music of Ciarán Farrell. Click More for booking details.
Fundraising for third defibrillator in Highgate
In 2019 the Highgate Society worked with pH.7 Life in Balance on the installation of two devices in Highgate and has since arranged London Ambulance Service defibrillator and resuscitation training for local residents. It is now fundraising for a third device and additional training. For more information and to learn how to donate click More.
2024 Tidy up programme
Click More for the 2024 schedule of dates and locations and details of the arrangments.
Dangerous driving
We desperately need measures to slow down the traffic on Highgate Hill between Bisham Gardens and Hornsey Lane. A member who lives in Highgate Hill reports:“Yesterday [on 14th December] at 12.15 I was dropping our son home from nursery at 12.15 – a car overtook all the others (maybe 5 or 6) driving at normal […]
Travellers’ tales: Why visit Jordan?
Wednesday 21st February 2024 7.30 pm
10A south Grove N6 6BS and on Zoom
£7.50 including a glass of wine (£3.00 on Zoom)
Richard Webber and Jane Campbell demonstrate why Jordan is worth visiting in spite of the problems in the Middle East. For details and booking click More.
Christmas Market in the Old Bus Stand
It was lovely to see the centre of the village so buzzy on a cold day at the beginning of December. In spite of the bitterly cold weather, we demonstrated that a small market in the Old Bus Stand would add to the commercial life of the village.
Tidy-up programme for 2024 published
The Highgate Society Community Projects Group has published its programme of Tidy-up events for 2024. These monthly litter-picking events take place on Saturday mornings and last an hour. Volunteers welcome. For details click More.
Carols in Pond Square a great success
Carols in Pond Square this year was a great success , thanks to the hard work of over 25 Highgate Society volunteers. The rain cleared up just in time and our two chosen charities, North London Hospice and Jacksons Lane for their Christmas Day Lunch, raised over £2,200.15 December 2023