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Wednesday 6th November 2019 8.00 pm to 10.00 pm  10A South Grove N6 6BS  An evening of chat in French with partners, using provided questions.  Judging by the enjoyment had by participants at previous such evenings, a good time will be had by all.  Entry £5 on the door to include refreshments.  The presentation by Channing […]

Monday 4th November 2019 6.30 pm to 8.30 pm 10A South Grove N6 6BS  An open mic session – read two poems (or three if you have responded to this month’s challenge: Poetry inspired by sound(s)) £2 admission includes tea and biscuits 

Thursday 21st November 2019 7.00 pm to 9.00 pm 10A South Grove N6 6BS  The legacy of Sydney Cook, Camden Borough Architect from 1965 to 1973. A talk by Mark Swenarton.  Mark Swenarton is an architectural historian, critic and educator. His first book Homes fit for Heroes (1981) was recently re-issued to mark the centenary of the […]

The Highgate Society will be coming over all spooky on Halloween night.  Trick-or-Treaters, come in your scariest costumes to The Highgate Society 10A South Grove Highgate N6 6BS  Open From 5.30 to 7.30 pm 

A talk by local historian Ruth Hazeldine.  Thursday 10th October 2019 7.00 pm 10A South Grove N6 6BS  “All attempts to curtail the consumption of the spirit of ‘Madam Geneva’ have failed. I shall tell you how and why. Highgate has a local connection with gin, as Felix Booth, of the Booth gin distilling family, lived in […]

Wednesday 13th November 2019 7.00 pm to 9.00 pm 10A South Grove N6 6BS Entry free. Open to all. Register via Eventbrite – click here  The speakers will address the ‘waste hierarchy’ – how we can reduce, reuseand recycle more waste.  We’ll hear from Carina Millstone who is Executive Director of Feedback, a charity that campaigns to transform […]

Thursday 21st November  Owing to the installation of heavy machinery at the recycling plant, Bywaters have had to cancel the planned visit. An alternative date is being investigated.

We will run another of our popular First Aid Sessions at 10 A South Grove on Tuesday 22nd October from 2 – 4 pm Grant Hoyle from aucasinosonline.com The Red Cross will be the trainer and will include a short talk on how to use a defibrillator. Suggested donation is £20 at the door, which will be […]

Following her hugely popular gin and whisky evenings the Highgate Society Events Committee is delighted that Alice Lascelles will  host “A Truly British Tasting” at 10A on Wednesday, November 27 at 7pm.  Britain’s mercantile history helped it develop one of the richest, and most colourful drinks markets in the world.  But while the Brits were […]