Past events

Friday 24th January 20206.30 pm to 8.30 pm10A South Grove N6 6BS Drinks with Scottish themed nibbles. Piping in the haggis at 7.00 pm. A drop-in event. All welcome.Tickets £10 on the door.

12th January 2020 3.15 pm HLSI, 11 South Grove, N6 6BS  An illustrated talk by Catherine Budgett-Meakin about her round-the-world ‘adventure’ including travel by the Trans-Siberian Railway and Trans-Mongolian Railway. Open to all. Entry £5. Booking advised. Tickets from www.hlsi.net, the HLSI office or on the door. A joint meeting with the Highgate Literary and Scientific Institution.

Monday 2nd December 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: ‘Beautiful lies/Creating fake news’)  £2 admission includes tea and biscuits 

This event, originally scheduled for December 15th, has been cancelled and will take place in 2020 at a date to be announced.  

Wednesday 4th December 20198.00 pm to 10.00 pm10A South Grove N6 6BS Join the members of the Highgate Society French Circle for this festive event.  We try to speak French to each other while enjoying a generous offering of cheeses, bread, pâté, fruit and nuts, all washed down with some excellent wine (or juice of […]

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 […]