Past news
A message to our community
We were deeply saddened to learn that a Year 12 pupil at Highgate School died on Thursday 24 September in a traffic incident on her way to school. Our thoughts and condolences are with her family, her friends and the whole school community at this heartbreaking time. We know this news has affected many people […]
Fair in the Square 2026
Highgate’s annual Fair will be bringing the neighbourhood together for a fun afternoon on Saturday 13 June in South Grove and Pond Square. A free event thanks to a team of volunteers and sponsors, the 2026 Fair is seeking volunteers to help on the day with setting up or packing up, the dog show or stewarding. If you […]
Our requests of candidates in the 7 May local elections
The Highgate Society and the Highgate Neighbourhood Forum have jointly written to all political parties and candidates in the May 2026 local elections asking them to adopt five pledges, which we believe will work for the benefit of residents, businesses, and Councils.
Safety improvements in Archway Road
The A1 Archway Road has more serious collisions that any other road in the Highgate area and the volume of traffic is also high with over 20,000 vehicle movements a day. It has more HGVs than any other local road and the traffic continues through the night. Together with the recently introduced 20 mph speed […]
Camden Air Quality Strategy and Action Plan
Camden have offered members of the Highgate Society an opportunity to have an input to their new Air Quality Strategy and their Air Quality Action Plan for the next 4 years. There will be a Community Conversation about it on Thursday 19th February between 6.30pm and 8pm at the Society’s Hall at 10A South Grove. […]
Suggestions needed to spend £60,000 in Highgate (Haringey) ward
Haringey are requesting suggestions on how to spend £60,000 available for the Highgate (Haringey) ward in the Community Infrastructure Levy fund. The deadline for responses is 16 January 2026. Elsewhere in the borough CIL expenditure has included a new pedestrian crossing and the Highgate Society has suggested improvements to the crossing between Channing Junior School […]
Finding out about licensing applications
Until 22 September Haringey is consulting on its revised Licensing Policy. This is the policy for pubs, off licences, licensed restaurants and late-night eating places of all sorts. At present if a business in Haringey applies for a licence, or for a change in their licence like longer hours or larger premises, they only have to […]
Mayor of London calls in Archway Campus development
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has formally called in the controversial Archway Campus redevelopment, following its recent refusal by Islington Council.The proposed scheme, which includes a 27-storey tower and 242 student rooms, was refused two weeks ago by the council. Concerns cited included the development’s excessive scale, its failure to deliver sufficient affordable housing, and […]