Carols in Pond Square 2021
Wednesday 8th December 6.30 pm
Join the Highgate School Concert Choir and Symphonic Band. Cash collection for the Jacksons Lane annual Christmas Day lunch. (For more details of the lunch and to donate click here. Donations before December 7th will be match funded)
Mulled wine and mince pies available at the Highgate Society, 10A South Grove afterwards.
Funds are needed for the Christmas lights
Highgate High Street and Pond Square have been lit up again this Christmas. The team are Chris Underhill (Prickett & Ellis), James Wilkinson (Winkworths) and Charlotte Bourne (Taylor Gibbs)
Donations can be dropped into any of them and cheques should be made out to ‘Highgate Festive Events’. Funds can be transferred to:-
Highgate Festive Events - Barclays Bank - Sort Code 20-95-61 - Acct No 10959235
Bus route changes in Highgate.
Transport for London is proposing significant changes to the bus routes through Highgate, affecting the 21, 271, 143 and 263 routes, and the introduction of a school bus service. The bus stand in South Grove will close. More details here and at www.highgatesociety.com including the Society's views on the changes and details of how to comment. The consultation is open till January 9th.
Camden Council confirms Millfield Lane one-way system
Following consultation on the temporary one-way northbound system on Millfield Lane, Camden has decided to make it permanent.
The Highgate Society's proposal to reverse the direction of travel to minimise congestion at the Millfield Lane/Merton Lane/Fitzroy Park junction was not considered as it was not included in the options in the consultation. Camden have accepted that the consultation was flawed as there was no option included for a one-way system in the reverse direction, and have said they will "continue to monitor and assess the scheme which could include further public consultation”.
French Circle: La Fête de Saint Nicolas
Wednesday 1st December 7.30 pm to 9.30 pm
10A South Grove N6 6BS
Enjoy a generous offering of cheeses, bread, pâté, fruit and nuts, all washed down with some excellent wine (or juice). The evening involves a bit of singing in French to piano accompaniment,
Entry £10 on the door. All welcome.
The Winter 2021 issue of buzz will be published on 4th December.
Members will receive their free copy in the following days. Non-members can buy a copy for £1.50 from Brooksby in the High Street.
Coffee & Computers returns to 10A
The next meeting is on Friday 3rd December at 10A (and then every first Friday in the month except January). Sessions run from 10.30 to 12.30. It helps if you arrive at the beginning of the session. Assistance can also be provided using Zoom for those who prefer that. For more information email highgatecoffeeandcomputers@gmail.com
Saturday coffee mornings have resumed
Coffee and conversations every Saturday at 10.30 -12.30.
All welcome. £2 for coffee (free refills) and biscuits/cake.
The Members Planning Surgery during the coffee morning has also restarted. While we endeavour to have someone there whenever possible, if you want to come in and talk to us about something, advance notice would be appreciated so we can ensure someone is there. Submit your request to contact@highgatesociety.com or on the Contact page of the web site.
Updates, reminders and news snippets:
Update on Townsend Yard (click here for background) The Construction Management Plan submitted by the developers (which has been opposed by the Highgate Society) has been rejected by Haringey. For full details click here.
The Highgate Society's campaign to have The Victoria in North Hill declared an Asset of Community Value continues. Click here for full details and to join the online petition.
Camden's proposal to retain the No Right Turn restriction at Swains Lane/Bisham Gardens is subject to further consultation until December 8th. To comment email safetravel@camden.gov.uk
The Poetry Group meets next on Tuesday 7th December, 6.30 to 8.30 at 10A. This month's challenge is 'Festival of Lights'. Entry £3. For more details contact Richard Downes at r.downes@yahoo.co.uk
Monthly tidy-up events The next meeting is onSaturday 4th December. Meet at 9.30 am at the entrance to Highgate station in Priory Gardens. For more information and the dates of future meetings click here.
Music in Highgate Homes Save the date - Sunday 30th January.
The Highgate Society, in association with Salon Music, is launching a series of light music pre-Sunday lunch concerts to be held at 10A South Grove. The concerts will be held every other month and the first, which will be held on March 20th, will feature Sol Grimshaw’s Gypsy Jazz Trio. Full details will be published in future newsletters and on the Highgate Society web site.
In the press: Some articles in which the Highgate Society has featured
"Now We May Singen" A Christmas concert by Voxcetera Saturday 10 December, 7.30pm St. Mary Brookfield Church, Tufnell Park, NW5
For more details and booking click here .
Interested to volunteer with the Highgate Society?
We are always keen to hear from members who would like to become more actively involved. Some specific needs are highlighted below but if you’re interested helping with something else that we do, please get in touch either by coming to our Saturday Coffee morning between 10.30 and 12.00 or by emailing chair@highgatesociety.com.
Do you enjoy walking in Highgate and the surrounding area?
We publish a series of ten local walking guides and are looking for volunteers to reinvigorate sales to bookshops and other local outlets. Typically as one of a number of volunteers you would maintain contact with one or two local bookshops and other outlets, visiting every few months to replenish their stocks. We’re also always looking for new outlets willing to stock our guides, so on your walks you may find other shops or local attractions who would stock our walking guides. If you like walking and visiting bookshops this is a natural fit. Please email chair@highgatesociety.com if you are interested to be involved.
Caring for the hall
Our hall in Pond Square, Highgate is used for many community activities including talks, parties, pilates and yoga classes, watercolour group, life drawing group, and French Circle. The hall has just been refurbished, and the garden replanted, and they provide attractive and welcoming spaces. The hall is a valued social and community resource for local people to use and enjoy, as well as providing essential income for the Society.
Our friendly and welcoming volunteers help look after the hall and support each other to make sure the hall is spick and span for our community. This includes ensuring tea, coffee, biscuits etc are topped up, organising small repairs and checking the place is clean and tidy for our hirers. You are not expected to do any cleaning or repair work yourself.
The Highgate Society’s Infrastructure and Projects Group has run monthly “tidy-up Highgate” sessions for several years. Through this work we have seen a lot of open spaces which can become overgrown and fall outside the normal maintenance programmes of Haringey and Camden Councils. In some cases, such as the small roundabout outside Highgate School, these spaces have been looked after by local residents. We see the potential for more people to be involved in this.
If you would be interested in getting involved in specific projects where we could make a real impact please do get in touch at infrastructure@highgatesociety.com or drop into 10A South Grove any Saturday morning between 10:30 and 12 for coffee and to speak to one of the team.
Highgate Society membership
Are you a member? If not, please consider joining to help support our work. We aim to make Highgate a better place to live and work - to ensure changes enhance the area, encourage sound planning and to improve public transport. The Society is at the very heart of Highgate with a range of events for the whole community. To join click here.
The Highgate Society is a founder member of the London Forum of Amenity and Civic Societies. The Forum's quarterly newsletters can be seen here.
We are also a member of Civic Voice. Click here to learn more.
The gift of Highgate ........
Give "The Story of the Highgate Society” book or some of our booklets of guided walks around North London to friends this year. The full range of guides and the book are on sale at the Highgate Bookshop and for mail order through our website. Great gifts, go check them out! https://highgatesociety.com/publications/.
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Carols in Pond Square 2021
Bus route changes in Highgate.
Camden Council confirms Millfield Lane one-way system
French Circle: La Fête de Saint Nicolas
The Winter 2021 issue of buzz will be published on 4th December.
Highgate Society membership
Give "The Story of the Highgate Society” book or some of our booklets of guided walks around North London to friends this year. The full range of guides and the book are on sale at the Highgate Bookshop and for mail order through our website. Great gifts, go check them out! 