The Highgate Society could save your life…yes really. We run two defibrillators in Highgate, we check they are working, replace batteries when needed - and indeed we replaced a defibrillator when one was stolen. We also run training sessions so there should always be a trained user available - and we want to buy a third defibrillator. It all needs money and so we’re fundraising. Please see below for more details and give generously.
In other news we continue to run reports of the situation on our roads highlighting danger spots for pedestrians and cyclists. Of course the hidden killer is pollution from the overall volume of traffic.
Tickets are still available to hear why you should visit Jordan, and of course there is always Saturday Morning Coffee in our hall from 10.30am every Saturday.
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NEWS
Highgate Hill and Highgate West Hill traffic
Pelican crossing between Channing Junior School and Cote
Look in this photo at how wide the road is and how narrow the pavement is! The balance is not appropriate: (1) it makes it too easy for vehicles to go fast; (2) too far for pedestrians to cross; and (3) pedestrians on the Haringey side sometimes need to step into the road to pass.
Our campaign to improve safety on Highgate Hill has generated many responses from members and residents. Here are comments from two about this dangerous pelican crossing between Channing Junior School and Cote restaurant.
We have also received comments from a resident on Highgate West Hill about dangerous driving on that road - see here.
Traffic walk 3 - Swains Lane, South Grove and Highgate High Street
As explained on the Traffic page of our web site, we’ve started a series of traffic walks to identify where there are snarl ups, the parking situation, and facts about walking and cycling as well as pavement conditions. Go to the web site for links to the notes on the first two walks. The latest report can be seen here.
Fundraising for a third defibrillator
Defibrillator outside the Pond Square toilets
In 2018, the Resuscitation Council UK stated that fewer than one person in 10 survives a sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) if it occurs outside hospital; and this was still the case last year. The use of an automated external defibrillator (AED), can significantly increase the chance of saving life in these circumstances if performed promptly and in 2019 the Highgate Society worked with pH.7 Life in Balance on the installation of two of these devices in Highgate. The society is now raising funds for the ongoing maintenance of the two existing AEDs, training sessions to increase the number of people who will be able to help if a SCA occurs and to purchase an additional public defibrillator. For more information click here.
Kenwood House Spring Public Events Consultation 2024 English Heritage are holding their Spring Public Events Consultation on 25th March from 6.30pm to 8.00 pm. The event is open to all but if you want to attend you should email Kenwood.house@english-heritage.org.ukby 18th March. For more information clickhere.
Highgate Primary School are fundraising Highgate Primary School in North Hill are fund raising and they have the support of Liam Gallagher & Christopher Eccleston. They’ve organised the School choir in a version of the Beatles “With a Little Help from My Friends”. Do watch and listen (click here) and, if you can, donate through Just Giving https://justgiving.com/page/withalittlehelpfrommyfriends. For more information click here.
EVENTS
Music in Highgate Homes: Trio Trillium SOLD OUT
Sunday 11th February 6.30 pm
Venue to be announced
£30 including interval wine and canapés
Highgate Society members only
Amber Emson (violin), Luca Maffessoli Wadham (viola) and Jason Ma (cello) are award-winning students from the Royal Academy of Music. Their programme will include works by Beethoven and Dohnanyi. For more details and booking arrangements click here or see the Winter issue of buzz.
Travellers' tales: Why visit Jordan?
Wednesday 21st February 7.30 pm (revised date)
10A South Grove N6 6BS and on Zoom
Entry £7.50 including a glass of wine (£3 on Zoom)
Richard Webber and Jane Campbell demonstrate why Jordan is worth visiting in spite of the problems in the Middle East.
This event is now sold out. Tickets will not be available on the door.
More events
● The next Coffee & Computers session will be on Monday 5th February at 10A South Grove. To receive notifications of sessions, email highgatecoffeeandcomputers@gmail.com.
●The Poetry Group has its next meeting on Tuesday 6th February at 6.30 pm. The theme for the month is 'Pancakes' or 'adventuras con marihuana'. £3 admission includes tea and biscuits. For more details contact Richard Downes at r.downes@yahoo.co.uk.
● The next French Circle meeting will be on Wednesday 7th February at 7.30pm. "We will be celebrating SAINT VALENTINE ! Everyone with a modicum of French is invited. Please bring with you a short text, or poem, in French, which has LOVE as its theme, and which you would like to share with friends. It would be really helpful if you could bring 2 or 3 copies of your text with you, which your listeners might share. We are hoping for a lovely love song from Mona Aboud, which will be "un régal" - a joy ! There will be wine, juice and the usual nibbles, and the entry charge is £10, payable, in cash only please, at the door."
● The next Tidy-up event is on Saturday 17th February. Meet outside 10A South Grove. For more details click here.
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