Clothing collection for Ukraine, event dates and more consultations
January 2023
We wish all our readers a very Happy New Year
Carols in Pond Square
Compere Dave Hall led the Highgate School Symphonic Band and Concert Choir, together with musicians from Channing School and North Bridge House, in this year's event. More details and photos here. Over £1300 was raised for the Harington Scheme. Photo by Ben Henghes
Warm clothes for Ukraine - donations requested!
Saturdays 14th and 21st January 10.00 am - 12.30 pm
We are partnering with Lifeline Express to support people in Ukraine through a very tough winter. Please bring donations of warm clothes in good condition to one of the two Saturday coffee mornings to be held on the above dates at the Highgate Society, 10A South Grove (opposite Pond Square). Find out more about Lifeline Express here.
The funniest man in London
Wednesday 11th January 7.30 pm
10A South Grove and on Zoom
Anthony Binns introduces his recently published biography of Highgate School alumnus H G Pélissier, the Edwardian satirist and composer. For more details click here.
Entry £5 to include a glass of wine (£3 on Zoom) To book click here.
Sunday lunchtime concert
Sunday 22nd January 12 noon
10A South Grove N6 6BS Jazz singer Nel Begley and pianist Paul Edis will be wowing us with a range of songs including works by jazz greats such as Cole Porter, Thelonious Monk and Burt Bacharach. More details here.
Entry £15 to include unlimited Buck's Fizz. Booking via Eventbrite - click here
The newly completed England coast path
Wednesday 8th February 7.30 pm
10A South Grove N6 6BS and on Zoom
Professor Richard Webber celebrates the completion of the world's longest coastal footpath. Click here for more details.
Entry £5 to include a glass of wine (£3 on Zoom) To book click here.
Haringey waste strategy consultation
Haringey Council is consulting on its waste strategy. We encourage Haringey residents and businesses to participate, which you can do by clicking here up to 22 January 2023.To read the views of the Highgate Society click here.
How ready are we for climate change?
Camden Council is conducting an online survey that "aims to help us establish a basic understanding of our communities’ experiences, knowledge of the climate crisis, and thoughts and ideas on how to better prepare Camden and build climate resilient communities.". For more detail and to participate (Camden residents only) click here The consultation closes on22 January.
A warm room beckons at Jacksons Lane
Jacksons Lane is participating in Haringey's Warm Welcome and Wall of Kindness initiatives, offering a warm place to be this winter with no obligation. Click here for more information.
The vandalised K2 telephone box at the junction of Highgate Hill and Dartmouth Park. The community projects group cleared up the broken glass and has been in touch with BT which is aiming to repair this as soon as possible. We are very lucky to have these K2 boxes which were designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott and introduced in 1926.
News and some dates for your diary
Upstairs at the Gatehouse granted ACV status We are delighted to be able to announce that the Society’s application for the Upstairs at the Gatehouse Theatre to be made as Asset of Community Value has been accepted. This means that, for the next five years at least, the use of Upstairs at the Gatehouse as a performance space is protected – and we hope it will continue to thrive in that period and long after it.
The Highgate Society Community Projects Group has been awarded a grant by the Veolia sustainability fund to allow it to buy seeds, bulbs and gardening equipment for its guerilla gardening programme. If you are interested in joining in email infrastructure@highgatesociety.com.
The Camden Local Plan Review consultation period continues till 13th January. To participate click here.
The Coffee & Computers sessions at 10A are held on the first Monday of the month except August. The next meeting will be on Monday 9th January at 10.30 to 12.00. It will help if you arrive at the start of the session and please bring your device and any relevant passwords with you if possible. Non-members welcome.
The Poetry Group has its next meeting on Tuesday 3rd Januaryat 6.30 pm. The challenge is 'We're going to pot and/or Rebellion'. £3 admission includes tea and biscuits. For more details contact Richard Downes at r.downes@yahoo.co.uk
The French Circle will be meeting on Wednesday 4th January at 7.30 pm to celebrate the "Fête des Rois". "We will be singing some traditional French songs, accompanied by our wonderful pianist, and listening to some recorded music chosen and introduced by Christine. There will be a fine spread of goodies to eat, including home-made "galettes des rois" made by Kristina and containing at least one "fève" so we can crown our King or Queen, or both, of the evening! There will be wine, of course, and fruit juice. It's a great atmosphere for lovers of French, so do come. The entrance charge is £10, cash only please".
The next tidy-up event is on 14th January. Meet at the junction of Wood Lane and Queens Wood Road. For full details, including the date of future events, click here
Members of Highgate Watercolour Group are looking forward to another year meeting and painting at 10A on Thursdays. They regularly post on Facebook. There's a link on their web site https://www.highgatewatercolour.org.uk/.
Saturday coffee mornings at 10A
Coffee and conversations every Saturday at 10.30 -12.30.
All welcome. £2 for coffee (free refills) and biscuits (sometimes cake).
The Members Planning Surgery is held during the coffee morning, 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.
Interested to volunteer with the Highgate Society?
We are always keen to hear from members who would like to become more actively involved. Please get in touch by emailing chair@highgatesociety.com.
Highgate Society people The officers of the Society, council members and many of those most actively involved in the work of the Society are now listed on the web site - click here to view the list.
Do you subscribe to the Highgate Hit List? This weekly e-bulletin carries updates and reminders about Highgate Society events (as well as a wealth of other information). To subscribe email hitlistn6@hotmail.com
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 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/.
Free Highgate tourist guide
Highgate has a great heritage. Come to 10A on a Saturday and collect a copy of our free 'Visit Highgate' tourist map, giving no less than 114 sights and places of interest to see in the wider Highgate area
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 Highgate Society is an unincorporated association established for the public benefit. It endeavours to ensure that the information it provides as a free service is correct but does not warrant that it is accurate or complete. Nothing in this correspondence constitutes professional or legal advice and may not be relied on as such. In no event will the Society be liable for any loss or damage including without limitation indirect or consequential loss or damage or any damage whatsoever arising from any objections criticism advice and information it provides.
Warm clothes for Ukraine - donations requested!
The funniest man in London
Sunday lunchtime concert
Haringey waste strategy consultation
A warm room beckons at Jacksons Lane
The vandalised K2 telephone box at the junction of Highgate Hill and Dartmouth Park. The community projects group cleared up the broken glass and has been in touch with BT which is aiming to repair this as soon as possible. We are very lucky to have these K2 boxes which were designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott and introduced in 1926.
Saturday coffee mornings at 10A
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! 
Free Highgate tourist guide