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Jun
7
Tue
‘Stokey – A Misty Village’: Guided Walk @ A guided tour through Stoke Newington with the excellent Rachel Kolsky. All profits to The Harington Scheme.
Jun 7 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm

A guided tour through Stoke Newington with the excellent Rachel Kolsky.  All profits to The Harington Scheme.

Jul
13
Wed
Flappers: all female circus cabaret @ Jacksons Lane
Jul 13 @ 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm

It’s girls on top in this rip-roaring, trail-blazing night to remember! Hosted by the inimitable and award-winning Sh!t Theatre, Flappers brings together some of the most exciting talent from circus, comedy and live art. A range of acts will be announced over the coming weeks (keep your eyes fixed on us) and oh yes, did we mention they’re all female?

 

We have introduced a Pay What You Decide policy for Postcards Festival 2016shows.

You can attend the shows without paying for a ticket beforehand, but tickets can be reserved in advance (max 4 per booking). When the show finishes, you will have the opportunity to make a donation – either by cash on the door or card at the Box Office.

Feb
26
Sun
A Walk through Highgate: Experiments in Urban living @ The Woodman
Feb 26 @ 11:30 am – 1:15 pm

Discover some of Highgate’s twentieth century housing developments in this historic walk through Highgate. We will pass Lubetkin’s iconic High Point flats, learn about Highgate’s early history, walk through Waterlow Park and learn of it conception, pass Highgate Cemetery where Karl Marx is buried and explore Abrahmam Davis’s Holly Lodge Estate and Walter Segal’s 1950s St Anne’s Close.

Starts Opposite the Woodman Pub, Archway Road, finishes at Parliament Hill Fields at the bottom of Swain’s Lane. From here one has the choice to discover Highgate, see the views from Parliament Hill or further explore Highgate East or West Cemetery (additional fees)

You can check travel options at the Transport for London Journey Planner.

Footprints of London Walk www.footprintsoflondon.com

Stroll Round Highgate @ Highgate Society
Feb 26 @ 2:15 pm – 4:30 pm

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Learn more about the Highgate Conservation Area

JOIN US FOR A STROLL AROUND THE HIGHGATE CONSERVATION AREA – The tour will be led by an official London tour guide Ulrika Johnson with contributions from knowledgeable members of the HS.
The tour will start at 2.15, at 10A on Sunday 26th February and will return there for refreshments after about one and a half hours.
Please send a SAE with £5 to reserve your place to Highgate Society Walk, 10A South Grove London N6 6BS.
Jun
20
Tue
Guided Walk around Shoreditch @ Harington Scheme
Jun 20 @ 11:00 am – 2:00 pm
Tuesday 20 June, 11am       Guided walk round Shoreditch in aid of the Harington Scheme. 
A tour through the history of one of East London’s most creative hubs, finishing in Brick Lane, £20.
Contact Susie Rose on 020 8340 7156 or scr47@btinternet.com.
Feb
24
Sat
Waterlow Park Through the Eyes of History Tour @ Lauderdale House
Feb 24 @ 11:30 am – 12:15 pm
Waterlow Park Through the Eyes of History Tour @ Lauderdale House | England | United Kingdom

See Waterlow Park like you’ve never seen it before through the expert eyes of local historian Pam Cooper, who wrote the definitive history book  on the Park.

In 1889 Waterlow Park was given as a ‘garden for the gardenless’ but it was a long journey from the Tudor nobles who claimed the area for country residences until the Victorian Sir Sydney Waterlow brought it together in a grand act of philanthropy.

Meet in the central internal Courtyard at Lauderdale House.

Lauderdale Revealed – A Tour of the House @ Lauderdale House
Feb 24 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Lauderdale Revealed - A Tour of the House @ Lauderdale House | England | United Kingdom

Uncover the architectural secrets of this fascinating 16th century house with Peter Barber OBE, author of Lauderdale Revealed, who has been a vital figure in protecting our history from the devastating 1963 fire to the 2017 renovation. We will be opening up our 17th century trompe l’oeil just for today!

Meet in the central internal Courtyard at Lauderdale House.

Feb
25
Sun
Lauderdale Revealed – A Tour of the House @ Lauderdale House
Feb 25 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Lauderdale Revealed - A Tour of the House @ Lauderdale House | England | United Kingdom

Uncover the architectural secrets of this fascinating 16th century house with Peter Barber OBE, author of Lauderdale Revealed, who has been a vital figure in protecting our history from the devastating 1963 fire to the 2017 renovation. We will be opening up our 17th century trompe l’oeil just for today!

Meet in the central internal Courtyard at Lauderdale House.

Mar
24
Sat
Guided Walk in Highgate @ highgate society
Mar 24 @ 1:30 pm – 4:15 pm

Guided walk around Highgate and tea afterwards at 10A

Jul
7
Sat
School History Walk led by Henley Henley-Smith @ Highgate School Museum
Jul 7 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

2 – 3pm
History of a school in its
village -1565 to 2018 – a
Walking Tour by Henley Smith
Highgate School Museum,
Southwood Lane, N6 5EE
Free
www.highgateschool.org.uk/
about/museum-and-archive

Jun
5
Wed
Sir Martin Gilbert Learning Centre – 4 week course on Turning Points in Modern Jewish History @ Highgate (N6) Venue details confirmed upon booking
Jun 5 @ 8:00 pm – 9:15 pm
Sir Martin Gilbert Learning Centre - 4 week course on Turning Points in Modern Jewish History @ Highgate (N6) Venue details confirmed upon booking

Turning Points in Modern Jewish History

Sir Martin Gilbert Learning Centre presents:
A new engaging, four week course tracing the tumultuous journey of the Jews in modern times.
Focusing on four pivotal moments in history: The Dreyfus Affair, the Kishinev pogrom, Kristallnacht and the Six-Day War.
Presented by Shirli Gilbert, Professor of Modern Jewish History at the University of Southampton (largest Modern History department in Europe)
Jun
12
Wed
Sir Martin Gilbert Learning Centre – 4 week course on Turning Points in Modern Jewish History @ Highgate (N6) Venue details confirmed upon booking
Jun 12 @ 8:00 pm – 9:15 pm
Sir Martin Gilbert Learning Centre - 4 week course on Turning Points in Modern Jewish History @ Highgate (N6) Venue details confirmed upon booking

Turning Points in Modern Jewish History

Sir Martin Gilbert Learning Centre presents:
A new engaging, four week course tracing the tumultuous journey of the Jews in modern times.
Focusing on four pivotal moments in history: The Dreyfus Affair, the Kishinev pogrom, Kristallnacht and the Six-Day War.
Presented by Shirli Gilbert, Professor of Modern Jewish History at the University of Southampton (largest Modern History department in Europe)
Jun
19
Wed
Sir Martin Gilbert Learning Centre – 4 week course on Turning Points in Modern Jewish History @ Highgate (N6) Venue details confirmed upon booking
Jun 19 @ 8:00 pm – 9:15 pm
Sir Martin Gilbert Learning Centre - 4 week course on Turning Points in Modern Jewish History @ Highgate (N6) Venue details confirmed upon booking

Turning Points in Modern Jewish History

Sir Martin Gilbert Learning Centre presents:
A new engaging, four week course tracing the tumultuous journey of the Jews in modern times.
Focusing on four pivotal moments in history: The Dreyfus Affair, the Kishinev pogrom, Kristallnacht and the Six-Day War.
Presented by Shirli Gilbert, Professor of Modern Jewish History at the University of Southampton (largest Modern History department in Europe)
Jun
26
Wed
Sir Martin Gilbert Learning Centre – 4 week course on Turning Points in Modern Jewish History @ Highgate (N6) Venue details confirmed upon booking
Jun 26 @ 8:00 pm – 9:15 pm
Sir Martin Gilbert Learning Centre - 4 week course on Turning Points in Modern Jewish History @ Highgate (N6) Venue details confirmed upon booking

Turning Points in Modern Jewish History

Sir Martin Gilbert Learning Centre presents:
A new engaging, four week course tracing the tumultuous journey of the Jews in modern times.
Focusing on four pivotal moments in history: The Dreyfus Affair, the Kishinev pogrom, Kristallnacht and the Six-Day War.
Presented by Shirli Gilbert, Professor of Modern Jewish History at the University of Southampton (largest Modern History department in Europe)
Oct
4
Fri
Highgate Coffee & Computers Special Cyber Scam session @ The Highgate Society
Oct 4 @ 10:30 am – 12:30 pm

TheHighgate Coffee & Computers’ special Cyber scam session is today!

Numbers are limited so please email to say if you’ll be joining us on Friday 04 October and if you’re bringing a friend

By popular request, we hand over the morning to Leslie Jackson and Tom Lee from the Metropolitan Scam Safe Unit. Scams of all kinds happen every day in Camden, from PIN theft at ATMs to clever phone fraud. In this age of electronics, it can happen to any of us, at any time. 
 
In July alone Camden Borough residents made 148 reports to Action Fraud. Their losses total £537,330 or an average loss of £3,606 per report. 
 
The top three types of fraud are: 
False representation 43 reports £2,040 lost 
Online Shopping & Auctions 18 reports £3,656 lost 
Consumer Fraud 15 reports £31,199 lost 
 
The top three by amount reported lost: 
Payment Fraud £314,933 lost 9 reports 
Click Fraud £65,000 lost 1 report 
Banking Fraud £50,307 lost 9 reports   
 
But if we know what to look out for, we can easily stay clear of the scammers.
Using videos and recounting personal experience, Les and Tom will demonstrate some simple but effective measures we can all take to best prevent fraud happening to us. 
See you later!
Best
The Highgate Coffee & Computers volunteers