The Highgate Fair in the Square is a highlight in the Highgate Summer calendar
when friends and neighbours come together in the Village for a fun day out and
welcome visitors from further afield. The Fair promotes local societies, charitable
causes and businesses, provides a stage for talented local groups, children’s
activities and an exciting selection of stalls.
This event is free and takes place thanks to a team of volunteers. Without their help
in setting up the Fair, stewarding and clearing up afterwards, the whole occasion
could not take place. Several long serving members of the organizing committee are
standing down this year so we really need new faces to make next year’s Fair on
Saturday 11 June 2016 a success.
If you would like to help and become part of this amazing team we would like to hear
from you. If you want to find out how you can help and what is entailed, the team
invites you to an open evening from 7.30pm on Tuesday 1 December at The
Woodman, 414 Archway Rd, N6 5UA. If you can’t make this or would like further
details, please email: thefairinthesquare@gmail.com.
Tweedy is the comedy and slapstick legend and star of Gifford’s Circus, Cirque Berserk and the Cheltenham Everyman pantomime! Not knowing who he is anymore, Tweedy gets a job in a Lost Property Office to try and find himself. In this one-man family show, Tweedy illustrates an impressive repertoire of comedic talents which have made him one of the most respected and popular clowns the country has to offer. Tweedy will never get too big for his pants; his pants will always be too big for him. “The best clown I have ever seen.” The Independent.
For ages 3 to 103.
![](https://www.highgatecalendar.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Lost-Property-Tweedy_web.jpg)
….Pic:Paul Reid/Angus Pictures
Tweedy is the comedy and slapstick legend and star of Gifford’s Circus, Cirque Berserk and the Cheltenham Everyman pantomime! Not knowing who he is anymore, Tweedy gets a job in a Lost Property Office to try and find himself. In this one-man family show, Tweedy illustrates an impressive repertoire of comedic talents which have made him one of the most respected and popular clowns the country has to offer. Tweedy will never get too big for his pants; his pants will always be too big for him. “The best clown I have ever seen.” The Independent.
For ages 3 to 103.
![](https://www.highgatecalendar.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Lost-Property-Tweedy_web.jpg)
….Pic:Paul Reid/Angus Pictures
Tweedy is the comedy and slapstick legend and star of Gifford’s Circus, Cirque Berserk and the Cheltenham Everyman pantomime! Not knowing who he is anymore, Tweedy gets a job in a Lost Property Office to try and find himself. In this one-man family show, Tweedy illustrates an impressive repertoire of comedic talents which have made him one of the most respected and popular clowns the country has to offer. Tweedy will never get too big for his pants; his pants will always be too big for him. “The best clown I have ever seen.” The Independent.
For ages 3 to 103.
![](https://www.highgatecalendar.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Lost-Property-Tweedy_web.jpg)
….Pic:Paul Reid/Angus Pictures
Tweedy is the comedy and slapstick legend and star of Gifford’s Circus, Cirque Berserk and the Cheltenham Everyman pantomime! Not knowing who he is anymore, Tweedy gets a job in a Lost Property Office to try and find himself. In this one-man family show, Tweedy illustrates an impressive repertoire of comedic talents which have made him one of the most respected and popular clowns the country has to offer. Tweedy will never get too big for his pants; his pants will always be too big for him. “The best clown I have ever seen.” The Independent.
For ages 3 to 103.
![](https://www.highgatecalendar.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Lost-Property-Tweedy_web.jpg)
….Pic:Paul Reid/Angus Pictures
Janacek’s Glagolitic Mass, so-named as it uses a ninth century text written in Old Church Slavonic, is also known as the Slavonic Mass. Rather than a traditional sacred piece, Janacek is thought to have conceived his mass as a celebration of Slavic culture and the pan-Slavic movement that he supported.
The Glagolitic Mass was first performed in Brno, Czechoslovakia, in April 1926. It is a highly original work for choir, organ and orchestra that expresses dramatic energy and tenderness in equal measure, and is recognised today as one of most significant contributions to choral music in the twentieth century.
Poulenc’s Gloria is a joyful rendering of the Gloria text from the Catholic Mass, and one of Poulenc’s most celebrated works. Scored for soprano, choir and large orchestra, it was composed in 1959 and first performed in 1961 in Boston to critical acclaim. Poulenc was known for composing music of sharp contrasts and his Gloria, which is jocund as well as solemn, is no exception.
Always Moving On is a brand new work for choir and orchestra, written by newcomer Christopher Ashley. An eight-minute orchestral march of aspiration and healing, it provides a modern twist to the familiar and popular format pioneered by Elgar and Walton in the early 20th century. The piece gives expression to the timeless virtues of hope, joy, patience and tolerance, offering respite from uncertainty and gloom.