Sale of good quality plants by the Friends of Waterlow Park on the Lauderdale tea lawn. All profits go to support planting in the Park in preparation for the 125th anniversary next year.
A talk by the Head of Art History – Judith Jammers – on the architecture of Dyne House, opened in 1967.
Free to former parents, pupils and staff.
Plant Heritage GRAND PLANT SALE (NCCPG) Specialist Nurseries at St Michaels School, North Hill, Highgate N6 4BG Saturday 30th April 10am-3. 30pm.
The series opens with a song recital featuring two Samling Artists performing Beethoven’s cycle An die ferne Geliebte, as well as songs by Schubert and Finzi, and texts by Shakespeare. Nick Pritchard has won the London Bach Society Singer’s Prize, and has recently performed for Opera Holland Park and Opera North. Ian Tindale is the recipient of the Accompanist’s Prize at the Kathleen Ferrier Awards, the Gerald Moore Award, and the Royal Overseas League Music Competition Accompanists’ Prize.
Tickets are available from www.ticketsource.com/highgateschool.
The 1932-33 England cricket tour of Australia was one of the most widely reported of all time. During a period when long-distance communications were either painfully slow or terrifically expensive, c. 130,000 words were wired across the world over a three-day period, costing a small fortune. Nor did interest in the tour wane within a few years, and even today, over eighty years after the victorious English side left Australia, more is written about this series than any other. The reason is simple: for the first time in the history of the game, controversy that took place on the field took on a political dimension, causing Dominions Secretary, Jimmy Thomas, to later recall: ‘no politics ever introduced in the British Empire caused me so much trouble as this damn bodyline bowling’.
The talk will be given by James Newton, Head of History at Highgate School.
Plant heritage, Plant Fair, to be held at Highgate School North Rd, London N6 4AY on September 3rd, 10.30am to 3.30pm. Plants Shrubs and Spring Bulbs for Autumn planting. Entrance fee £2-50 for non-members. Members and children free. Contact daisydogone@aol.com
Starting and finshing at Golders Green, this is a country walk inside London. It is suitable for existing, new and prospective members. Despite being well within London it is over 85% on tracks and paths , passes through several ancient woodlands and visits many bodies of water. It even goes along a disused railway line.
It is a good opportunity for prospective members or those just thinking about joining to meet existing members and find out more about the Central London Outdoors Group
If you can’t make this walk, please tell your friends as they might be interested
I will lead you past West Heath, Parliament Hill (with one of the very best views of the City) and Highgate Ponds. Ascending Highgate Hill, we will continue to Highgate Wood where I intend stopping for lunch (you can buy a meal or a drink or bring your own picnic to eat on the adjoining lawn) After going through Queens Wood we pass Highgate underground station (it is possible to leave the walk here),The Parkland Walk path is a ribbon of green woods high above the houses on disused railway line. Crossing high above the Archway we walk through Waterlow Park to Highgate Village then descend to Hampstead Heath passing Kenwood House Ken Wood itself and the strange oaks of Sandy Heath and the North End. Finally we walk down the Heath Extension before turning off to return to the start at Golders Green
For more details see our website: www.clog.org.uk
6th February
The Ninth Annual Kyffin Williams Lecture
Vincent Van Gogh and Anthony Green
Martin Bailey
The art historian Martin Bailey has published two books in the past few weeks – one on Van Gogh (Studio of the South: Van Gogh in Provence) and the other on the former Highgate student Anthony Green RA (Painting Life), who was taught by Kyffin Williams in the 1950s. In his lecture, Bailey will explore the links, since Green has always been strongly influenced by Van Gogh’s Sunflowers.
Heritage Plant Fair at St Michaels School Highgate
Some of the nurseries attending:
Rose Cottage Plants, Edulis, Little Heath Nursery, Fibrex, Daisy Roots and many more.
This event is a fund raiser for Plant Heritage and the National Collections throughout the UK http://www.plantheritage.com
Harington Scheme Spring Sale
High quality bedding plants, herbs, hanging baskets and homemade refreshments
Join us for Harington Annual Spring Plant Sale.
As well as buying all your summer bedding and window box plants, hanging baskets, herbs, chutneys and jams, there will be refreshments served by the Friends of the Harington Scheme in our walled garden. Fingers crossed for sunshine!
- Bedding Plants
- Hanging Baskets
- Perennials
- Herbs
- Refreshments
- Homemade Produce
There will be lovely and unusual plants to buy from very knowledgeable nurserymen.
Plants and bulbs to buy from small specialist nurseries, to add interest and colour to your garden in Spring and Autumn.
Plant Heritage Plant Fair, Specialist Nurseries, to be held on Saturday 2nd May at St Michael’s C of E School, North Hill, Highgate N6 4BG from 10am to 3.30pm. Entry £2-50, members and children free.