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Oct
4
Sun
Jojo & Billie’s Tour de France @ Jacksons Lane
Oct 4 @ 12:00 pm – 4:30 pm

Find out what happens when a French boy and an English girl crash into each other and cannot repair their bikes, how they overcome the language barrier and how Billie discovers her love of all things French.

With live music, video, mime, several Gallic shrugs and many, many bicycles,Compagnie Animotion is once again going to swim the channel to bring their unique mix of exciting and lively wordless performance to Jacksons Lane!

For little and big ones. Don’t forget to wear a beret.

Ages 3-11

Sunday 12pm & 3pm

Apr
1
Fri
HIGHGATE COFFEE & COMPUTERS @ Highgate Society
Apr 1 @ 10:30 am – 12:30 pm
So, it’s time for another session of Highgate Coffee and Computers 
Do drop in this morning if you want a bit of one-to-one techi advice. Failing that, tell your mum or grandad about us!
All levels of know-how are welcome, from the totally blank face to the quite savvy computer or smartphone user. Even those who just want to see what it’s about and have a cup of coffee.

04 October, 10:30-12:30  – SAVE THE DATE! 

At our 04 October session, by popular request, we hand over 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.
Les and Tom will demonstrate some simple but effective measures we can all take to best prevent fraud happening to us. 
 
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
We hope to see you this morning.
Best wishes
The Highgate Coffee & Computers volunteers
 
Jun
17
Fri
Highgate Coffee & Computers @ Highgate School library - main entrance opposite The Gatehouse pub
Jun 17 @ 4:05 pm – 5:30 pm

Hey, great news! They’ve reduced roaming charges throughout Europe.

If this news instantly turns you into a giant question mark, this Friday 17 June is your chance to ask as many smartphone questions as you like and walk away with all the answers by teatime. You can also ask questions about laptops or tablets.

Just head to the Highgate School Library for an afternoon of free, informal one-to-one computer familiarisation sessions over a nice cup of coffee. We do tea as well. And cake.

If you don’t yet possess any electronic gadgets, don’t worry, we do and we’d love you to come and play with them.

“This is exactly what I needed! I’ve made lots of notes and I am much more confident with my laptop now. Thank you” says 65 year old Highgate Coffee & Computers friend, who has just booked a bargain summer break online.

If you want more info, give Stuart a call on 020 8347 2411 (quoting Highgate Coffee & Computers). You can also email us on highgatecoffeeandcomputers@gmail.com to tell us what you want to know more about.

People have asked if they can buy stuff from us. The answer is no, we’re not here to sell you anything. We just give you some useful hints and tips for your computer or smartphone, drink coffee, relax and chat.

The world is at your fingertips. Literally!

It’s all free, and we look forward to saying hello.

Warm regards

The Highgate Coffee & Computers volunteers

Jul
19
Tue
Chivaree Circus: Becoming Shades @ Jacksons Lane
Jul 19 @ 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm

Myths remixed: the classic story of Persephone is retold with live music, aerial acrobatics, fire, dance and mime. A high impact show full of hope and sorrow, it’s Greek mythology but not as you know it as this tale of love, choice and empowerment gets a contemporary circus twist. Chivaree Circus will take you on a journey and leave you ready to embrace an eternity in Hades.

 

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.

Sep
29
Thu
PREVIEW: CONSTRUCTS / Katie Hare / Callum Hill / Ellie Power @ LUX
Sep 29 @ 4:00 pm – 6:30 pm
PREVIEW: CONSTRUCTS / Katie Hare / Callum Hill / Ellie Power @ LUX | London | England | United Kingdom

The preview event for CONSTRUCTS.

CONSTRUCTS is the inaugural exhibition at LUX’s new home in Waterlow Park, in Highgate. It marks LUX’s return to Camden, where its predecessor organisation, the London Film-Makers’ Co-operative, was based for more than three decades.

Curated by Matt Carter, the exhibition features work by three emerging London-based artists who graduated this year: Katie Hare (MFA Goldsmiths), Callum Hill (MA RCA), and Ellie Power (BA Wimbledon). Their work spans across HD video, CGI, gaming networks, installation, animation, found footage and 16mm film, with each artist’s diverse practice engaging with and utilising moving image in its many forms today. The works presented in this exhibition interrogate the constructs of the mediums themselves, the latent power they might hold, and examine their relationships to individual and collective cultural constructs.

CONSTRUCTS continues the partnership initiated in 2014 between Art Licks Weekend and LUX for the Moving Image programme of the festival.

Dec
9
Fri
Highgate Coffee & Computers – NB: Change of Date! @ Highgate School Library
Dec 9 @ 4:05 pm – 5:30 pm
Please note that the next session for Highgate Coffee and Computers is now this coming Friday 09 December at 16.05 – 17.30 (NB time), at the Library at Highgate School, North Road, N6 4AY

There will be no Highgate Coffee & Computers session on 16 December.

Highgate School has amazing computer facilities, and the friendly students will be there to help sort out your problems. There will also be coffee/tea and cake.

Please note the volunteers at these sessions are pupils from the school, ranging in age from 11 to 18 years old. The School has a duty of care to these young people and would be very grateful if you could be mindful of maintaining appropriate interaction with them. Please consider issues such as your language, your expectations regarding the type of matter you raise with the pupils, and the sort of information that the pupils may see on your documents or particular webpages.

If you have any queries then please don’t hesitate to raise them with the members of staff at the session.

If you plan to come, it would be helpful to know, though it is not obligatory.

We look forward to seeing you this Friday!

The Highgate Coffee & Computers volunteers

May
25
Thu
Friends of Waterlow Park AGM and annual talk @ LUX - Park Centre Waterlow Park
May 25 @ 6:45 pm – 9:00 pm

Tony Leach, Director of Parks for London, will be talking about ‘Parks in London: ‘The Current Dilemma’ at 7 p.m. in the Park Centre. Join the Friends of Waterlow Park at 6.45 for refreshments. The talk will be followed at 8 p.m. by the AGM. This will include a report on recent developments and elections to the committee.

Oct
18
Wed
LUX Breakfast, Waterlow Park @ LUX in the Waterlow Park Centre
Oct 18 @ 9:00 am – 10:30 am
Wednesday 18th October 9-10.30am
LUX Breakfast
LUX is pleased to invite local residents, community groups and businesses to a free breakfast event on Wednesday 18 October at its building in Waterlow Park. Join us for coffee, tea and pastries, meet our team and other locals as well as visit our current exhibition. All welcome, drop in any time between 9 – 10.30am.
 
The current exhibition Kate Davis: Charity invites the viewer to contemplate fundamental emotions and everyday activities that are often overlooked. Taking artistic representations of breastfeeding as its focus, the film Charity explores how the essential – but largely invisible and unpaid – processes we employ to care for others could be re-imagined. Charity is shown alongside related artworks, bookworks, research materials and a selection of films and videos from the LUX and Cinenova collections.
LUX, Waterlow Park Centre, Dartmouth Park Hill, London, N19 5JF
LUX is the UK agency for the support and promotion of artists working with the moving image based in Waterlow Park, London and Glasgow. more information at www.lux.org.uk
Mar
15
Fri
Highgate Coffee and Computers @ The Library at Highgate School
Mar 15 @ 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm

Highgate School has amazing computer facilities, and the friendly and knowledgeable student volunteers always prove really popular with our Highgate Coffee & Computers visitors. The students will help with any computer question, from the simplest problem to the fiendishly tricky challenges, nothing seems to defeat them!

And of course, there’s the famous cake that comes with the coffee and tea. Worth a visit all on its own!

Please note the volunteers at these sessions are pupils from the school, ranging in age from 11 to 18 years old.  The School has a duty of care to these young people and would be very grateful if you could be mindful of maintaining appropriate interaction with them. Please consider issues such as your language, your expectations regarding the type of matter you raise with the pupils, and the sort of information that the pupils may see on your documents or particular webpages. 
If you have any queries then please don’t hesitate to raise them with the members of staff at the session.

May
17
Fri
Highgate Coffee and Computers @ The Library at Highgate School
May 17 @ 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm

Highgate School has amazing computer facilities, and the friendly and knowledgeable student volunteers always prove really popular with our Highgate Coffee & Computers visitors. The students will help with any computer question, from the simplest problem to the fiendishly tricky challenges, nothing seems to defeat them!

And of course, there’s the famous cake that comes with the coffee and tea. Worth a visit all on its own!

Please note the volunteers at these sessions are pupils from the school, ranging in age from 11 to 18 years old.  The School has a duty of care to these young people and would be very grateful if you could be mindful of maintaining appropriate interaction with them. Please consider issues such as your language, your expectations regarding the type of matter you raise with the pupils, and the sort of information that the pupils may see on your documents or particular webpages. 
If you have any queries then please don’t hesitate to raise them with the members of staff at the session.

Jun
21
Fri
Highgate Coffee and Computers @ The Library at Highgate School
Jun 21 @ 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm

Highgate School has amazing computer facilities, and the friendly and knowledgeable student volunteers always prove really popular with our Highgate Coffee & Computers visitors. The students will help with any computer question, from the simplest problem to the fiendishly tricky challenges, nothing seems to defeat them!

And of course, there’s the famous cake that comes with the coffee and tea. Worth a visit all on its own!

Please note the volunteers at these sessions are pupils from the school, ranging in age from 11 to 18 years old.  The School has a duty of care to these young people and would be very grateful if you could be mindful of maintaining appropriate interaction with them. Please consider issues such as your language, your expectations regarding the type of matter you raise with the pupils, and the sort of information that the pupils may see on your documents or particular webpages. 
If you have any queries then please don’t hesitate to raise them with the members of staff at the session.

Sep
20
Fri
Highgate Coffee and Computers @ The Library at Highgate School
Sep 20 @ 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm

Highgate School has amazing computer facilities, and the friendly and knowledgeable student volunteers always prove really popular with our Highgate Coffee & Computers visitors. The students will help with any computer question, from the simplest problem to the fiendishly tricky challenges, nothing seems to defeat them!

And of course, there’s the famous cake that comes with the coffee and tea. Worth a visit all on its own!

Please note the volunteers at these sessions are pupils from the school, ranging in age from 11 to 18 years old.  The School has a duty of care to these young people and would be very grateful if you could be mindful of maintaining appropriate interaction with them. Please consider issues such as your language, your expectations regarding the type of matter you raise with the pupils, and the sort of information that the pupils may see on your documents or particular webpages. 
If you have any queries then please don’t hesitate to raise them with the members of staff at the session.

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
Oct
16
Wed
Highgate Coffee and Computers @ The Library at Highgate School
Oct 16 @ 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm

Highgate School has amazing computer facilities, and the friendly and knowledgeable student volunteers always prove really popular with our Highgate Coffee & Computers visitors. The students will help with any computer question, from the simplest problem to the fiendishly tricky challenges, nothing seems to defeat them!

And of course, there’s the famous cake that comes with the coffee and tea. Worth a visit all on its own!

Please note the volunteers at these sessions are pupils from the school, ranging in age from 11 to 18 years old.  The School has a duty of care to these young people and would be very grateful if you could be mindful of maintaining appropriate interaction with them. Please consider issues such as your language, your expectations regarding the type of matter you raise with the pupils, and the sort of information that the pupils may see on your documents or particular webpages. 
If you have any queries then please don’t hesitate to raise them with the members of staff at the session.

Nov
15
Fri
Highgate Coffee and Computers @ The Library at Highgate School
Nov 15 @ 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm

Highgate School has amazing computer facilities, and the friendly and knowledgeable student volunteers always prove really popular with our Highgate Coffee & Computers visitors. The students will help with any computer question, from the simplest problem to the fiendishly tricky challenges, nothing seems to defeat them!

And of course, there’s the famous cake that comes with the coffee and tea. Worth a visit all on its own!

Please note the volunteers at these sessions are pupils from the school, ranging in age from 11 to 18 years old.  The School has a duty of care to these young people and would be very grateful if you could be mindful of maintaining appropriate interaction with them. Please consider issues such as your language, your expectations regarding the type of matter you raise with the pupils, and the sort of information that the pupils may see on your documents or particular webpages. 
If you have any queries then please don’t hesitate to raise them with the members of staff at the session.