
Monday 25th May 2020
7.30 pm
An illustrated discussion between Siri Zanelli and Andrew Sulston in which they tell of their own experiences and travels and offer tips for visitors, covering topics including Japanese society, the worlds of education, work and leisure, linguistic challenges and more.
This is an online meeting delivered through Zoom. To participate click here to complete the booking form. You will be sent a link via email prior to the meeting.
The Highgate House Party continues on Boogaloo Radio on Friday evenings.
Tune in online between 5.00 pm and 7.00 pm to hear interviews and music DJ’d by Dan Carrier of Camden New Journal. Go to Boogalooradio.com and click on TUNE IN. Check the Highgate Society Instagram account for updates.
The Poets Group is now meeting online via Zoom. Time tbc!
New members are welcome. The next meeting is on June 2nd. For more information and log-in details contact Richard Downes on r.downes@yahoo.co.uk;

- Our info@coffeecomputers.org email address is available to answer questions and offer guidance on all matters & issues
- Our Coronavirus Support page provides links to official support services and local voluntary groups
- The weekly emails will continue to keep us all in touch and we will aim to also offer handy tips & advice
- We have compiled a list of useful Resources & Guides, e.g. how to get started with the various communication tools that are available
- We are investigating various technologies whereby one-to-one help could be offered using via online video & audio calls
The Highgate House Party continues on Boogaloo Radio on Friday evenings.
Tune in online between 5.00 pm and 7.00 pm to hear interviews and music DJ’d by Dan Carrier of Camden New Journal. Go to Boogalooradio.com and click on TUNE IN. Check the Highgate Society Instagram account for updates.
Stuck Inside Survival Guide – Finance, Fashion & Couples Time
Monday 8th June 8.00 pm
A talk by three North London Entrepreneurs:
The Highgate House Party continues on Boogaloo Radio on Friday evenings.
Tune in online between 5.00 pm and 7.00 pm to hear interviews and music DJ’d by Dan Carrier of Camden New Journal. Go to Boogalooradio.com and click on TUNE IN. Check the Highgate Society Instagram account for updates.
Travellers’ Tales: In Search of the Bedouin
Monday 15th June 7.00 pm
Louise Sibley will talk about leading nine women on a month-long journey, following the story of the modern Bedouin right across the Middle East.
To book click here
The Highgate House Party continues on Boogaloo Radio on Friday evenings.
Tune in online between 5.00 pm and 7.00 pm to hear interviews and music DJ’d by Dan Carrier of Camden New Journal. Go to Boogalooradio.com and click on TUNE IN. Check the Highgate Society Instagram account for updates.
The Great Highgate Bake Off
Saturday 20th June 2020 10.00 am
We have all been baking a lot during lockdown, so The Highgate Society invites you to the Highgate Festival Bake-Off.
Whether you just progressed from banana bread or have impressed neighbours and family with your amazing cakes for a long time, this casual zoom event is for you. Kick off the first Highgate Festival Saturday with your best cake, impress your neighbours, and due to current restrictions: eat it all yourself.
First meeting: 10 am for meet and greet, and some technical tips.
Second meeting: 4 pm for show off, some laughs and tasting – and finally judging by Kate of www.cakeishappening.co.uk
We look forward to seeing you, and your cake!
Choose a category:
‘The Lost Spring’ exhibition has now brought the ‘inside out’ and is located in the windows of Lauderdale House.
Saturday 20th and Sunday 21st June
and Saturday 27th and Sunday 28th June. From 11 to 6 pm on all these days.
The Lost Spring includes a fascinating interview with Peter Gallagher as he walks around Lauderdale House, where he also lives, showing us the exhibition he has hung in the galleries and explaining the stories behind his art.
https://www.lauderdalehouse.org.uk/whats-on/lost-spring-peter-gallagher
2020 Fair in the Square – save the date
Launch event of the local #BuildBackBetter campaign organized by local organizations driving action for climate, social and economic change in our post-COVID world. A range of local speakers will address these themes from a global and local perspective.
Register in advance for this webinar:
https://zoom.us/webinar/
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
‘The Lost Spring’ exhibition has now brought the ‘inside out’ and is located in the windows of Lauderdale House.
Saturday 20th and Sunday 21st June
and Saturday 27th and Sunday 28th June. From 11 to 6 pm on all these days.
The Lost Spring includes a fascinating interview with Peter Gallagher as he walks around Lauderdale House, where he also lives, showing us the exhibition he has hung in the galleries and explaining the stories behind his art.
https://www.lauderdalehouse.org.uk/whats-on/lost-spring-peter-gallagher
“The Shell Collector”
Monday 22nd June 7.00 pm
Local author Robert Lyons will talk about his recently published book – a fictionalised account of a real-life 1970’s financial scandal. Robert is donating all royalties from the book to NHS Charities Together. To book click here.
The Pen Demics Live
The Pen Demics AKA The Highgate Society Poetry Group and friends look back on the Pandemic. What did they find there? Do poets on Lock Down know if anyone in Highgate is alive?
Join the Pen Demics on Zoom to let them know. Contact r.downes@yahoo.co.uk
Thurs 25 June 7.30pm
In this interactive chat Monica Martini will discuss the fundamentals, simple hacks and handy tips and debunk some myths along the way. To book click here
The Highgate House Party continues on Boogaloo Radio on Friday evenings.
Tune in online between 5.00 pm and 7.00 pm to hear interviews and music DJ’d by Dan Carrier of Camden New Journal. Go to Boogalooradio.com and click on TUNE IN. Check the Highgate Society Instagram account for updates.
Highgate’s own boutique distillery, Sacred Gin, will conduct a remote gin tasting, preceded by a reprise of Ruth Hazeldine’s illustrated history of gin delivered last year at 10A.
Gin samples will be available from Sacred Gin’s new premises in Highgate High Street from June 23rd. Samples will cost £29.95 per person for 5 x 50 ml bottles of various different gins (all Sacred) plus a 50ml sample of Sacred English Dry Vermouth for the Martini, plus a bottle of Fever Tree tonic. There will also be a sheet with some instructions.
Hilary Whitney of Sacred Gin explains: “On the night, each person chooses either Pink Grapefruit Gin or Cardamom Gin to make a G&T with – they should put a tiny amount aside for tasting later – so that they have a drink in their hand when we start. Ian [Hart] and I will taste through the samples people have given and we will round off the evening with a Martini.”
Participation in this part of the evening will be limited to the first 30 to buy the sample pack.
The talk will begin at 7.00 pm and the tasting at 8.00 pm. To book for the event (whether or not participating in the tasting) click here.
‘The Lost Spring’ exhibition has now brought the ‘inside out’ and is located in the windows of Lauderdale House.
Saturday 20th and Sunday 21st June
and Saturday 27th and Sunday 28th June. From 11 to 6 pm on all these days.
The Lost Spring includes a fascinating interview with Peter Gallagher as he walks around Lauderdale House, where he also lives, showing us the exhibition he has hung in the galleries and explaining the stories behind his art.
https://www.lauderdalehouse.org.uk/whats-on/lost-spring-peter-gallagher
‘The Lost Spring’ exhibition has now brought the ‘inside out’ and is located in the windows of Lauderdale House.
Saturday 20th and Sunday 21st June
and Saturday 27th and Sunday 28th June. From 11 to 6 pm on all these days.
The Lost Spring includes a fascinating interview with Peter Gallagher as he walks around Lauderdale House, where he also lives, showing us the exhibition he has hung in the galleries and explaining the stories behind his art.
https://www.lauderdalehouse.org.uk/whats-on/lost-spring-peter-gallagher

- Our info@coffeecomputers.org email address is available to answer questions and offer guidance on all matters & issues
- Our Coronavirus Support page provides links to official support services and local voluntary groups
- The weekly emails will continue to keep us all in touch and we will aim to also offer handy tips & advice
- We have compiled a list of useful Resources & Guides, e.g. how to get started with the various communication tools that are available
- We are investigating various technologies whereby one-to-one help could be offered using via online video & audio calls
Monday 13th July 2020 at 7.00 pm
Travellers’ Tales: Vietnam is the next installment in the Travellers’ Tales series. Robert Hatfield leads a snap shot look-through, as he retells his time living in Saigon and traveling through the diverse and exciting country.
This is an online event delivered through Zoom. To book click here.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdetXu2HUd9fqvgo8I6C7DTRmLBq0ghjW38leIE3Jk6LCYfVQ/viewform
Monday 20th July 2020 at 7.00 pm
Claire Norton and Rachel Lock will be giving an informal talk about the Highgate N6 Mutual Aid group, from how it came into being and the way the community has come together, to the way it has worked across Highgate, and beyond. They will be discussing other voluntary initiatives in the area, and inviting you to discuss how you’d like to be involved in the community going forward, with the hope that we can use the positive collective community response to the Covid-19 pandemic to benefit the wider community. We hope you’ll be able to join us!
This is an online meeting delivered by Zoom. To book click here.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdfWBDhj0f79wdvt9L_kc27aYrrSbdH6c23fqCh2fv8L3XzPg/viewform
First up we have a very special comedy night with multi-award winning stand-up comedian and our host for the evening Matt Richardson. Matt lives around the corner from Lauderdale House and is a one of the most exciting names on the circuit currently rising through the ranks.
Joining him are:
- the amazing Ivo Graham who is a regular face on Live At the Apollo, Mock the Week, Have I Got News for You…and many many more.
- Edinburgh comedy best newcomer nominee 2019 Helen Bauer.
- and one the UK’s top stand up comedians and familiar TV face Hal Cruttenden.
Come rain or shine we’ll be there to entertain you so make sure you bring attire for all weathers! It’s going to be a lot of fun!
Don’t fancy queuing up for your snacks and drinks? You can now pre-order drinks and a picnic for collection on the night. When buying your tickets online simply add your selection to your basket before checkout and we’ll have it ready for you.
We have done everything we can to keep you safe and make these events Covid-19 secure – please read the ‘What You Need To Know’ tab for more information.
And please note tickets MUST be purchased in advance.
The story of the kitchen garden and the healing of the land
Karen Leason of Omved Gardens in Highgate explains “how we have been putting sustainability at the heart of everything we are doing at Omved Gardens”
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfRD4TVjQ9T4b0HXs-_kA-BoF9cPuaztsXRYtZNsrp7d6_2Vg/viewform
Tonight Cabaret returns to Lauderdale House with:
The ever glamorous and stunning Alison Guill who has appeared in West End shows such as Phantom of the Opera and Carousel, leading roles with OperaUK and shortly before lockdown in her own cabaret at Lauderdale House. She’ll treat you to a selection of fun and upbeat Sondheim, Gershwin, Ivor Novello and Rogers & Hammerstein with plenty of comedy songs! Alison is accompanied by Lauderdale House pianist-in-residence Stephen Hose.
The charismatic and versatile Tim McArthur who has appeared in cabaret in New York, Kuala Lumpur and across London including the Purcell Room and, of course, Lauderdale House. Get ready for a set packed with uplifting songs about overcoming your fears and the challenges of life, from great composers such as Irving Berlin, Kander & Ebb, Burt Bacharach and Jerry Herman. Tim is accompanied by Aaron Clingham, resident Musical Director at Ye Olde Rose and Crown Pub Theatre in Walthamstow.
Come rain or shine we’ll be there to entertain you so make sure you bring attire for all weathers! It’s going to be a lot of fun!
Don’t fancy queuing up for your snacks and drinks? You can now pre-order drinks and a picnic for collection on the night. When buying your tickets online simply add your selection to your basket before checkout and we’ll have it ready for you.
We have done everything we can to keep you safe and make these events Covid-19 secure – please read the ‘What You Need To Know’ tab for more information.
And please note tickets MUST be purchased in advance.

- Our info@coffeecomputers.org email address is available to answer questions and offer guidance on all matters & issues
- Our Coronavirus Support page provides links to official support services and local voluntary groups
- The weekly emails will continue to keep us all in touch and we will aim to also offer handy tips & advice
- We have compiled a list of useful Resources & Guides, e.g. how to get started with the various communication tools that are available
- We are investigating various technologies whereby one-to-one help could be offered using via online video & audio calls
Led by internationally renowned Guitar legend John Etheridge, Blue Spirits is completed by Pete Whittaker (Organ) and Nic France (Drums).
Drawing on a vast reservoir of musical experience spanning 48 years, Etheridge distills the bluesier side of his musical world in a repertoire that has intensity and emotion as its main quality, with subtlety, fluidity and interaction as its centre. Pete Whittaker is a superb accompanist and soloist and drummer Nic France is celebrated for his drive and invention.
For tonight’s show the Trio will be joined by special guest vocalist Vimala Rowe, known for her soulful and passionate delivery. Expect edgy and engaging repertoire with a forceful drive.
Come rain or shine we’ll be there to entertain you so make sure you bring attire for all weathers! It’s going to be a lot of fun!
Don’t fancy queuing up for your snacks and drinks? You can now pre-order drinks and a picnic for collection on the night. When buying your tickets online simply add your selection to your basket before checkout and we’ll have it ready for you.
We have done everything we can to keep you safe and make these events Covid-19 secure – please read the ‘What You Need To Know’ tab for more information.
And please note tickets MUST be purchased in advance.