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May
30
Sat
Visit to Beth Chatto’s Garden @ Beth Chatto's House near Colchester
May 30 @ 9:00 am – 5:30 pm

Friends of Waterlow Park are organising a coach trip on Saturday 30 May to this famous garden and plant nursery near Colchester in Essex. Beth Chatto, now in her 90s, is one of the country’s foremost plantswomen. Highlights are the gravel garden, the fabulous display of herbaceous plants and shrubs, and water and woodland gardens. Come along to get ideas for your garden or just to enjoy seeing great garden design. Coach will depart Highgate at 9.00 and return by 17.30.

Oct
31
Sat
SPOOKS! A Halloween Cabaret @ Jacksons Lane
Oct 31 @ 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm

Jacksons Lane summons you to a ghoulish feast of blood-curdling burlesque, macabre music, spectral circus and eerie illusion with some horrifically talented artists in this frighteningly fantastic night.

Overseen by the dark lord of comedy magic Christian Lee, expect vampires on ropes, tantalising terrors of tease, ghouls on your lap and gothic glamour all around, including the queen of erotic neo-burlesque, the sensational MisSa Blue.

The ticket includes a chiller cocktail on arrival, with a late bar and special medicinal concoctions to get your fangs into. Book early!

We encourage attendees to dress to distress.

18+ adult content and nudity

Oct
31
Mon
Halloween – Spooky Trail @ Lauderdale House
Oct 31 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm

Every year we run a fabulous family-friendly performance trail through the House and gardens where you’ll encounter all kinds of spooky characters – ghosts and gouls, witches and werewolves, skeletons and sprites as well as pumpkin fairies, soothsayers and black cats to name but a few! Its a great alternative to trick-or-treating for all the family.

Book now – this event always sells out!

Oct
23
Mon
October Half Term Movie Making – Day of the Dead @ Highgate Primary School
Oct 23 @ 9:00 am – 3:00 pm

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Make a Hallowe’en movie full of mystery and mayhem!

This half term workshop is inspired by the new Pixar movie Coco and The Day of the Dead festival, bringing some creepy and macabre comedy to October half term.

Throughout the course, members will learn how to create fun and unique production designs, learn some creepy special and technical effects, as well as practise their directing, acting and camera skills.

Open to Ages 7-11 and 11-14.

Times and prices are subject to change. Contact venue before setting out.

October Half Term Movie Making – The Sorcerer’s Apprentice @ Highgate Primary School
Oct 23 @ 9:00 am – 3:00 pm

Make a Hallowe’en movie full of adventure and magic!

This playful half term workshop explores storytelling and special effects, as Shooting Stars members create a magical adventure movie full of wonder and scintillating surprises…

There are lots of creative skills to learn, as well as new friends to make, all whilst building up confidence and having lots of fun.

Within the course, members will take part in drama, imaginative play, animation and arts and craft activities, as well as plenty of movie making fun to capture all the adventures on camera.

Open to Ages 4-7 year olds.

Times and prices are subject to change. Contact venue before setting out.

Oct
24
Tue
October Half Term Movie Making – Day of the Dead @ Highgate Primary School
Oct 24 @ 9:00 am – 3:00 pm

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Make a Hallowe’en movie full of mystery and mayhem!

This half term workshop is inspired by the new Pixar movie Coco and The Day of the Dead festival, bringing some creepy and macabre comedy to October half term.

Throughout the course, members will learn how to create fun and unique production designs, learn some creepy special and technical effects, as well as practise their directing, acting and camera skills.

Open to Ages 7-11 and 11-14.

Times and prices are subject to change. Contact venue before setting out.

October Half Term Movie Making – The Sorcerer’s Apprentice @ Highgate Primary School
Oct 24 @ 9:00 am – 3:00 pm

Make a Hallowe’en movie full of adventure and magic!

This playful half term workshop explores storytelling and special effects, as Shooting Stars members create a magical adventure movie full of wonder and scintillating surprises…

There are lots of creative skills to learn, as well as new friends to make, all whilst building up confidence and having lots of fun.

Within the course, members will take part in drama, imaginative play, animation and arts and craft activities, as well as plenty of movie making fun to capture all the adventures on camera.

Open to Ages 4-7 year olds.

Times and prices are subject to change. Contact venue before setting out.

Oct
25
Wed
October Half Term Movie Making – Day of the Dead @ Highgate Primary School
Oct 25 @ 9:00 am – 3:00 pm

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Make a Hallowe’en movie full of mystery and mayhem!

This half term workshop is inspired by the new Pixar movie Coco and The Day of the Dead festival, bringing some creepy and macabre comedy to October half term.

Throughout the course, members will learn how to create fun and unique production designs, learn some creepy special and technical effects, as well as practise their directing, acting and camera skills.

Open to Ages 7-11 and 11-14.

Times and prices are subject to change. Contact venue before setting out.

October Half Term Movie Making – The Sorcerer’s Apprentice @ Highgate Primary School
Oct 25 @ 9:00 am – 3:00 pm

Make a Hallowe’en movie full of adventure and magic!

This playful half term workshop explores storytelling and special effects, as Shooting Stars members create a magical adventure movie full of wonder and scintillating surprises…

There are lots of creative skills to learn, as well as new friends to make, all whilst building up confidence and having lots of fun.

Within the course, members will take part in drama, imaginative play, animation and arts and craft activities, as well as plenty of movie making fun to capture all the adventures on camera.

Open to Ages 4-7 year olds.

Times and prices are subject to change. Contact venue before setting out.

Oct
27
Sat
Gatehouse Chat Show @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Oct 27 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm

The original hippy musical HAIR made its debut on the London stage in Autumn 1968.

Fifty years on, some of the original cast members get back together to talk about their experience of being in the very first rock musical.

Paul Nicholas, Annabel Leventon and Peter Straker have all gone on to be major stars in British theatre.

We are hoping that other cast members from HAIR will join Paul, Annabel and Peter.  Come and listen to them talk about that wonderful period of love and peace. Help us recreate the Age of Aquarius and Let The Sunshine In!

There will also be a few old film clips to remind everyone what a hippy happy time we enjoyed in the Swinging Sixties.

Hosted by John Plews

Oct
31
Mon
Halloween Spooky Walks 2022 @ Lauderdale House
Oct 31 @ 5:00 pm – 7:15 pm

Our super spooky Halloween walks are back for the first time since the pandemic this October.

Join a host of creepy characters on an adventure around Lauderdale House and Waterlow Park on the most sinister night of the year!

For more information and tickets please visit our website.