by Alicia Pivaro | Mar 4, 2020 | Development & Heritage, Social & Community, Sustainability
20 – 28thJune The Highgate Festival returns for its 3rdyear from 20 – 28thJune, kicking off with the wonderful Fair in the Square. Events get going the next day with a focus on bringing the history of Highgate to life with walks, projects – including the return...
by Maggy Meade-King | Feb 23, 2020 | Development & Heritage, Forum, News
Dear neighbours Welcome to this month’s newsletter highlighting some of what has been going on in and around Highgate. A few key topics are listed below or for a more in depth view, either click on one of the news articles or visit For Highgate. We are always...
by Richard Webber | Feb 20, 2020 | CIL, Development & Heritage, Economic activity
During your next visit to a historic centre it would be very surprising if you were not greeted by information boards directing you to local points of interest and enriching your understand what it is you are seeing. That is unless you take your next holiday in...
by Peter Walton | Nov 8, 2019 | Development & Heritage
Highgate has a number of official blue plaques – Charles Dickens, Mary Kingsley, John Betjman and AE Housman for example, are all within a stone’s throw of each other in the village. But now we are hoping to get another one, for someone who isn’t perhaps...
by Richard Webber | Oct 8, 2019 | CIL, Development & Heritage, Economic activity, Plan
Like it or not, Highgate receives thousands of visitors every year. The Forum has been driving the campaign to improve signage to make life easier. One of our most popular visitor destinations is Highgate Cemetery. Many visitors make the not unreasonable assumption...
by Peter Walton | Nov 22, 2018 | Development & Heritage, Economic activity
Highgate needs visitors – to increase the footfall in the village, to keep our shops, cafés, restaurants and pubs going, to encourage other businesses to open and to visit our theatres and galleries. Here are some ideas that might encourage tourism: A Highgate Village...
