Friends of Highgate Library. Defend & promote Library as Dartmouth Park's civic and cultural centre
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2 Nov 2025
Join us on Thursday 13 November to hear @SallyGimson talk about HS2 and what went wrong. Her book 'Off the Rails: The Inside Story of HS2' provides a forensic examination of how a vital social project imploded.
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2 Nov 2025
Details of the time and where to find us are on our website fohl.org.uk/event/off-the-ra…
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30 Dec 2025
Come and listen to A. N. Wilson talk about Goethe - one of the most influential figures in modern literature and thought. In the hall on 8th January at 19:15.
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4 Oct 2025
Join us Thursday 9th October to hear Broadway theatre general manager Peter Bogyo talk about life in the theatre. Peter is a theatrical General Manager, Executive Producer, Producer of Special Events, and Author. He's worked with Mia Farrow, Alan Alda, Richard Dreyfuss and others
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4 Apr 2025
Our next talk is Tuesday 15th April at 7:15pm, when @BBCJustinR , BBC Climate editor, will talk to us about his experience of reporting on the environment. Join us! fohl.org.uk/event/reporting-…
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4 Mar 2025
Join us for a fascinating talk by Susie Barson on the history of public libraries in England, from the 1850 Public Libraries Act to the golden age of library building by 1914. Discover how these spaces were designed & used! 📚
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8 Feb 2025
Come and hear Adam Smyth talk about The Book-makers: A history of the book in 18 remarkable lives on 25 February 2025 fohl.org.uk/event/the-book-m…
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31 Dec 2024
Leonard Clark was one of the most popular poets of the twentieth century. Every Voice is the first selection of Clark's work for over fifty years. Join us for talks and readings from the editor Dr John Howlett, Clark's son Bob and others. fohl.org.uk/event/leonard-cl…
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30 Nov 2024
Join us on 5th December at 7:15pm for a pop-up play "Angela Burdett Coutts – Empress of Holly Lodge" led by Beth Shaw and Martin Bould. We will be hosted by Holly Lodge Community Centre, 30 Makepeace Avenue
London, N6 6HL
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10 Nov 2024
Join us on Tuesday 12 November to hear Jessica Hepburn talk about her adventures from swimming the English Channel, to running the London Marathon and climbing Mount Everest fohl.org.uk/event/save-me-fr…
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7 Oct 2024
Join us on Tuesday 15 October for our next event - @AlexDold on Intertextuality or How all stories are linked. On Zoom or watch together in person fohl.org.uk/event/intertextu…
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7 Sep 2024
Join us on Tuesday 24 September to hear Judith Morrison talk about her study of Camden Lock Market, the subject for her master’s degree research having lived nearby since 1971 fohl.org.uk/event/camden-loc…
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12 Jul 2024
Join us on Tuesday 16 July to hear @christianwolmar talk about his latest book 'The Liberation Line: The last untold story of the Normandy landings' fohl.org.uk/event/christian-…
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18 May 2024
Our speaker on Tuesday 21st is featured in @NewJournal . Come along and find out more fohl.org.uk/event/a-devilish…
18 May 2024
'brilliantly recounts the events ... perpetrated by Latvian anarchists' - the generous verdict of the weekly paper of the year @NewJournal on my book about the 1911 siege of Sidney Street. And yes, that is Winston Churchill in the photo!
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