The Highams Park Society was formed in 2004 and sets its goal as “Helping Promote Community Life”. The Society has a thriving membership of people who live in, or have an interest in, Highams Park. Highams Park is located within the London Borough of Waltham Forest.

The Society’s aims are to help preserve the local heritage, help members appreciate their environment and to inform members about the history of the area. The annual membership fees are kept very low and affordable and we’d be delighted to welcome you to the society.

Talks

The next talk will be held on Saturday 9th May 2026. It will be an historical talk entitled Highams Park from 1918 to 1939. More details to follow.

Walks

The next guided walk will take place on Saturday 11th October 2025, We will meet at 11am at the Hale End Green IG8 9LN. The walk is entitled ‘Lost property’ It is free to members of the Highams Park Society and £5 to others. This area is the site of the Saxon Hamlet of Hale End. From the 1700s onwards a number of minor mansions and large houses were built in Hale End. Sadly none of these now survive.

Films

The next film will be ‘Pool of London (1951)’. It will be shown on Saturday 18th October 2025 at the Baptist Church, Cavendish Road E4 9NG. Everybody is welcome. Everybody is welcome. Doors open at 1:30pm and the film starts at 2pm. Entrance is £5 for members and £7 for non members with children free; this includes tea or coffee and home made cakes.

Gardening

On the Saturdays as many volunteers as possible are required to help with gardening on the station platform & clock tower garden.  Click the link below for more information.

Highams Park Day

There will not be a Highams Park Day in 2025 or 2026. The 15th annual Highams Park Day will be held at 11am to 4pm on Satuday 17 July 2027 on Vincent Green, Vincent Road E4 9PR. This is the Village Fete for Highams Park. Everyone is welcome.

Remembrance Day

On Saturday the 8 November 2025 the Highams Park Society held its annual remembrance ceremony at the Halex Memorial in Hale End and Highams Park library, Castle Avenue. E4 9QD at 10:40am.

Exhibition

A new exhibition is being considered.

Quiz

The last quiz took place on the 8 February 2025 at 7pm for 7:30pm at the church hall at All Saints’ Church, Church Avenue E4 9QZ

Competition

The next competition will be a painting competition entitled ‘Our Highams Park’. The details of the competition will be announced on 12th January 2026.

St. Georges Day

The next St George’s Day Parade will take place on Sunday 26th April 2026 and it has been confirmed that the 7th Pals’ Battalion Band would one again participate. At 9:40am the band will from the Broadway to Cavendish Road Baptist Church. They will attend the church service and then march along Cavendish Road to Signal Walk (Tesco), arriving at about 11:15am. The 7th Pals’ Battalion Band will give a static performance, outside Tesco, for approximately 20 minutes.

The Highams Park Society would like to express its thanks to the Highams Park & Chingford branch of Central Estates for its sponsorship of our activities. To contact Gillian Snowball, Manager of the Highams Park & Chingford branch, ring 020 3833 2020 or email gillian@central-estates.co.uk