Come and give your views on the Hampstead Neighbourhood Plan
Hampstead Neighbourhood Forum will be holding a public meeting on Tuesday 31st January to learn your opinions on potential revisions to the Hampstead Neighbourhood Plan. The meeting will be at 7pm at the Hampstead Community Centre, 78 Hampstead High Street, NW3 1RE. We hope you will be able to come.
The Glass in Hand Lecture 2021

Delivered by Sir Simon Jenkins, best-selling author, broadcaster and Society Patron at Rosslyn Hill Chapel on Tuesday 26 October 2021
7:00pm refreshments, 7.30pm talk.
Entry is £12 payable on the door, or you can book and pay via Eventbrite. If you wish to attend, in order that we may anticipate numbers, please email info@HeathHampstead.org.uk Refreshments will be available and copies of the author’s books will be available for sale.
Please book via the eventbrite website here…
The Springett Lecture: Entangled Lives: Fungal Networks, Ecology, and Us
Delivered by Dr Merlin Sheldrake
Author of Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds and Shape Our Futures
At Rosslyn Hill Chapel, NW3 1NG on Thursday 30 September 2021
7:30pm refreshments, 8pm talk. Admission is free to members of the Society, Vale of Health Society, Marylebone Birdwatching Society, and Highgate Society.
Please RSVP to info@heathandhampstead.org.uk
Non-members £15, please book below…
or via the eventbrite website here…
Impact of latest Lockdown on the Heath
Hampstead Heath remains open.
Due to increased visitor numbers and wet weather, the ground conditions are very muddy. Please bear this in mind when planning your visit. (You may exercise on your own, with one other person, or with your household or support bubble. This should be limited to once per day.)
Public toilets are open (although toilets within facilities, such as the Athletics’ Track, are closed). Please ensure you wear a face mask when entering and using the toilets. There are frequently long queues to access the toilets, which will be closed at set intervals throughout the day to allow staff to clean and re-stock supplies.
Please take your litter and waste away with you and dispose of it at home. Litter and dog waste bins are still being emptied. However, it is becoming increasingly difficult for Heath Staff to maintain vehicle access across the sites as the paths are very busy which impacts waste collection arrangements.
The car parks remain open but are very busy, especially at weekends.
Opening hours remain as advertised (including the Hill Garden & Pergola).
Playgrounds across the sites are open. Cafés are providing a takeaway service, but Café outdoor seating areas are not available.
In line with the National Lockdown, the following facilities have been closed:
• The Parliament Hill Athletics Track
• Tennis courts at Parliament Hill, Golders Hill Park
• The Parliament Hill Fields Lido
• The Hampstead Heath Bathing Ponds
• The Peggy Jay Centre
• Outdoor Gym equipment at Parliament Hill
Licensed Events, such as Be Military Fit and the Winter Swimming Club are also suspended during the National Lockdown.