Friday Ketchup | 30th January 2026

local news And chat

• Kindness of strangers
• Everything we do …
• Jim Waterson fingers Harringay Warehouse based estate agent for stirring racial hatred
• Local Police issue advice after a rise in doorstep parcel theft in the area
• High street changes

Lost and Found

• Found: Gift Card
• Have you lost a bike?

Trades and Services

• Carpenter to repair a bed?
• Can anyone recommend a local photographer to do headshots?
• Shout out for our excellent doggy daycare - Canine House

Events this weekend & next week

• Cinema Club for the over 60s: H IS FOR HAWK; Thu Feb 5; 12:50pm; Finsbury Park PictureHouse
• Las Chanchas
• Jazz Juice (Live Music) - Free Entry
• Muswell Hill Creatives at Fresh Art Fair, Alexandra Palace

For Sale & Wanted

• John Lewis wool thick pile rainbow rug
• Panda bamboo mattress topper - superking
• John Lewis Arm chair for sale £60
• 2 seater grey velvet Scott sofa for sale £175 ONO
• MALM ikea tall boy 40x123cm £65
• Large Solid Wood Farmhouse Sideboard / Kitchen Dresser Base for sale
• Habitat Magna Walnut veneer 8-cube shelving unit - £75
• Bamboo Folding Clothes Rail for sale - £35
• Extra-Large 3-Seater Sofas - £200 each
• Designer unique 3d printed chair from US
• For sale: 2.5 seater sofa - £100

Share, Give, Ask

• 3/4 size acoustic guitar wanted
• Sofa, three places, convert double bed - free
• Free Speakers
• Sofa bed, small double free
• Postcards

Pets 

• Free dog crate

Volunteering opportunities

• We are looking for a volunteer leader - join our midweek team!
• We are looking for a volunteer leader - Join our Sunday Team!

local history

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• The Royal Ballroom, Tottenham
• Happy 100th birthday Priory Park!
• Chettle Court under construction 16th February 1969
• The St Ann's Hospital Railway Tunnels
• Northumberland House circa 1910

A photo from the archive: Hornsey Village 1884

things to do in February

• TAI CHI
• New adults beginner ballet class
• Transient &  Trifling by Madeleine Margot
• Last Unicorn Airways by The Blanket Fort Club
• All Good Repair Café Turnpike Lane
• Home Education at The Paddock: Park Wardens
• James Seabright Presents Biff to the Future
• The Magic Hours
• The Funny Mummy by Alyssa Kyria
• Comedy at the Lane by Jacksons Lane
• Pruning Workshop in the Orchard, Lordship Rec
• Chevalier: Hobbyhorse by Circus Race Horse Company
• Roller Circus by Neon Sun
• Half term Paper Crafts for Children
• Kids Art & Film Club
• Paradise Circus by Neon Moon
• You Are The Sun by HurlyBurly Theatre
• Mind Reader by Alex McAleer
• An Evening of Cabaret and Burlesque by Hundred Watt Club
• Lauderdale House Heritage Weekend 2026

listings

30 January

• Muswell Hill Creatives at Fresh Art Fair, Alexandra Palace
• Poetry and Poppadums with Hannah Lowe
• Las Chanchas

31 January

• Pilates mat class Saturdays 9.00 and 10.00am
• Coppicing Workshop in the Orchard, Lordship Rec (Sat 31st Jan)

01 February

• Coppicing Workshop in the Orchard, Lordship Rec (Sun Feb 1st)
• The Zoo That Comes to You by Scarlet Oak Theatre
• Free Imbolc Singing Circle
• Jazz Juice (Live Music) - Free Entry

04 February

• Creating Inner Calm with Self-Compassion (4 week course)

05 February

• Afrospot