Good morning
Fireworks night comes to the heath tomorrow, with Remembrance ceremonies at Maze Hill earlier in the day. The Shooters Hill Road contraflow should clear by 5pm this evening.
The big story
Blackheath Fireworks: Saturday on the heath, display at 8pm
The annual fireworks return on Saturday 7 November. The gates open from 5pm, with a fairground, a street food village and live entertainment before the display starts at 8pm. The People's Stage, given over to local performers, will be launched by a Lewisham Cabinet Member. Tickets are on sale through the Lee Manor Society page. Buy ahead and allow time to walk in, because the station and the Village will be busy. SOURCE →
In brief
Vet proposed for former Mordens bar in Blackheath Village
A change-of-use application would turn 7-9 Montpelier Vale from a bar into a veterinary practice. The Lewisham application is registered but has no public comments and no decision yet. Mordens is closed, so the question is what the Village's main street wants in the unit. READ →
Greenwich Council Tax online accounts must be re-registered
Royal Greenwich has launched a new online Council Tax platform, and the old logins no longer work. Anyone with an online account, or who gets bills by email, must register again. The old accounts will be deleted. Payments, discounts, exemptions and Direct Debits are unchanged. READ →
Free monthly books for under-fives across Royal Greenwich
Royal Greenwich has joined Dolly Parton's Imagination Library. Children under five, including those in Blackheath Standard and Westcombe Park, can get a free book through the post each month until their fifth birthday. Families register online. READ →
Getting around
Contraflow on Shooters Hill Road until 5pm today
Thames Water works at the Eastbrook Road junction have traffic running against the flow in both directions on the A2. They finish at 5pm on Friday 6 November. TfL rates the severity as minimal. READ →
What's on
Diwali celebrations at Mycenae House, tonight
Global Fusion Music Arts presents an evening of live music, dance, film and food from the Indian Subcontinent. It starts at 7pm at Mycenae House, Mycenae Road. Tickets are from £27.50. SOURCE →
Remembrance wreath-laying from Maze Hill, Saturday
The Royal British Legion's Blackheath and Charlton Branch begins at the War Memorial on Maze Hill at 11am. Ceremonies follow at St John's Church on Stratheden Road and at Charlton Village War Memorial. SOURCE →
Famous residents of Lee, at the Old Tiger's Head
Historian Paul Wright talks about the stars and notable people who have lived in Lee. It's on Tuesday 10 November. Doors open at 7pm and the talk starts at 7:30pm. Registration is required. SOURCE →
Walk from Charlton House to the Thames Path
Howard Shields leads a four-mile walk on Wednesday 11 November. It goes from Charlton House through Maryon Wilson Park to the Thames Barrier, then along the river to the Pilot Inn. It starts at 10am with a look around the house and coffee. Tickets are £10. Bus 54 from the Village or bus 53 from the Standard will get you there. SOURCE →