Blackheath Society

Walk and Talk: Along The Thames. Weds July 3rd 6- 8.30pm. Enjoy a summer evening walk with other members. See the new arts centre, new riverside residential buildings, historic buildings, developing heritage centre and the Nike sculpture presented to London in 2012 to mark the Olympic. Finish at a pub for a drink :) Contact the office to reserve a place.

ONBlackheath are holding a meeting to answer local community questions at The Clarendon Hotel on Thursday 27th June, 7pm – 8pm.

Walk & Talk: Brookmill Park, St John's and tour of the Trinity Laban Dance Centre Deptford. June 25th 10.30 - 12.30pm. Tickets £10, reserve your place by contacting the office.

Society AGM Tuesday, June 25, 2019 19:00 - 21:00 pm St Mary’s Halls, Cresswell Park, 7 for 7.30pm. All members and prospective new members are welcome. The evening will be in two parts; Society business followed by a talk on Greenwich Park by Graham Dear the Greenwich Park Manager.

Walk & Talk: Brookmill Park, St John's and tour of the Trinity Laban Dance Centre Deptford. Tuesday 25th June 10- 12.30pm. The tour has limited numbers and costs £10 per person. Please reserve your place with the office.

Tour of Wimbledon All England Tennis Club and Museum Wednesday, June 12, 2019 11.30 - 1pm Join us to go behind-the-scenes at Wimbledon All England Tennis Club. Have a tour of the grounds with a Blue Badge Guide will include Centre Court, the Broadcasting booths and hospitality suite as they prepare for the upcoming summer tournaments. Also visit the excellent museum full of memorabilia. Tickets £20. To book your place please contact the office, on so doing we will advise you of our travel plans.

London to Brighton Classic Car starting in sunny Greenwich Park today #liveblackheath

Hampstead Walk and Talk. Weds May 15th. Meet Hampstead Tube Station at 10.30am. Member Robert Maurice Williams will lead you past the beautiful homes of literary residents of Hampstead; Lytton Strachey, Keats, Mary Stopes, Rudyard Kipling and George Orwell to name but a few. Coffee and lunch stop. Donations of £5 to the Society on joining the walk, no need to book. The weather will be lovely. We look forward to seeing you.

Local super heroes running the #mini marathon in sunny Greenwich Park this morning. And the Woolwich Pearly King and Queen 🙂

The Quaker meeting house on Lawn Terrrace #blackheath has been granted Grade 2 listed status. A worthy recipient, amazing building :)

JP Gallery is closing down in the village this Sunday. Make a visit while you can!

Cherry Blossom and a wedding in Greenwich park #loveblackheath

So the Sunday Times as listed Blackheath as one of the top places to live in the UK. Well we knew that already :) https://www.thetimes.co.uk/…/best-place s-to-live-salisbury-…

The circus is in town for Easter. #loveblackheath 🙂

Did you know the National Grid will start tunneling under Blackheath and Greenwich Park in July to replace existing electricity circuits deep in underground tunnels as part of London’s Power Tunnels project? The blue line on the maps denotes the tunnel route. More info at http://londonpowertunnels.co.uk/ .

Planning to use the trains over Easter? Southern Eastern are conducting enginneering work on Good Friday to Easter Sunday, on the Greenwich, Woolwich and Bexleyheath Lines. http://ow.ly/1MQi50pwwf4

The Society is supporting Greenwich Council in its proposal to remodel the area outside the Blackheath Gate to improve road safety for cyclists. Proposal can be found below along with a short survey to provide your views. https://consultations.royalgreenwich.gov. uk/kms/dmart.aspx…

Spring arrives in Greenwich park. #loveblackheath