Tickets for the first Blackheath fireworks display in six years have gone on sale – with Radio 2 DJ Spoony among the acts appearing on the night. The new-look event, to be held on November 1, features live entertainment, DJs, comedians, a food village, craft beer festival and funfair as well as the return of […]
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Blackheath fireworks could return for 2025 – but at a cost
Blackheath’s fireworks could return this November for the first time in six years – but as a ticketed event with an admission charge. Up to 100,000 people used to attend the annual display, which had been running since the 1980s, boosting trade in pubs and restaurants across a wide area. The last event was in […]
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No Blackheath fireworks for 2022 – with sponsors needed if display returns
This year’s Blackheath fireworks display will not be taking place – and Lewisham Council has warned that sponsorship may be needed if the event is to return. The free display was one of London’s most popular and attracted up to 100,000 people to Blackheath – boosting trade for pubs and restaurants across a wide area […]
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Blackheath fireworks off because of austerity cuts, Lewisham Council says
There will be no Blackheath fireworks display this year because of Lewisham Council cuts, a senior councillor has said. The annual display, a fixture of SE London’s calendar since the late 1980s, was one of London’s most popular before the pandemic, regularly bringing more than 80,000 people to the heath and boosting local businesses across […]
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Blackheath fireworks could be axed until 2023 because of Lewisham Council cuts
The Blackheath fireworks display – which was due to take place tonight – may not return until at least 2023 because of budget cuts at Lewisham Council. The council says it needs to make cuts of at least £40 million by April 2024, with £24m in cutbacks needed next year. The Covid-19 pandemic has left Lewisham with a […]
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Blackheath fireworks cancelled as coronavirus snuffs out displays
Lewisham Council has bowed to the inevitable and cancelled this year’s Blackheath fireworks display because of the coronavirus pandemic. The display attracts tens of thousands of people to the heath each November, but has become one of a long list of major events to be axed in the wake of the health emergency. “We understand […]
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Lewisham Council refused London City Airport sponsorship for Blackheath fireworks
853 exclusive: Lewisham Council refused an offer of sponsorship from London City Airport to fund the annual Blackheath fireworks display – an offer which came via neighbouring Greenwich Council, documents released under the Freedom of Information Act reveal. Finances have been tight for the £121,000 display, which attracts tens of thousands of people to Blackheath […]
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Blackheath fireworks under threat because of cutbacks, Lewisham Council says
853 exclusive: Lewisham Council says it is considering the future funding of Blackheath fireworks because of continuing government cutbacks. The future of the display, which brings up to 100,000 people to the heath every year, has had a question mark over it ever since Greenwich Council cut its half-share of the funding eight years ago. […]
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