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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Greenwich Council ups 2017 Blackheath fireworks funding to £15,000 ‘to keep A2 open’
Two weeks after this website revealed Greenwich Council was refusing to increase its funding for Blackheath fireworks, it has now decided to give an extra £5,000 to the annual event, which takes place this year on Saturday 4 November. The costs of the event, which takes place on the border between Lewisham and Greenwich boroughs, […]
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Blackheath fireworks 2017: Greenwich Council refuses to pay more to help Lewisham with costs
853 exclusive: Greenwich Council has turned down a new request from Lewisham Council to increase its funding for the annual Blackheath fireworks display. The event used to be jointly-funded, but Greenwich pulled out in 2010, claiming it could no longer afford to pay its £37,000 share of the costs. Since then, Lewisham has sought public […]
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Lewisham helped Labour win Eltham – Greenwich should repay them by funding Blackheath fireworks properly
We’ve been here before, and I make no apology for raising it again. As this website’s long-suffering readers will be aware, Greenwich Council embarrassed its residents in 2010 by withdrawing funding from the long-running Blackheath fireworks display, claiming it couldn’t afford it because of Conservative government cuts. Greenwich and Lewisham used to fund the display […]
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Blackheath fireworks: Lewisham turns to Uber after Greenwich Council blows £17,000 on Mickey Mouse stunt
Greenwich Council refused a request to increase its funding for Blackheath fireworks after spending £17,000 on a Mickey Mouse stunt to promote a new cinema in Eltham, it has emerged. Lewisham Council is now turning to controversial minicab service Uber to help fund the £87,000 display after Greenwich rebuffed a plea to up its funding […]
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Greenwich Council snubs Blackheath fireworks once again
Weeks after blowing £500,000 on a tall ships festival, it’s emerged Greenwich Council has declined to pay its way for this year’s Blackheath fireworks for a fifth year running – leaving Lewisham Council to fundraise for the event again. Greenwich withdrew its £37,000 share of funding from the event in 2010 with then-deputy leader Peter […]
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Blackheath fireworks: Senior Greenwich councillor breaks ranks
Greenwich Council cabinet member John Fahy has broken ranks on his council’s refusal to help fund the annual Blackheath fireworks display by declaring it should fund the event. Since 2010, Lewisham Council has been left alone to raise funds for the annual event, which straddles the boundary of the two boroughs, after Greenwich pulled its […]
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