Blackheath Society Annual General Meeting

The Blackheath Society are holding their big meeting of the year on Thursday.  I think you have to be a member to show up, but I’m not sure how stringent they are about checking… And if you wanted to join there and then, I suspect they wouldn’t say no (it is £15 per year, ie [...]

How many inspectors does it take to catch a fare dodger?

Well, let’s think…  One to check the tickets, and one to do the booking?
No, maybe one to check the tickets, one to do the booking, and one to grab the dodger?
Okay okay, two to check the tickets, one to book the dodger, and another one to hold him down…  So that’s four.
Maybe one more to [...]

Pea soup update

Following on from my murmurings about Sherlock Holmes, (of which the Sherlockian Atlas reports two unremarkable connections with Blackheath), Kate has sent in three foggy photos:

Yorkshire Puddings and Shepherds

Brilliant message from James, that I really should have put up earlier:
Shepherds Foods freezer quality control bought in to question again
Having had a couple of dodgy bits out of their freezer, and turning stuff down due to decidedly shabby looks, today has taken the biscuit.
Bought some frozen Yorkshire puddings, which have quite clearly been frozen, [...]

Different Trains…

Dear Southeastern Trains,
Do you think that there is any chance you could lay on some long trains during the rush hour?  Every morning I see several carriages worth of empty space along Blackheath’s London-bound platform. I realise that it is really too late to complain, as you’ve already got my £712 for this year, and, [...]

The cache is back… perhaps it never left?

The Bugle’s Geocache has been resurrected – which makes me wonder if it ever disappeared in the first place.
Anyway, if you manage to hunt it down, please let me know… So far it has been a bit on and off!

The twin spires

I’m pretty myopic at the best of times, but I’m fairly sure that I saw the Crystal Palace Transmitter as the 108 bus rose over the hill, coming back on to the Heath from the Royal Standard.
When it is clear like that, it’s nice to look out across the horizon, and wonder what other beings [...]

The Flying Doctor

Matt wrote in last night to tell me that:
The London Air Ambulance (HEMS) was on the heath at around half five, a bit east of Whitfield’s Mount. Where you normally get all the kite flyers. Just being your eyes on the ground!
A freak kiting accident?  Anyone know any more?
UPDATED: It seems it was a kite [...]