Cab Driver: “I love Blackheath…”

Me: “Oh yes, it’s great.”
Cab driver:  “Yeah, it’s like a rose in the middle of a steaming pile of manure.”
Interesting description…  I wouldn’t go that far myself, but it’s always nice to hear someone complimenting the place where you live.
He also had an alternative reason for the name Blackheath, but I can’t remember what it [...]

The shadowy figure of a woman in Victorian clothes still haunts the Hare and Billet Road

Matt wrote:
Hey – I only just saw an old blog post of yours about the Hare and Billet Ghost. I’m actually the guy who wrote the original message board post about it, and my friends seriously saw it before Googling. Well, they say anyway.
It doesn’t seem to show any more as the AOL page it [...]

Blackheath Poetry Society

The Blackheath Poetry Society will be meeting on Monday 12 January 2009 at 8pm.  Entrance is free.  The theme for the evening is “Home and Family” — they bring a poem or two on this theme, and read round the room.
They are primarily a poetry appreciation group, but for those who write poetry themselves it’s [...]

Rockets over Blackheath

A couple of videos showing the Blackheath fireworks… Shame I couldn’t make it. I was knee deep in mud at the Brockham Bonfire… Very soggy.

Orangutans in Blackheath

If you’ve seen an orangutan in Blackheath, it’s probably because Daniel, a Blackheath local, has been dressing up, and lurking outside Sainsbury’s, trying to raise funds to conserve them.  I just hope he didn’t have to take a 108 bus full of school kids…  He writes:
Volunteers for the Great Orang-utan Project do not receive any [...]

Best fireworks in the UK, or Blackheath at least

The Guardian had a very internet friendly headline the other day “10 Best Bonfire Night Celebrations in the UK“. I’m glad to say, Blackheath was included, but slightly less happy that I can’t see it, as I will be at the Brockham bonfire.
The Blackheath bonfire night fireworks event is on 8th November at 8pm [...]

Spooks in Blackheath

I’ve just spotted The Bookshop on the Heath (more here) in Spooks on BBC1 (see iPlayer to watch the episode, about 26min30sec in).
Harry goes off to see an old spy, who turns out to be up to something, whilst nodding off over some Soviet literature… Selectric gets a nice bit of product placement, too!

There’s [...]