Royal Borough of Greenwich - Temporary prohibition of traffic - Blackheath Fireworks

ROYAL BOROUGH OF GREENWICH
PUBLIC NOTICE
ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 – SECTION 16(A)
THE ROYAL BOROUGH OF GREENWICH (SPECIAL EVENTS) (TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC) (VARIOUS ROADS) (BLACKHEATH FIREWORKS) ORDER 2026
Scheme Ref: TT8(26)

1. The Council of the Royal Borough of Greenwich hereby gives notice that on 23rd October 2026 they made the above-mentioned Order under Section 16A of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, as amended.
2. The general effect of the Order is to facilitate the holding of the Blackheath Fireworks on Blackheath Common, Blackheath.
3. No person shall cause or permit a vehicle to wait or stand in:
a) Charlton Way – between its junction with (j/w) Maze Hill and Shooters Hill Road;
b) Duke Humphrey Road – entire length;
c) Kidbrooke Grove – between its j/w Kidbrooke Gardens and Shooters Hill Road;
d) Kidbrooke Gardens - between its j/w Kidbrooke Grove and South Row;
e) Maze Hill – between its j/w Charlton Way and Vanbrugh Terrace;
f) Prince Charles Road - between its j/w Charlton Way and Shooters Hill Road;
g) St Germans Place - between its j/w Prince of Wales Road and Kidbrooke Gardens/South Row.
4. The prohibitions referred to in paragraph 3 of this notice will come into operation on Saturday, 7th November 2026 and will be valid until 1am of the following day (Sunday, 8th November 2026).
5. Nothing in this Notice would apply to:
a) any vehicle being used in connection with the execution of the said works or any public service or utility vehicle;
b) anything done with the permission or at the direction of a police constable in uniform, civil enforcement officer or traffic warden;
c) any vehicle being used for Police, fire brigade or ambulance services;
6. The prohibitions will apply only during such times and to such extent as indicated by traffic signs prescribed by the Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2016
7. Any vehicle waiting in contravention of any restriction imposed by the Order may be removed under the provisions of the Removal and Disposal of Vehicles Regulations 1986.
8. Plans showing the road closures and traffic management can be obtained by writing to traffic-orders@royalgreenwich.gov.uk 
(quoting reference ‘TT8(26) – Blackheath Fireworks’).

Mirsad Bakalovic
Director of Communities, Environment and Central
The Woolwich Centre,
35 Wellington Street, London SE18 6HQ
Dated 28th October 2026