Canada Estate repairs get new scrutiny checks

Published Thursday 29 October 2026

New scrutiny actions for Canada Estate, a Windrush line weekend closure, Halloween plans and an approaching grant deadline.

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Canada Estate repairs get new resident checks

Canada Estate's remedial works are still projected to start in December, but newly published minutes from the 19 October housing scrutiny meeting add three checks around the work. Housing officers were asked to improve updates, consider regular newsletters and use trusted local residents to help contractors gain access for inspections and repairs. The commission will also consider inviting residents to a future scrutiny session. The minutes do not confirm the contractor's timetable or turn the projected December start into a firm date.

Date For Your Diary

12–16 November

Off-Key comes to Canada Water Theatre

Two best friends at a high-achieving Birmingham school face ambition, politics and a changing friendship in Off-Key. The 90-minute coming-of-age drama has 2.30pm and 7.30pm performances at Canada Water Theatre from Thursday 12 to Monday 16 November. It is for ages 13+, contains strong language and references to suicide, and may use strobe lighting.

What's On

Friday 30 October

Discuss Jawbone at a Halloween book club, 6.13–7.30pm · Free. Canada Water Library's Halloween horror book club will discuss Mónica Ojeda's Jawbone, a novel selected for Latin American Heritage Month. Pick up a free copy from the library before the session.

Saturday 31 October

Meet author Joan Rhiney at Canada Water Library, 3–5pm · Free. Joan Rhiney will launch A Snake In Eden, her adult novel about a man trying to clear his name after 15 years in prison. The free library event includes a discussion, Q&A and signing; books will be on sale and no booking is needed.

Take a lantern-lit Halloween walk through Rotherhithe, 5–6.30pm or 7–8.30pm. Victorian-costumed guides will lead two Brunel Museum Halloween tours through Rotherhithe's darker history before finishing underground. Expect stories of murder, sickness and death. The route includes dark, uneven ground and narrow pavements and is not step-free. Adults £10, concessions £7, SE16 and SE8 residents £2.50; under-16s go free.

Sunday 1 November

Try KESA sports at Decathlon Surrey Quays, 9–10.45am. Children can build movement skills through play at KESA's Sunday session at Decathlon, 9 Maritime Street. Sessions are free for ages one to two, while children aged two to five can book one free trial.

Wednesday 4 November

Music and movement for under-fives, 10.30–11.30am · Booking required. Babies and toddlers can sing, play instruments and move with props at the term-time music class at Canada Water Library. Booking is essential.

Roadworks and Transport

Southern Windrush branches close for Halloween weekend: Windrush line trains will run through Canada Water to New Cross Gate, but go no farther towards Crystal Palace or West Croydon from Saturday 31 October through Sunday 1 November. TfL's closure calendar, updated 26 October, also shows the same branches closing after 11.30pm from Thursday 29 October, continuing a late-night closure that began on Monday. The New Cross branch is not listed as closed. Check TfL before travelling because the timetable may change.

Canada Water remains without street-to-ticket-hall lifts: Canada Water station's street-to-ticket-hall lifts remain closed until spring 2027. TfL advises using buses 47 or 188 to Bermondsey for a step-free Jubilee line journey, or Surrey Quays for the Windrush line.