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A spectacular firework display will mark the end of a weekend of celebrations as Greenwich becomes a Royal Borough.

The waterfront display will be set to music at the Old Royal Naval College and will start at 6pm, ending a whole day of celebrations in the town on February 5.

The Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich is set to appear in yet another film after scenes from the latest James Bond movie were shot there.

The King William Undercroft, below the Painted Hall, was used as a "make-believe morgue" with "eight coffins draped in union jack flags" during filming for Skyfal, last Friday, according to the Footprints of London website.

It has featured in some of Hollywood's biggest blockbusters and now the Old Royal Naval College has received a much needed boost towards preserving its historic Painted Hall.

The Heritage Lottery Fund has awarded a £29,000 development grant for the first phase of its £2million conservation project.

The Scissor Sisters will be among the artists performing at next year's River of Music festival.

The event which is part of the 2012 Cultural Olympiad will take place at six London venues including The Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich.

Hollywood actor Robert Downey Jr was in Greenwich this afternoon to film scenes for the sequel to Sherlock Holmes.

Reprising his role as the Baker Street detective, he was shooting a sequence disguised in Chinese costume.

No amount of begging from the crowd was ever going to convince Neil Hannon, pictured, to play Father Ted "hit" My Lovely Horse.

The Divine Comedy frontman headlined the opening night of this year's Greenwich Summer Sessions with a plan to perform songs from the band's latest album and a promise to add in some old stuff afterwards. The grounds of the Old Royal Naval College made a splendid setting for a start-to-finish rendition of 10th studio album Bang Goes The Knighthood.

Pirates Of The Caribbean 4, starring Johnny Depp, is likely to be judged one of the biggest movie releases of the year - and Greenwich is set to share in the booty.

Filming in London is a multi-billion-pound business supported by Mayor Boris Johnson and the publicity given to iconic sites is likely to boost the 9.6million visitors a year that the town already receives.

Laughter is returning to the Old Royal Naval College this September as Greenwich Comedy Festival is back for its third year.

The week-long event promises to bring the biggest and brightest comedians around and will be entertaining the masses inside one of two new venues.

The Greenwich Beer and Jazz Festival will not be happening this year.

The annual ale celebration which began in 2008 has previously taken place in the grounds of the Old Royal Naval College.

Mark Ronson is just one of the big names headlining Greenwich Summer Sessions in July.

The maverick musician and his new band The Business Intl will be joined in the grounds of the Old Royal Naval College by special guests.

Christopher Wren's epic sweep across the riverfront of Greenwich - now the Old Royal Naval College - was originally used as a hospital for sick seamen and their families.

After victory against France was secured in 1692, the joint monarchs, William and Mary, determined to build a hospital for veterans as a memorial to the war.

Leading names from the music world are set to descend on Greenwich's Old Royal Naval College to celebrate the history of one of London's most visited destinations.

The four open-air music events, all themed around the town's past, will help mark the area's role as a host borough for the London Olympics.

Greenwich should be as treasured as the Pyramids and Versailles according to architectural historian Dan Cruickshank.

For Cruickshank, who was at the opening of the Discover Greenwich museum last week, the Old Royal Naval College is a jewel in London's crown, and something Londoners should never take for granted.

Fancy getting out of the house this weekend and taking a peek round someone else's pad?

Well, why not take advantage of the annual Open House weekend where hundreds of buildings across the capital throw open their doors for free in a celebration of the best of British architecture.

Start rummaging in the attic and dusting off those heirlooms, the BBC's Antiques Roadshow is rolling into Greenwich.

The Painted Hall at the Old Royal Naval College will host the ever popular show, hosted by Fiona Bruce, on Thursday, October 1.

The legendary Wolfman has been on the prowl in Greenwich after dark.

Night-time shooting has been taking place this month at the Old Royal Naval College, as the finishing touches are applied to the remake of the 1941 monster movie.

ALE lovers are swarming to Greenwich's first beer festival in 17 years.

The Old Royal Naval College is hosting the first Greenwich Beer and Jazz Festival until Sunday, with a glorious selection of suds and sounds on offer for the Eastender who appreciates good brewing.

This year's debut event features the wares of 37 different breweries across the UK, as well as a soothing and foot-tapping array of fine tunes.

A BIG stick has been stuck in the spokes of Greenwich’s own miniature London Eye.

The Greenwich Wheel was due to launch this weekend but “logistical difficulties� means that the wheel has yet to be delivered from the Hague and the launch has been postponed. The launch was planned to tie in with the Greenwich and Docklands Festival.