HELP BIRDS: Bexley's birdlovers are holding their annual Christmas fair on Saturday. The RSPB event will be held at Freemantle Hall in Bexley Village High Street. All sorts of gifts will be on sale, from bird feeding supplies to art and jewellery. The fair runs from 10am to 2pm and admission for adults is 20p.

CARD FUN: Children will get the chance to make Christmas cards at a workshop being held at the youth and family centre in West Street, Erith, on Saturday. The free event, for children aged over eight accompanied by a parent or carer, runs from 2pm to 4pm.

AIR POLLUTION: People living in Erith suffered air pollution problems last week when smoke and ash drifted across the Thames from a major fire at a recycling plant on the banks of the Thames in Essex.