Celebrate the Lunar New Year in Paddington
The Lunar New Year falls on Sunday 22 January this year, ending the Chinese Year of the Tiger and beginning the Year of the Rabbit. Celebrated all around the…
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We’re Hiring: Chief Executive Officer, PaddingtonNow BID
The current BID Manager is retiring in 2023 and the Board are seeking a new Chief Executive Officer to lead and represent the BID and enhance its presence and…
Festive Food and Drinks in Paddington
The time to celebrate is here and what better way to enjoy friends and family than over a table of joyful food and drinks. Paddington has festive menus and…
Christmas Carols at St. James Church
Did you know that St. James Church in Paddington is known for its wonderful acoustics? The church has welcomed leading musicians and choirs from around the world to play…
Christmas Travel and Train Strikes
Rail Travel Rail passengers face severe travel disruption over Christmas and the New Year as workers stage a series of 48-hour strikes in December and January in the long-running…
St. Mary’s Hospital Winter Appeal
St. Mary’s Hospital is the beating heart of Paddington; this winter, staff will be working day and night to take care of seriously ill children and their families in…
Festive Period Community Safety Team and Office Hours
As 2022 draws to an end we wanted to wish you all a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Rest assured the Community Safety Team will continue to work…
Autumn Statement 2022 Business Rates
On 17 November 2022, the Chancellor announced that the Government would provide a package of measures to support businesses in England, worth an estimated £13.6 billion over the next…
Successful Ballot Results in Fifth BID Term
Businesses have reaffirmed their commitment to Paddington BID by voting ‘Yes’ for another 5 year term from April 2023 to 31 March 2028. Official ballot results confirmed a 90%…
Win Four Tickets to Winter Wonderland
Westminster City Council have teamed up with Royal Parks to give one lucky person FOUR tickets to London’s spectacular Christmas destination – Hyde Park Winter Wonderland. Returning for six weeks of…
Counter Terrorism Winter Campaign
PaddingtonNow BID takes your safety and security seriously. That’s why we’re supporting Counter Terrorism Policing’s campaign to encourage everyone to look out for each other this winter. To help…
PaddingtonNow BID Renewal Ballot 2022
We are delighted to announce that the BID’s Renewal Ballot starts tomorrow, Wednesday 13 October and is open until 5pm on Thursday 10 November 2022. Serving the needs of…
BID Awarded London in Bloom Silver Gilt Award
On Wednesday 21 October, we were proud to be awarded a Silver Gilt Award for our entry in the London in Bloom 2022 competition. We were commended for our…
2023-2028 Renewal Campaign Launch
Join us to celebrate the launch of our 2023-2028 Renewal Proposal which details the many projects, services and activities the BID intends to deliver during a new five year…
Elizabeth Line Bond Street Station Opening in November
Transport for London has announced that Bond Street station on the Elizabeth Line will open from 6 November 2022. Trains will also start running on Sundays from the same…
Tanner Lane Closure
Tanner Lane, between South Wharf Road and Winsland Street, is closed to vehicles and pedestrians for a two-year period, from 2 October 2022. The closure allows Network Rail to…
Footways London Walking Maps
To help reduce reliance on cars in central London, Footways London have created digital and printed maps to help connect locations such as train stations and green spaces with…
Paddington Butterflies Wellness Walk
Join Ele Johnstone, Engagement Officer from Butterfly Conservation’s ‘Big City Butterflies’ project on a wellbeing walk around the Paddington BID area on Tuesday 19 July 1-1.45. During the walk…
Operation Make Safe
Operation Makesafe has been developed in partnership with London’s boroughs to raise awareness of child exploitation in the business community, such as hotels, licensed premises, taxi companies, shops, and…
Paddington by BRICKLIVE Roundup
What a joy it was to welcome Paddington by BRICKLIVE to Norfolk Square Gardens for a week this summer. The free family friendly event brought people from far and…
Free Outdoor Yoga in Paddington
Only a few minutes from Paddington Station, this free yoga class is open and accessible to individuals of all abilities and walks of life on Tuesdays at 10-11am throughout…
BRICKLIVE is Coming to Paddington
PaddingtonNow Business Improvement District has partnered with BRICKLIVE Group to bring life size brick models from the Paddington™ franchise to London. The models will be displayed as a colourful…
State of London Debate
The Annual State of London Debate 2022 is your chance as a Paddington Business to quiz the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan on issues that matter. From cycling to…
London in Bloom 2022 Take Pride in Paddington
After two years of desktop judging, the judges are back in person and the pressure is mounting to show Paddington at its best for the 2022 competition on July…
Roseate House Hotel Networking Event
Roseate House Hotel in partnership with PaddingtonNow BID would like to invite you to an evening of networking in the Hyde Bar on Wednesday 15 June 5.30 – 7pm.…
Meet The New Westminster Team
As a Westminster business, you are invited to a virtual meeting on Tuesday 7 June 5-6pm, with the newly elected Leader of Westminster Council, Councillor Adam Hug; and Cabinet…
Explore Paddington Magazine Advertising
We are currently working on the summer 2022 edition of Explore Paddington Magazine. Through vibrant photography and topical features, Explore Paddington showcases the best things to do, see and…
Crossrail Opening Date Announced for May 24
Crossrail have announced the long awaited Elizabeth Line will start running on Tuesday 24 May 2022. It will operate 12 trains per hour between Paddington and Abbey Wood from…