Westminster City Council’s £1m Hospitality and Leisure Recruitment Programme has begun. The two year programme, led by Westminster Business Improvement Districts, has appointment Step Ahead and high street vitality…
Spring is here, bringing bountiful blossom, colour and life back to Paddington. Join us to mark this glorious time of year, network and learn more about how and why…
The last two years have been difficult for the majority of our businesses who fall under retail, hospitality and leisure, the sectors hardest hit by the Coronavirus Pandemic. Despite…
PaddingtonNow BID would like to invite small business owners or their marketing colleagues to learn more about how they can use Instagram to promote their business. This workshop is…
Commencing Saturday 16 April, the BID will trial a 6 week Night Patrol which will include 2 officers and a guard dog patrolling the Paddington BID area from 8pm…
On International Women’s Day we like to bring to light some of the wonderful women working in Paddington to find out what they love about the area. Alexia Moros,…
PaddingtonNow BID in partnership with the Central and North-West London NHS Foundation Trust would like to invite you and your colleagues to a free Building Confidence Workshop on Tuesday…
The BID is over the moon to have been nominated for ‘London’s Public Sector Organisational Changemaker of the Year’ Award in the Global Action Plan Sustainable Cities Awards 2022.…
Westminster City Council are inviting businesses to complete a ten-minute survey about their interest in using cargo bikes for any deliveries and other uses. A cargo bike is designed…
PaddingtonNow is pleased to announce that financial support has been secured to help BID members on Sussex Gardens with their tree pruning requirements in 2022. The BID has been…
The Chancellor of the Exchequer has announced that businesses throughout the country impacted by the Omicron variant of COVID-19 will be helped by a £1billion funding package. The core…
As part of our ongoing evaluation of activities, PaddingtonNow BID will complete a BID members consultation over February 2022. The consultation is a chance for businesses to share their…
The BID is delighted to have been given the greenlight for a new wildflower meadow in the Sussex Gardens Triangle. The groundwork has already been laid and it should…
Paddington’s hospitality, retail and leisure sectors are in urgent need of government intervention in the wake of the Omicron variant and Plan B restrictions. PaddingtonNow BID, along with British…
The Copyrights Group has launched a Paddington-inspired café in London Paddington Station. Fans from around the world can now enjoy a Paddington Bear inspired experience in the very place…
Paddington Square will unveil a new major public arts programme in 2022. The programme will see three internationally renowned artists, Ugo Rondinone, Pae White and Catherine Yaas make their…
Apart from Christmas Day, the Community Safety Team will be working as normal, 9am – 11pm Tuesday to Saturday over the festive period. To contact the street team please…
As the country navigates through the Covid-19 pandemic, we want to assure you that PaddingtonNow BID is making every effort to keep BID services operating as normal. We are…
Marking the practical completion of Yard Nine’s 50 Eastbourne Terrace, Maarten Baas’s Real Time clock has been unveiled, providing a new landmark for Paddington. Real Time represents the finishing touch to 50…
Wrap up warm and head down to Norfolk Square Gardens on Thursday 9th December from 6-7.30pm for some carol singing. The Imperial Trust Choir will be leading the way…
From delicious dining and twinkling trees to carol concerts and wintry walks; Paddington has Christmas 2021 all wrapped up. Our A-Z guide will provide you with all you need…
From 25 October, the existing central London Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) will be expanded to create a single larger zone up to (but not including) the North Circular…
Security is a top priority for the BID. As the nights get darker earlier and with recent media attention on women’s safety, we want to be as visible as…
Fans of the annual Whistle Stop Tour of Paddington Developments will be delighted to hear that they are back, with a twist, for 2021. Join Kay Buxton, Chief Executive…
PaddingtonNow BID are pleased to announce the launch of a new Paddington experience in partnership with Adventure Lab. Adventure Lab is a new app and platform from the team…
On Monday 20 September, the BID held it’s Annual General Meeting at the Hilton London Paddington. BID members voted to re-elect Will Clayton, The Cork and Bottle, as Chairman…
On Wednesday 8 September, the BID was delighted to welcome Cllr Heather Acton, Cabinet Member for Communities and Regeneration and Ward Member for Hyde Park, to Paddington. Whilst touring…
Following trials in August to address antisocial behaviour in the mornings, the Community Safety Team will now trial extended evening hours, in order to determine the best possible safety…