New edition: Take the Pawprint Trail around Paddington
The popular Pawprint Trail, has been updated by the Paddington Partnership to include all the latest things to do in Paddington, including family-friendly, foodie haunts. Expect to find bridges…
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Paddington Awarded Highest Accolade at London in Bloom Awards Ceremony
Paddington has once again won the coveted Gold Award at this year’s London in Bloom Awards ceremony at Pembroke Lodge in Richmond on Thursday 20 September. As one of…
PaddingtonNow BID and Considerate Launch Project to Tackle Toxic Air Pollution
Air quality in Paddington is on track for improvement thanks to the launch of a new project by PaddingtonNow BID and Considerate. The project will show Paddington businesses large…
Paddington Square Exhibition
The team behind the Paddington Square development of the former Royal Mail site in Paddington are holding a drop-in event on 5 September at the Cadogan Room, Hilton London…
Sellar draws up timetable for Paddington Cube award
Developer Sellar has said it will draw up a shortlist of firms to carry out main construction work on architect Renzo Piano’s £350m Paddington Square scheme this autumn. Kent…
Paddington Covers 2018 Come Rain or Shine
Record temperatures brought in record numbers this year to Paddington Covers in Norfolk Square Gardens. With everyone looking for some outdoor fun, the atmosphere has been electric at this…
Eastbourne Terrace Road Closures – July 2018
Eastbourne Terrace will be closed to vehicular traffic to allow Crossrail’s contractor to use a large mobile tower crane for the installation of major steelwork for the Crossrail Arch…
2018 AGM and Businesses Building Communities Networking Event
The 2018 AGM was also held on Monday 9 July at the Hilton London Paddington. Over 30 Paddington businesses and stakeholders attended to show their support for the BID…
Sing Your Heart Out and Dance Under the Trees at This Small Tribute Band Festival in Paddington
Paddington Covers is back this July with a fabulous line-up of classic pop artists’ tribute acts. This year playing for the first time in Paddington’s Norfolk Square Gardens, we…
Praed Street Street Cleansing
In July, the BID commissioned Community Clean to take on street cleansing on Praed Street for the first time. They focused on ‘grot spots’ around bins and graffiti removal. Based on…
Sparrow Boxes to Improve Bio-Diversity in Paddington
In an effort to improve bio-diversity and the environment, PaddingtonNow BID has worked in collaboration with Westminster Council, Continental Landscapes and local volunteers to install eight sparrow boxes in…
BID Renews Recycling Partnership with First Mile
PaddingtonNow Business Improvement District will continue their partnership with Recycling company First Mile for a further two years until 2020. A major focus of the renewed partnership will be…
Paddington Covers 2018
Paddington Covers, brought to you by PaddingtonNow BID, is back this summer with a super-hot line-up of your favourite artists’ tribute acts. This year playing for the first time…
Can You Help Brighten Up Our Community with Flowers?
PaddingtonNow BID has been greening and improving the Paddington BID area for over thirteen years. In 2016 we entered the prestigious London in Bloom Awards for the first time…
A Warm Welcome to the New Community Safety Team
PaddingtonNow BID are delighted to announce the start of the Community Safety Team (CST). The four-strong team, funded by the BID, are dedicated to the PaddingtonNow BID streets and…
Eastbourne Terrace Closures in June 2018
Eastbourne Terrace in Paddington will be closed on weekends and week day nights in June. Crossrail’s contractors will be using a large mobile crane to install steelwork to create…
Greening Your Business Networking Event
On Thursday 17 May 2018, Paddington Businesses gathered on the roof terrace of 20 Eastbourne Terrace to listen to Miles Watson-Smyth, Managing Director of Windowflowers, a London in Bloom…
Get Fit for Free with Yoga in Norfolk Square Gardens
Get fit for free this summer with yoga sessions every Tuesday morning from 9.30-10.30am throughout June, July, August and now September, in Norfolk Square Gardens, Paddington. PaddingtonNow BID has partnered…
Responsible Plastic Use in the BID Hospitality Sector
On 14 May 2018, the BID Operations Manager, Marisa Barrocas and Chair of the Environment and Planning Sub Group, Anastasios Moros, Shakespeare and Dolphin Hotels, attended the UK Hospitality’s…
Paddington Square Drop-in Event
Following the grant of planning permission in 2017 Great Western Developments and Sellar are refining the final design detail for the new office building which forms the centrepiece of…
GoBoat and Paddington BID Hoteliers Networking Event
On Wednesday 25 April, PaddingtonNow BID organised a networking event to introduce Paddington BID Hoteliers, concierge and guest relations staff, to GoBoat London in partnership with The Paddington Partnership,…
Success! HSBC To Remain In Paddington
Planning permission to change the vacant retail (Class A1) floor space at JC Decaux’s Head Office on the corner of Praed Street and Sale place, to an HSBC bank…
Explore Paddington Magazine Is Ready For Take Off
The Spring/Summer edition of Explore Paddington Magazine is out now, with 10,000 more copies printed and destined for Heathrow Express trains. For the first time, new visitors will have…
Paddington Square Commences Development
Paddington Square is the new name for the development proposals previously known as Paddington Quarter and the Paddington Cube. Westminster City Council issued planning permission in 2017 for the…
Line Up and Dates Confirmed for Paddington Covers 2018
Paddington Covers is back this summer with a super-hot line-up of your favourite artists’ tribute acts. This year playing for the first time in Paddington’s Norfolk Square Gardens, we…
Easter Weekend Paddington Travel Advice
If you’re planning to get away this Easter from Paddington Station, please plan ahead with the latest Travel advice from GWR, TfL and Heathrow Express as the below information may be subject to…
Earth Hour 2018 – How BID Members Can Get Involved
What is Earth Hour? At 8.30pm on Saturday 24th March, hundreds of millions of people across the world will turn off their lights for one hour to show their…
PaddingtonNow Announced As ‘Britain in Bloom’ Finalist
Following hot on the heels of our London in Bloom gold award win last year, we were delighted to announce that PaddingtonNow is a finalist in Britain’s nationwide gardening…