A Pocket Guide to Staying Safe in London
PaddingtonNow have produced a small pocket guide which can be handed out to guests staying in hotels in the area. The guide has been designed to give general guidance…
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PaddingtonNow Annual Billing Leaflet 2020-2021
Paddington Business Improvement District has successfully completed fifteen years of operation and is currently in its fourth term which runs through to 31 March 2023. The new Billing Leaflet…
Air Quality Action Plan – Have Your Say
Reminder to have your say on our Air Quality Action Plan Westminster City Council has set out an ambitious plan to tackle air pollution in our city. We’d love your…
Paddington Bakerloo Line Ticket Hall
Paddington Square, a new public space with offices, shops, restaurants and a public square is well underway and set to transform the future of Paddington. The work at Paddington…
Free NHS Managing Stress and Worry Workshop
PaddingtonNow BID in partnership with the NHS Foundation Trust would like to invite you and your colleagues to a FREE Managing Stress and Worry Workshop. Most people feel stressed…
Paddington Announced as Britain in Bloom Finalist
We are delighted to announce that Paddington will be making a giant leap on to the national stage, after being nominated to compete in the Royal Horticultural Society’s (RHS)…
Celebrate 2020 with World Food in Paddington
Paddington is chock-a-block full of authentic dishes from around the globe. Check out internationally renowned chef and fellow Londoner, Yotem Ottolenghi’s favourite Malaysian or feast on a stunning Swedish…
A Vision for Praed Street
PaddingtonNow BID commissioned Colliers in July 2019 to undertake a study on Praed Street. This formed part of an overall package of research and engagement to determine how Praed…
Community Safety Team Help Recruit Big Issue Vendor
Karol Doherty, Community Safety Team Supervisor for PaddingtonNow, has helped a local homeless person become a big issue vendor. On attending a recent Hyde Park Ward neighbourhood meeting, where…
Christmas Office Opening Hours
The Office will be closed December 25 – January 1. It will re-open on January 2. For anything urgent please ring 0203 1451212.
Cut The Wrap This Christmas
Many people are unaware that Christmas wrapping paper often can’t be recycled as it is regularly plastic-based, dyed, laminated and decorated with non recyclable embellishments, such as glitter. First…
Paddington Developments Past, Present and Future
The 2019 Whistle Stop Tour of Paddington Developments event was once again a great success, with businesses old and new to the area arriving to get the low down…
Christmas Travel Advice
Many of you are enthusiastically making travel plans to visit family and friends over the holidays but travelling at one of the busiest times of the year can be…
A Whistle Stop Tour of Paddington Developments 2019
Back by popular demand, this is a great opportunity to find out what’s being built, when it’s due to finish and what’s being planned in your area, in an…
The Go-to-Guide for Autumn/Winter in Paddington Out Now
The latest edition of Explore Paddington is out now. Grab a copy and don’t let go of it until Spring 2020. Its packed full of activities to keep you…
Free Counter Terrorism Training – ACT Awareness
ACT Awareness is the national counter terrorism awareness initiative for business produced by the National Counter Terrorism Security Office (NaCTSO) to protect cities and communities from the threat of…
Best of the Blooming BIDs at Prestigious London Awards
On Friday 20 September, PaddingtonNow BID was awarded Gold and Best in Category at this year’s London in Bloom awards ceremony. They are extremely proud to be the only…
The Best Paddington Covers Yet?
Was 2019 the best Paddington Covers yet? We think it was up there, but then so are they all! There aren’t many free live music events where Elvis and…
Support West London Mission Sleep Out 2019
Show your support for West London Mission and join the Sleep Out on October 25. Last year over 80 people slept outside at St James’s Church, Piccadilly, to raise…
Praed Street Road Closure in September
Crossrail will be working around Bishop’s Bridge Road, Eastbourne Terrace and Praed Street to create vehicle and pedestrian access to the new Crossrail Paddington station. Both Crossrail and the…
Prepare Your Business for Brexit
The UK is leaving the EU. Leaving the EU means your business or organisation may need to prepare for change. Delivering a deal negotiated with the EU remains the…
Hidden Network Helping the Homeless
Westminster Council have launched their Hidden Network campaign in a bid to end rough sleeping in Westminster. The campaign encourages people to give to a network of charities specialised…
Paddington Square Off the Starting Blocks
Sellar, on behalf of Great Western Developments Ltd. (“GWD”), today announced that formal construction of Paddington Square has commenced, representing a £825m transformation of the Paddington Station area. Paddington…
Pretty Petals Perk Up Paddington
The BID has worked in partnership with Continental Landscapes, Window Flowers, Community Clean, Westminster City Council and First Mile to brighten the city streets of Paddington and help put…
BID’s, Business and Networking
On Monday 8 July, following on from the BID’s Annual General Meeting, Catherine Mitten, Executive Chairman, The BID Foundation, gave a speech entitled ‘A State of the Art Review…
Record Numbers at June Paddington Covers
Paddington Covers in June brought just over 2700 people to Paddington, from offices around the corner, to tourists from further afield and everyone else in between. Like sunshine after…
Annual General Meeting 2019
On Monday 9 July, PaddingtonNow BID held their Annual General Meeting at the Hilton London Paddington. This year saw Will Clayton, Cork and Bottle, nominated as BID Chairman and…
National Clean Air Day 2019
On Thursday 21 June, PaddingtonNow BID took part in the UK’s largest air quality campaign, Clean Air Day. The team identified and focused on the area surrounding the Station…