Westminster City Council

🌙 Launching the Draft Westminster After Dark Strategy! 🌙 We’re proud to unveil the Draft Westminster After Dark Strategy 2025-2040, our bold vision for an evening and nighttime that’s safe, vibrant, inclusive, and sustainable. Whether you’re a resident who calls Westminster home or a visitor seeking unforgettable nights out, this strategy balances everyone’s needs. From safer streets to inclusive community events, greener spaces, and support for local businesses, this strategy sets out how we’ll create a city that thrives 24/7. 📢 Have your say! Read the draft strategy and complete our consultation to shape the future of Westminster after dark 👉 https://lnkd.in/ethmNUR4

We’re proud to back Paddington Arts with £2.7 million of match funding 🎭 This local organisation has supported generations of young people in the city 🤝 Now, they’re expanding — with new performance spaces, co-working areas, and rooms for creative learning and support. Read more 👉 https://bit.ly/3DOAM4R

Celebrating Queen’s Park Bangladesh Association (QPBA) & their impact! For over 36 years, QPBA has been a pillar of support in North Paddington, addressing key challenges like housing, employment, and community wellbeing. Thanks to Westminster City Council’s VCS Core Funding Programme, they continue to create lasting change. They have recently: 🍞 Delivered 1600+ food parcels to vulnerable families. 🏆 Received ActiveWestminster Mark accreditation, recognising their commitment to governance and community impact. 🏠 Secured a home at Happy Hub in Queen’s Park after 13 years of perseverance. With Westminster’s support, QPBA is helping build a Fairer Westminster where communities thrive. Learn more: westminster.gov.uk

Time to gear up for the Great British Spring Clean! 🗑🌻 Let’s come together to make Westminster clean🌍 Get in touch at cleancity@westminstergov.uk and become a #LitterHero

Fairer Westminster Delivery Plan 2025 – 2026 Through our North Paddington Programme, we’re investing £10M in North Paddington, Bayswater and Pimlico to make local high streets more welcoming and better able to adapt to future challenges. More info: https://lnkd.in/eZmrPu2J

Last call for artists- closing 4 April!📣 Westminster City Council is seeking artists and creative practitioners for a major public art commission to help deliver a 6m wide x 3 storeys high mural on the flank wall facing a park along Queen's Park Canalside currently undergoing renovation. The public art commission is part of our North Paddington Canalside Programme, which is transforming 2.5km of waterway between Ladbroke Grove and Little Venice. The selected artists will work with local communities to celebrate local identity, and create vibrant, welcoming spaces along the Grand Union Canal. Want to make your mark on Westminster's canalside? Full details and application guidance at: https://bit.ly/4jaAzb9

Have Your Say: Consultation on Tenancy Strategy and Policy Changes🏡🗣️ We’re proposing a big change to Westminster’s Tenancy Strategy and Policy to give residents greater security and stability in their homes. What are the proposed changes? ✔️ Tenancy Strategy - Moving away from fixed-term tenancies in our tenancy strategy and recommending social landlords offer lifetime tenancies instead. ✔️ Tenancy Policy - Ending the use of flexible fixed term tenancies in our tenancy policy and offering Westminster City Council tenants secure lifetime tenancies instead. Why are we making these changes? ✔️ More stability and peace of mind for families – plan for the future without renewals ✔️ Stronger communities – put down roots and feel at home Before we make this change, we want to hear from you. Your feedback will help shape the future of housing in Westminster: https://lnkd.in/eUt8G8yJ

Last call for artists - closing 31 March!📣 Westminster City Council is seeking artists and creative practitioners for a major public art commission to co-design and deliver an inspiring public art mural on the Network Rail overbridge on the Great Western Road by Westbourne Park station. The public art commission is part of our North Paddington Canalside Programme, which is transforming 2.5km of waterway between Ladbroke Grove and Little Venice. The selected artists will work with local communities to celebrate local identity, and create vibrant, welcoming spaces along the Grand Union Canal. Want to make your mark on Westminster's canalside? Full details and application guidance at: https://bit.ly/3RmM82V

🎉 Last night, we won a PRmoment Silver Award for Media Relations Campaign of the Year for 100 weddings: A Day to Remember! 🥳 The judges said: "Proof that you don't need huge budgets to create a stunning campaign. Fantastic results, brilliant business outcomes". A wonderful evening for colleagues to celebrate and relive the 100th anniversary of the iconic Old Marylebone Town Hall when 100 couples tied the knot, formed a civil partnership or renewed their vows. 100 weddings in a day: https://lnkd.in/ePBrBjer

We celebrated the incredible journey of Ashley McKenzie — born and raised in Queen’s Park, now a 4x Olympian, 2x Commonwealth Gold medallist, and 5x British Judo Champion 🏆 Discovering judo at Moberly Judo Club changed everything. Sport gave him purpose, discipline, and a new path 🥋 To honour his achievements, a plaque was unveiled at Moberly Sports Centre — right where his journey began🎖️💪