Paddington

The Future of St Mary’s

A Fantastic First Pancake Day Relay Race 2026

Alfresco Paddington

Canalside and Floating Restaurants

Take to the Water with GoBoat London

Discover Paddington's Rich Heritage

Take the Pawprint Trail around Paddington

Start at the Paddington Shop in Paddington Station

Discover Paddington's Public Art

Download the Trail Here

Paddington Prepares for Earth Month 2026

15 to 22 April 2026

Make the most of the spring sunshine and join us as we enhance Paddington’s green and blue spaces with litter picks on water and dry land this Earth Month.

Paddington Pub Quiz

Wednesday 29 April 2026, 5.30 p.m.

Join us for our first Paddington Charity Pub Quiz at The Lockhouse. We promise an evening of great company, good laughs and a bit of healthy competition.

Review of 2025/26: Our Plans for 2026/27

As the financial year draws to a close, the BID has produced its first formal report of activities, setting out projects and achievements over the past 10 months, since our ballot result in June 2025.

Annual Canalway Cavalcade

Join us at Little Venice from 2 to 4 May 2026

IWA Canalway Cavalcade is London's biggest, brightest and best waterways festival taking place over the May Bank Holiday.

A Week Filled with Stories for World Book Day 2026

With too much activity planned for just one day, we spread our World Book Day celebrations across a whole week of book-based fun in Paddington!

Dragon Boat Racing

Thursday 30 July 2026, 5.00 pm to 9.00 pm

Take to the water against fellow Paddingtonians for charity at Paddington Basin, in the annual COSMIC Dragon Boat Regatta.

A Fantastic First Pancake Day Relay Race 2026

This Pancake Day, Tuesday 17 February, we held our inaugural Paddington Pancake Day Relay Race with 12 fantastic local teams taking part.

The Future of St Mary’s: Have your say

Consultation has opened on the vision and masterplan for a new St Mary’s Hospital at Paddington.

BID Wellbeing Series Launches with Bereavement Panel

Colleagues representing 16 companies joined us for this important conversation on bereavement. Despite the challenging and emotive topic, the room was filled with energy and hope.

Costumes at the Ready...World Book Day 2026 is Nearly Here!

We're marking the National Year of Reading with a week packed full of book-based volunteering for World Book Day 2026.

Get Ready for Some Flipping Good Fun – Pancake Day Race 2026

Tuesday 17 February 2026, 12.30 to 13.30

We’re bringing the first Pancake Day relay race to Paddington and are looking for local teams to take part.

That’s a Wrap on our 2025 Christmas Gift Drive!

Your generosity this Christmas enabled us to collect and wrap 650 presents for local Westminster children. From all of us at Grand Union BID, thank you.

Tackling Digital Exclusion

Join us on 29 January 2026

Grand Union BID is launching a ground-breaking cross-company group to focus on digital exclusion in the Paddington community.

Winter Wonderland Comes to Paddington Primary

Colleagues from seven Grand Union BID members spread magic at Essendine Primary School this week as they transformed classrooms and corridors into a Paddington winter wonderland.