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Working together to tackle violence against Women and Girls

Last Thursday, we held a special operation with the British Transport Police to raise awareness around personal safety when travelling.  As well as handing out leaflets, 500 panic alarms were handed out to women and girls as well as to retailers in Victoria Station. We spoke to one of the PC officers from British Transport… Read more »

Meet Elkin, our lead Ambassador

Our BID Ambassadors are responsible for providing a high-profile on-street information and assistance service, offering a warm welcome to visitors, whilst promoting what is going on in the area and how to get there. The team provides one on one advice to more than 300 people every day! Lead Ambassador Ekin and the team meet… Read more »

Pride in London

After a two-year absence, we are delighted to see Pride in London back as they mark the 50th anniversary of the first Pride march in the UK, which also took place in London, on Saturday 2nd July 2022. The event includes a large-scale parade, stage performances at Trafalgar Square, Golden Square, and Dean Street, as… Read more »

Jubilee Local Offers

Conrad London St. James Only a stone’s throw away from Buckingham Palace itself, the 5-star Conrad London St. James has curated a spectacular list of the city’s Royal Warrant Holders, uniting a sparkling variety of the best retailers across the nation, all of which are in personal use by the Royal Family themselves. From Burberry… Read more »

A message from our Chief Executive – The Queen’s Speech

A message from Ruth Duston OBE, OC: “For business leaders listening to the Queen’s speech yesterday, when our future King set out the 38 laws that the Government intends to pass in the coming year, it might have seemed somewhat of an anti-climax. Most of the bigger bills, and headline grabbers, had already been announced,… Read more »

2nd Term Renewal Consultation

The Victoria Westminster BID was established in 2018 following a successful ballot of local businesses with an overwhelmingly positive 83% ‘yes’ vote. Since 2018 we have invested £4.9m across a range of projects and services to create an outstanding trading environment for our businesses, their staff and customers. The Whitehall BID was established in 2021… Read more »

Member Update: Storm Eunice

The Met Office has issued rare Red Weather Warnings as Storm Eunice is expected to bring extremely strong winds and continued disruption for much of the UK today (18th February). The Red Warning comes into force across London, southern and eastern England at 10am. It’s the first Red Warning ever for either London or the… Read more »

We are hiring!

Are you looking for the next step in your career?  We have three new roles open, if you have the required experience submit your application now.   Team Administrator

Celebrate Valentine’s Day 2022

Valentine’s Day is fast approaching so why not make the day extra special with our local offers? Here are a range of packages and gifts to treat your other half and inspire your celebrations. Aster 3-course Menu No matter who your special someone is, your date or bestie, Aster has the perfect evening in store… Read more »

January Do’s and Don’ts with City Athletic

January tends to be the ‘make changes’ month due to Christmas and New Year celebrations. To help with setting your goals for 2022 here are some golden do’s and don’ts for the new year courtesy of City Athletic trainer Ben Scott. Do:  Cut down on alcohol. Some like to go dry during January. I’m generally… Read more »