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Keeping you up to date with the latest news on projects, services and events brought to you by Marble Arch London BID.
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The festive spirit came alive on Monday 13 November 2023, as the Edgware Road Christmas Lights were switched on following…
This Christmas, join us in spreading holiday cheer throughout the Marble Arch community. Our Community Programme has a packed calendar…
On Friday 20 October 2023, volunteers from companies across Marble Arch came together to celebrate Silver Sunday, a nationwide campaign…
Marble Arch BID is seeking to appoint a new Community Executive to support the development of the BID’s active programme…
While school is out for summer, Hilton volunteers have been hard at work brightening up learning spaces ready for children…
Savvy at Scrabble? Cunning at Cluedo? Join our Board Game Extravaganza on Friday 20 October, part of Silver Sunday 2023. Marble…
Hammerson Plc have recently relocated to Marble Arch, and colleagues have been quick to offer their time and skills to…
Spring delivered a burst of volunteering energy and generosity. 43 colleagues from Marble Arch companies volunteered 150 hours of their…
Westminster Council is progressing plans to transform local 1930s Grade II-listed Seymour Leisure Centre into a bustling community hub. After…
Following a hiatus due to the pandemic, GIC joined forces with Marble Arch BID, as part of our Community Programme,…
On Thursday 9 February, Hard Rock Hotel London colleagues welcomed 15 older people to enjoy afternoon tea and a tour…
Westminster City Council are exploring how useful personalisation of Westminster Services would be for businesses within the borough. Help them…
Please help support seriously ill children at St Mary’s Hospital in London by donating to the Imperial Health Charity Winter…
The Royal Parks charity is looking to recruit people to join a panel to help shape the future of some…
Each year the Marble Arch BID celebrates Silver Sunday, the national day championing older people. For 2022, we teamed up…
Volunteers from Berkeley Homes picked up a paintbrush to refresh classrooms at Christ Church Bentinck School ahead of the new…
In July 2022, teams from ISG and CJ Decorators packed up their paintbrushes and headed over to the Tresham Centre…
This June, Connaught House School held a Readathon, encouraging pupils, staff and parents to enjoy reading. The Readathon began on…
In celebration of Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee, Marble Arch Partnership joined forces with the Hard Rock Hotel to hold…
Late last month, pupils from Connaught House School were invited to Marriott Marble Arch for an afternoon of creative spring…
Tate & Lyle PLC recently moved their office to Marble Arch and were keen to support the local community as…
In line with our ongoing commitment to the local community, we assembled partners including Westminster City Council and Transport for…
Last updated 3 March 2022 The current crisis in Ukraine has left many in our Marble Arch community wondering what…
With the end of working from home guidance last month, many are coming back to the office for the first…
Volunteers from Marriott Marble Arch got well and truly into the Christmas spirit this December, helping to bring a little…
With festive decorations in shops, Christmas lights on their way and Winter Wonderland soon to open its doors, the festive…
Each year, Marble Arch BID takes part in Silver Sunday, the national day to celebrate older people. This year Marble…
After many months of virtual volunteering throughout the pandemic, in early June Marble Arch BID returned to in-person activities with…
This June, Marble Arch London BID is taking part in the Great British Spring Clean 2021, a nationwide effort to…
The Coronavirus pandemic has had a huge impact on many aspects of our lives. It has forced a collective turn…
The government has opened consultation on new Protect Duty measures which will require owners and operators of public spaces and…
Three Marble Arch companies took part in a virtual careers panel on 8 March 2021 to celebrate International Women’s Day.…
A new outdoor neon lighting installation, A Tree of Love and Joy and Hope, has arrived in Connaught Village for…
Updated 5 January 2022 Free Covid Tests in Westminster Testing is a vital tool for protecting people and our…
By taking part in the census, you can help inform decisions on services that shape your community, such as healthcare,…
The festive period is always busy time for the Marble Arch Community Programme. Despite the difficulties caused by COVID-19, our…
Christmas in Marble Arch is undoubtedly going to look very different this year, but the amazing work of our local…
A huge thank you to Stylus Media and Marks & Spencer for all their community efforts this month. Both companies…
We’ve rounded up all the local shops that are open during lockdown and their opening times (subject to change). From…
Westminster City Council has published an updated guide that sets out the details of the wide range of support available…
Our online training sessions have seen great success during the pandemic, piloting new initiatives that have kept our businesses engaged…
The Marble Arch BID has teamed up with the Metropolitan Police Protective Security Operations team to provide a free online…
The UK has left the EU and is leaving the EU single market and customs union. The end of the…
Silver Sunday, the national day for celebrating older people in our communities, is going to look very different this year, but it…
Following the success of our partnership in 2018, the Marble Arch London BID and the Royal Parks worked in collaboration again to…
From 24 September a wide range of premises including pubs, restaurants, hairdressers, museums, churches and local authority public buildings will need to…
Artisan bakery Gail’s on Seymour Place now donates surplus food to local charity, The Marylebone Project, the largest single women’s shelter in…
We are pleased to announce that from August 2020 the Marble Arch Business Improvement District will be running a hybrid…
Westminster Council’s Business Unit is partnering with Three to deliver a comprehensive package of free comprehensive, rapid-response digital skills training…
The COVID-19 pandemic is having a profound impact on how and where we work. In April 2020, statistics released by…
As we emerge from this crisis, we’re excitedly planning the various ways we can support our members get back to business,…
We asked Tim Seyner Harness, Founder Director at Artisan People, a bespoke recruitment agency on Upper Berkeley Street to give…
We invited businesses from a variety of sectors to join us on 6 May 2020 for a virtual discussion on social…
In this time of national emergency, hotels in Marble Arch and Edgware Road are assisting in the fight against coronavirus…
Some of the local restaurants, wine bars and cafes around Marble Arch and Edgware Road are providing delivery and /…
Our local supermarkets are working tirelessly to help their community and have put in place additional social distancing measures to…
Many of our schools and charity partners are working tirelessly during this period to continue to deliver their services and…
Coronavirus / COVID-19 is having a significant impact on London’s business community. As part of the service we provide to our…
Marble Arch companies Stylus Media and Cirrus Logic were in the community on Wednesday 11 March supporting the North Paddington…
On Monday 9 March, 29 Year 5 students from Hampden Gurney Primary School were invited to visit the Brunel Building…
On Friday 6 March, two Multiplex colleagues based at the Marble Arch Place site, spent the morning at St Mary…
Alfresco Software took part in their first volunteering event with the Marble Arch Community Programme on Thursday 27 February. Fifteen colleagues…
On Sunday 23 February 2020, Cato Street travelled back in time to 1820 to commemorate the 200-year anniversary of the…
Local Marble Arch recruitment company, Artisan People, have been actively involved in the Community Programme this month. The company have…
A community event on Cato Street will mark 200 years since the Cato Street Conspiracy was discovered there. The free…
Colleagues from construction firm Multiplex were busy over the Christmas period collecting presents and employability packs for the service users…
The Marble Arch Community Programme celebrates a successful 2019, with colleagues from 20 Marble Arch businesses giving over 700 hours…
New training courses for BID members in 2020 include Learning Disability Awareness and Keeping You Cyber Safe Download our Marble…
December is a busy month packed with Christmas community activities. Five of our Community Programme companies are supporting local good…
Christmas wrapping at Montcalm Marble Arch has raised money for a local homeless charity. The team at Montcalm Marble Arch volunteered…
Marble Arch Volunteers from Fulcrum Asset Management and IGT were back in the community again last week working as Santa’s…
The annual Rough Sleeping Count sees local authorities across the country record everybody who is sleeping outside, on the street, in…
The Edgware Road Christmas Lights were switched on following a rousing count down by children from Connaught House School Drama…
Costa colleagues from the 108 Edgware Road branch were out in the local community on Wednesday 30 October, spending the morning…
Six colleagues from Marble Arch businesses HBL, IGT and the Marriott spent Tuesday 29 October out in the community. The…
Thursday 17 October saw six students from Halcyon International School take part in their first visit to the almshouses on…
Thursday 10 October saw the Marble Arch Community Programme host our Silver Sunday event for 2019 at the Victory Services…
Residents from the Marylebone Project had the opportunity to visit the Head Office of Pakistani owned HBL Bank. HBL has…
Two community projects were treated to a transformation on Friday 20 September. Twenty-two colleagues from the Church Commissioners spent their…
Following feedback from our businesses, Marble Arch London BID is proud to offer HR Management for Beginners Training for the first…
Westminster City Council has launched a consultation on a borough-wide 20mph speed limit and wants to hear from residents and…
We are delighted to announce the refreshed version of our printed booklet – The Story of Marble Arch – telling…
There could be a new theatre coming to Marble Arch. Annerin Entertainment have presented an exciting new proposal for the…
On Sunday 22 September, Connaught Village is hosting Connaught Village Imagines – a free one-day family-friendly event from 12:00-5:00pm to celebrate Car Free Day.…
Fourteen colleagues from video conferencing specialisits Blue Jeans, based in Capital House, spent Thursday 16 August supporting The Marylebone Project.…
Following two popular and fully-subscribed courses, we are hosting a third Mental Health Awareness training course on Thursday 26 September…
Does your business employ EU nationals? Do your staff travel to the EU for business? Join us for this free…
London Marriott Hotel Marble Arch and London Marriott Hotel Park Lane teams truly have the ‘Spirit to Serve’. Thirteen employees…
Westminster City Council has issued advice on supporting the homeless during the heatwave. This advice falls within their Severe Weather…
We’re very proud to announce that our member Victory Services Club – London’s only tri-service club solely for the Armed…
Waitrose Edgware Road were back in the community again on Thursday 11 July as five Waitrose colleagues teamed up with…
Construction firm Multiplex has hosted a series of engaging maths workshops for students at Ark Paddington Green and King Solomon…
Westminster City Council has launched its ‘Hidden Network’ initiative and campaign promoting the alliance of dedicated professionals and volunteers working…
Property firm Chestertons, located in Connaught Village, has teamed up with Dress for Success and Suited and Booted to support…
The Hilton London Metropole celebrated its 100th birthday on Friday 14th June by hosting a healthy eating workshop for 100…
Five volunteers from Waitrose on Edgware Road hosted a terrific tea party at Penfold on Thursday 27 June. The Waitrose…
The Marble Arch London Street Team won the ATCM Award for Best Ambassador, Warden or Ranger of the Year in…
Volunteers from gaming firm IGT, based in Marble Arch House, spent Wednesday 19 June at King Solomon Academy. The team…
The Royal Parks, the charity to support and manage 5,000 acres of Royal parkland across London, is embarking on an…
Have your say on proposals for the junction of Edgware Road and Harrow Road. Transport for London’s (TfL) Safer Junctions…
Westminster City Council will be undertaking essential maintenance and enabling work, resulting in Oxford Street closures between May and August…
On Wednesday 22 May, four volunteers from the Marriott Park Lane Hotel spent the morning supporting North Paddington Food Bank.…
To mark Menstrual Hygiene Day, the Marble Arch London BID is working in partnership with Imperial Health Charity to run…
Download our Training for Members 2019 Leaflet here with all details. As part of our services for members, we are…
Marble Arch gave a big welcome to the Deputy Mayor, Rajesh Agrawal, on 8 May, with a tour of businesses…
Halcyon London International School in Marble Arch is an award-winner! Halcyon School has been named an Edtech 50 School, recognising…
Hilton London Metropole and their Executive Head Chef Russell Impiazzi hosted a ‘smashing’ chocolate workshop and ceremony on Thursday 25…
Marble Arch’s Great British Spring Clean efforts have brought the community together as local businesses were joined by over 250…
Extinction Rebellion protest activity at Marble Arch continues, with Marble Arch being designated the base for demonstration. All other sites…
Our next Business Crime Group meeting will be held on 23 May 2019 from 10:00am – 11:30am at the newly…
Extinction Rebellion protest activity at Marble Arch continues, with Marble Arch being designated the base for demonstration. There is a significant…
Pupils at local St Saviour’s Primary School starred in their own very special countdown episode as construction company Multiplex hosted…
Update – August 2022: The Street Team is now on duty Monday-Thursday from 8am-10pm and Friday-Saturday from 8am-midnight. On 1…
Reclaim your lunch hour with a whistle-stop epicurean expedition visiting three of Marylebone’s most loved hotspots. As part of Marylebone Food Festival,…
This April marks the second Marylebone Food Festival, a collaboration between The Portman Estate and The Howard de Walden Estate, and is supported by…
As part of this year’s Great British Spring Clean, the Marble Arch Partnership is preparing to host three community clean-up…
We’re happy to announce that we have secured dates for free safety training sessions for members of the Marble Arch…
Marble Arch London BID works very closely with the Metropolitan Police Service to support Project Servator, an ongoing series of…
The Marylebone Low Emission Neighbourhood (LEN) team is hosting a free drop-in session on 14 March from 10:30am-4:30pm for local businesses to…
Join us for our second Marble Arch Business Crime Group on Thursday 14 March, from 10:00am to 11:30am at the…
If your business receives deliveries, you could incur charges when ULEZ launches on 8 April 2019. Don’t fear, we are…
As our consultation to improve safety and junction along Edgware Road closed on 23 December 2018, the team at Marble Arch London…
West London Mission needs volunteers to help host its Christmas Extravaganza on Thursday 20 December 2018. The Christmas Extravaganza is…
Start as you mean to go on, which is exactly why we are hosting Mental Health and Wellbeing Awareness training…
Winter Wonderland 2018 heralds the beginning of the festive season in London today, 22 November 2018 from 4:00-10:00pm for a…
Yesterday, Tuesday 13 November 2018, was the third annual switch-on of Edgware Road’s Christmas Lights, marking the beginning of the…
Transport for London have today commenced consultation on a package of measures aimed at improving safety on Edgware Road. Working…
Marble Arch London BID is hosting five exhibition and drop-in sessions for the consultation to improve safety and junction along…
You are invited to the Connaught Village Christmas Shopping Evening on Thursday 22 November from 6–8pm. Join us in celebrating…
Join us on 1 November 2018 at Marble Arch station in supporting the Royal British Legion’s bid to raise over…
As a result of business requests, we are hosting a new Managing Conflict and Building Resilience course. This training is…
On the afternoon of Thursday 18 October a play street takes over Luxborough Street. Part of the Marylebone Low Emission…
Hyde Park was bathed in autumn sunshine on Tuesday 9 October, providing perfect weather for our Silver Sunday Safaris, held…
A healthy lunch club has been given a new lease of life thanks to the support of corporate volunteers. Each…
Through the Marble Arch Community Programme, property managers from Broadgate Estates revitalised relics. They donned hard hats, hi-vis and steel toe…
Design for Change! For the first time, Marble Arch London BID is taking part in the London Design Festival as…
As part of the two-week national campaign, Marble Arch London BID is hosting Silver Sunday Safaris and we need some…
The six-week school summer holidays bring little rest for school premises teams, who use the child-free corridors and classrooms to…
As the air becomes crisper and the leaves begin to change colour, the world prepares for autumn. Marble Arch London…
As part of Marble Arch London’s Community Programme, we work with local charities and community groups, one of which is…
This October we’re charmed to present some sterling activities celebrating Silver Sunday! Launched in 2012 by the Sir Simon Milton Foundation…
UPDATE: The Marble Arch/ York House MacMillan Coffee Morning involved over 15 businesses based in the Marble Arch London BID…
As you root through your wardrobe hunting for clothes to keep you cool in this summer heatwave, keep an eye…
The Mediterranean came to the Marylebone Project on Thursday 21 June as colleagues from the gaming firm and Marble Arch…
Strap on your helmet, pump up those tyres and flaunt that lyrca because the Westminster Cycling Festival returns to Marble…
How bloomin’ lovely! Marble Arch London BID will be the new home to RHS Chelsea Flower Show Gold Award Garden…
Escape the noise of Oxford Circus via Marble Arch as you meander into Hyde Park for an evening of enchantment…
Hampden Gurney Primary School is the latest organisation to benefit from our Community Programme, which brought a team of 36…
Join us for free Fire Marshal training with St John Ambulance on 26 April from 9:00am – 1:00pm. This is…
A little rain didn’t dampen spirits at the inaugural Marble Arch Great British Spring Clean in Hyde Park. The Great…
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is the most important change in data privacy regulations in 20 years. To prepare companies for…
The new Marylebone Library is coming to Marble Arch, moving from its current location at 9-11 New Cavendish St in Marylebone…
Join us for free Recognise, Engage, Act (REAct) Foundation Training with the Metropolitan Police on 8 March from 9:30-10:30 am. This succinct…
DUE TO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FRIDAY, 2 MARCH EVENT IS MOVED TO WEDNESDAY, 7 MARCH. Marble Arch London BID…
We’re delighted to kick off the new year with our new Marble Arch Community Programme Animation to give you a…
Through the Marble Arch London BID Community Programme, 23 employees from Coller Capital, a private equity firm and BID member, spread…
Visa colleagues from Paddington transformed two tired changing rooms at Hampden Gurney Primary School, Marble Arch, in just a couple…
As 2017 comes to a close, we’re excitedly planning the various ways we can support our members in the year…
We are working with the Metropolitan Police to launch Project Servator for Marble Arch and Edgware Road businesses as part of the…
Enhanced digital security for Marble Arch businesses is even more tangible with the London Digital Security Centre (LDSC), a not for…
Many of us are enduring the head-spinning mania (and bank balance) that is the aftermath of Black Friday, Cyber Monday and…
We are very proud that through our Community Programme, we were able to have the children from King Solomon Academy,…
We are committed to ensuring the Marble Arch area is a safe and pleasant place to work, visit and live.…
To mark National Mentoring Day, we thought we’d share some of the mentoring opportunities right here in your local Marble…
Marble Arch London is supporting a local women’s hostel that helps combat food poverty and social isolation by launching a…
Be a part of history by having your say in Hyde Park‘s future via Atkin’s survey in partnership with The…
Join us for a free Interactive Counter Terrorism Workshop – Project Argus – to provide organisations with practical solutions in…
It’s a big week for our environmental pledges with the launch of West End Buyers Club and offering DeliverBEST, alongside our…
We have partnered with King Solomon Academy to help pupils gain work experience learning business skills and knowledge from professionals, as…
Could your business help local pupils? We’ve teamed up with King Solomon Academy to create a programme of activities to…
Changes to tobacco advertising rules were set out in the Tobacco and Related Products Regulations which came into force on…
Last updated 23 August 2022: The Marble Arch Click & Collect service will be shutting down by 31 October 2022.…
Marble Arch London is offering free personal safety training if you work in the Marble Arch or Edgware Road area.…
Following initial courses in July 2016 Marble Arch London is offering a new series of free business security training for…
We’re delighted to hear that the Hampden Gurney School PTA charity auction on Friday night raised over £20,000. Many thanks…
Our local primary schools are looking for volunteers to support their reading programme. By volunteering your time as a reading…
Our first two security training sessions took place on 28 July, attended by 35 people from eight different companies in…
The Metropolitan Police are working with Marble Arch London to create a Business Security Zone for the area. This designation…
One of our aims as a Business Improvement District is to create strong links between companies in and around Marble…
Marble Arch London is one step closer to launching its ambassador service after formal invitations to tender were issued today…