EC BID Community Fund awarded to local organisations

Last year we worked with Action Funder to launch the EC BID Community Fund of £10,000 giving grants to community-led and charitable organisations in our local area. The criteria was to support initiatives that allow the local area to flourish and…


Women's Safety at Night Charter

Making London safe around the clock London is a safe city, but too many women feel unsafe when travelling, working or going out at night. Londoners have asked the Night Czar to prioritise women’s safety. That’s why the Mayor has…


A new Lighting Supplementary Planning Document for the City

The City of London Corporation consulted on a new Lighting Supplementary Planning Document, which provides advice on the lighting of buildings, streets and places. The Lighting SPD will provide guidance for developers on lighting buildings and the…


Planned travel strikes for March

Further strike action planned to affect travel across London and across the UK. It has been announced there will be further travel disruption across different rail and tube networks throughout March. Members of the RMT working for 14 rail…


Clean City Awards 2023

The Clean City Awards Scheme (CCAS) is run by the City of London Corporation and has been recognising and rewarding environmental best practice within Square Mile businesses since 1994. There are four main focuses of CCAS: Air quality & climate…


Enter for our competition for The Alchemist

It’s competition time! We’ve partnered with one of our favourite bars – the Alchemist. They have kindly donated a prize for one of our lovely followers the chance to win a meal for two and a Mad Hatter’s sharing cocktail at the Alchemist, Bevis…


London for Lovers

Share your love for London with the London for Lovers campaign. Every inch of London holds monumental memories. Every dimension covered in sentiment for someone. Several London for Lovers post boxes have been placed across various locations…


A festive message from our Chair Andrew Reynolds

A festive message from our Chair Andrew ReynoldsAs we prepare to head off for our annual festive break this is a good moment to pause and look back over the past year – and the first nine months of the EC BID’s first term. Although 2022 has turned…