Thank you to everyone who joined us at MyWestminster Day on Sunday 30 June at Paddington Recreation Ground including voluntary and community exhibitors, event volunteers including the Team Westminster Ambassadors, local performers and dance groups and over 3,000 people from across Westminster.
This free community day brings people together to celebrate the diversity of neighbourhoods across Westminster by offering free family activities, food, live music, dancing, arts and crafts and sports.
Take a look at the line-up and event flyer below and we look forward to seeing you in summer 2020.
Download the 2019 event flyer (PDF, 165KB)
Exhibitors and food concessions
Registration will open in January 2020.
Mohammed Janal, Westminster Bangladeshi Association
Geoffrey Flores, Body Back Up
Westminster Community Contribution
Westminster is a great place to live with many opportunities, but there are huge challenges too. Some residents in high value properties have asked us how they can contribute more to community projects in Westminster. In response, we have launched the voluntary Westminster Community Contribution Scheme.
So we are inviting Council Tax payers in Band H to make a voluntary contribution to the City of Westminster Charitable Trust. Money raised from this initiative will be put towards more help for the homeless; more services for young people; and the reduction of loneliness among the elderly and children.
Some people have asked why we haven’t just raised council tax. National legislation dictates that if a local authority plans to raise council tax it has to be across all Bands, which means everyone would have to pay more and we believe it is our duty to protect those on the lowest incomes. If we raised council tax, those on the lowest incomes would be disproportionately affected. We have kept Band D the lowest in the country for the past five years, protecting those on low incomes.
Find out how you can make a difference to young people, rough sleepers and isolated lonely people
As part of the MyWestminster programme, we are investing in community and voluntary groups across Westminster.
We want to strengthen community identity by supporting projects which matter to residents.
To find out more about the MyWestminster programme from Westminster’s leader Councillor Nickie Aiken, you can read her speech.
MyWestminster fund
We are providing up to £10,000 per organisation to support projects which will improve Westminster.
The fund is open to all voluntary organisations, resident, faith and community groups within Westminster. This includes schools and other establishments which care for Westminster residents (such as residential care homes).
The focus of the fund is to:
- celebrate our neighbourhoods
- promote community cohesion across the city
- support people to make the best of their lives in the heart of London
MyWestminster City Lions
MyWestminster City Lions is a new club to help 13 to 16-year-olds make the most of the opportunities that come with living in the heart of the city.
By joining MyWestminster City Lions, young people will:
- boost their CV with work experience at some of the city’s most prominent organisations
- gain access to volunteering roles to help them with their career choice including high profile events
- explore different career paths through taster sessions and inspirational workshops with local young entrepreneurs
- receive exclusive access to arts and cultural venues and events such as the theatre and exhibitions at museums and galleries
- meet other young people from across the city
MyWestminster projects
The MyWestminster projects will tackle issues relevant to communities in Westminster.
Housing standards task force
Our team of officers are tackling unlawful letting. This is so we can prosecute landlords breaking the 90 night limit on short-term letting. Our team will also tackle rogue landlords and support a new Considerate Landlords Charter. Read more.
Advice and support service
Westminster City Council has created an advice service for the 30,000 EU nationals living in Westminster. This can be found on the Citizens Advice Westminster website.
Integrated street unit
Similar to our successful integrated gangs unit, we are working with our partners to support homeless people. We want to tackle anti-social behaviour issues, such as drug abuse.
Last updated: 3 January 2020