Church Street Crafty Christmas fair & Light Switch on
On a beautiful winter afternoon, Church Street Triangle was lit up with community festive spirit with our Crafty Christmas Fair on Sunday 30 November.
Residents, community partners, Westminster City Council staff and invited guests came out to celebrate the official launch of Christmas in Church Street. It was great to see so many families enjoying the festive activities, live music from our two amazing live bands and hot drinks and snacks. The event highlight was the Lord Mayor switching on the lights.
Thank you to our community partners Mosaic Community Trust, St Paul’s Church, Marylebone Fourth Feathers and Community Health & Wellbeing Champions, our sponsors Mount Anvil, Arbeit for the use of the Triangle Cafe,the performers Smoking Mirrors and Alvar Treefrog, the Lord Mayor and pupils from Gateway Academy, King Soloman Academy, Christ Church Bendict and St Edwards Primary School who decorated the baubles on the Church Street Christmas Tree. Also, thank you to our ward Councillors (Cllr Less, Cllr Toki, and Cllr Noble) for supporting the Christmas spirit on Church Street, who funded lights and a tree from the ward budget.
And lastly, thank you to residents who came to talk to the Site B and C design team following on from our recent co-design sessions and hearing thoughts from the wider community.
Church Street Crafty Christmas Continued....
Floating Classroom
A group of year 2 children from Gateway Academy had a class with a difference. They spent the morning on a ‘floating classroom’ which is a canal boat that goes down Regents Canal, while teaching you about the surrounding wildlife and green space.
Children were able to go out onto the deck and spot the wildlife that inhabit the canal and see how many they could identify.
The Floating Classroom is a great way to engage children with their natural surroundings getting them out of the classroom and into nature.
This was funded by the Church Street Partnership, the joint venture between Westminster City Council and Mount Anvil which is building homes and a library on Site A.
To find out more about the Floating Classroom, visit the website at:
Site B & C Community Conversations with Mosaic Community Trust
As a part of the co-design process of Sites B and C, the Design Team (led by Hunters Architects, Angela Koch and Westminster City Council) took part in a series of community conversations one of which was with Mosaic Community Trust. Lena Choudrary-Salter, CEO of MCT said:
“The Mosaic Community Trust is committed to empowering global majority women and amplifying their voices, particularly when it comes to the regeneration of our Church Street neighbourhood. That’s why we were delighted when Hunters Architects and the Council’s Regeneration Team asked to come and talk to our service users as a part of the co-design process of Sites B and C.”
MCT welcomed the team to the Portman Early Childhood Centre on 10 November to present its plans for sites B and C to a wide audience of 40 women.
The changes that Hunters and the council are proposing to the previous plans were broadly welcomed by the participants who were impressed by the culturally sensitive, transparent and friendly presentation. Mosaic continues to deliver its One Stop services, generously funded by the Church Street Partnership (the joint venture between Westminster City Council and Mount Anvil which is building Site A) and remains committed to supporting a Health & Wellbeing Hub worthy of its name.
If you run or are involved in a group in Church Street and would like to find out more about these Community Conversations, please get in touch: [email protected]
Cinderella - The Elders Panto at The Cockpit
Dendê Collective proudly presents Cinderella – The Elders Panto, a joyful, funny, and imaginative re-telling of the classic fairy tale for the whole family, created and performed by local elders from Westminster.
Performed by participants of Dendê Collective’s long-running Drama for Elders sessions at Church Street Library, the production celebrates creativity, community, and the brilliant talent of older residents. The show brings together humour, heart, and the unique energy that only a community cast can offer. These performances mark the culmination of two terms of drama sessions at Church Street Library.
The Cockpit Theatre, Gateforth Street, Marylebone, NW8 8EH
Saturday 20 December – 7pm
Sunday 21 December – 3pm
Tickets are FREE but booking is essential:
The Cockpit Theatre
Phone booking also available: 020 7258 2925
Enjoy The Festive Season
The Church Street Regeneration team would like to wish you all and happy and healthy festive season.
The Regeneration Space opening hours during the festive season:
Closed from 25 December to 29 December
Open 30 December 9am to 5pm
Closed 31 December to 2 January
Reopen 5 January, 9am to 5pm
Keltbray has now completed demolition and has vacated the site. Westminster City Council has now taken over the site. A 24/7 security guard will be present on site provided by Asset Recovery Management Group checking the padlocks, doing visual inspections and will highlight any issues directly to Westminster City Council and escalate as necessary. If you need to contact the on-site security, you can call 0795 676 5173.
Look forward to seeing you all in 2026!
Shine Bright Westminster
HO, HO, HO: This holiday season, we’ve got plenty of resources to make your Christmas in Westminster special.
From getting tips on having a greener Christmas to finding support for managing the cost of living during the holidays and information on service changes during the festive period.
Let us help you make this season joyful and stress-free. Find out more: Westminster Shine Bright
