Church Street Newsletter March 2025

14/03/2025

Have You Checked -in?

You may have noticed a new addition to the Church Street Market! The Regeneration team have been out and about and recently set up a stall to ask residents about plans for the new estate. The team have visited the Portman
Centre held two events, one on the market and one at the Regeneration Space.

If you haven’t taken part in the Check-in survey, you can do that right now by going to:

Church Street Check-in Survey

You can also come along to one of the events and talk to the team – see dates for your diary section. Every 50 response will be entered into a prize draw with the winner getting a £20 voucher to spend on the Church Street Market.

Terms and conditions can be found at
Prize draw Terms and Conditions and at the Regeneration Space, 56 Church Street.

Dates For Your Diary

Have Your Say (and win £20) If you haven’t yet ‘checked-in’ there’s still plenty of opportunities to have your say...

Outside Kennet House, Tuesday 18 March, 11am to 2pm, Thursday 20 March & Thursday 27 March, 10am to 1pm
Broadley Street Gardens, Wednesday 19 March, 3pm to 5pm & Wednesday 2 April, 3pm to 5pm
Church Street Market, Saturday 26 April, 11am to 3pm
Regeneration Space coffee morning, Wednesday 26 March, Wednesday 9 April & Wednesday 23 April, 11am to 12pm at Regeneration Space, 56 Church Street

Check-in Survey – And the Winners Are…

Our first two lucky winners, Deirdre and Steph received their £20 Love2shop vouchers.

Deirdre regularly attends our coffee mornings, and we surprised her at home to give her the news that she had won. We presented her with the voucher, and she said ‘What a lovely surprise. I wish the team all the best with the
regeneration’

Steph came to the Regeneration Space to collect her voucher and was happy at being one of the winners. Steph said ‘I’m excited about the regeneration project and happy that you are getting feedback from everyone. I also look forward to seeing more green space’

Thank you to both for Deirdre and Steph for completing the survey. If you haven’t filled in the survey yet, it’s not
too late and you could be in with a chance of winning a £20 Love2Shop voucher.

You can have your say now by filing in the survey at Church Street Check-in Survey or you can drop off
your survey to the Church Street Regeneration Space at 56 Church Street.

Choosing The Right Team

Projects like the Church Street regeneration require specialist teams to assist the Council in building the new homes. We want Church Street residents to play a part in choosing the contractors, builders and architects.

Recently, Sean and Louise (from the Church Street Regeneration Partnership Group) took part in reviewing bids from contractors. Their contributions will help the Council select the best possible companies to help us deliver the
project. A huge thank you to Sean and Louise for giving up their time to help their local community.

Site A Demolition Update

The demolition of the old buildings on Site A continues, and we apologise for any inconvenience caused by the work. Over the next few months, the intensity of demolition will ramp up with all the old buildings taken down by September this year.

Over the next few months, we expect

Pool House on Penfold Street is to be demolished from mid-March to the end of April.
Additional scaffolding to be set up on Church Street until the end of April.
Additional Scaffold on Penfold Street next to the former Lord Admiral Pub during March.

We will continue to update residents about demolition, and you can sign up for more regular updates at

bit.ly/Site-A-demolition.

Also, if you have any questions or concerns regarding the demolition, you can contact:

Caroline Hudson from Keltbray, the demolition contractor via caroline.hudson@keltbray.com or call 07710 708341

Church Street Community Market Stall - Coming in April

Are you a community organisation working in or around Church Street? Would you like to promote your service or activities to the community? If so, then join the Church Street Regeneration team at our monthly community market stall.

This is a chance for you to showcase your project or organisation to the community. The community market takes place on the third Thursday each month from April to September. The next event will be on:

Thursday 17 April, 10.30am to 2.30pm

If you would like to take part, you can email
churchstreet@westminster.gov.uk

Creative Collective Art Competition Is Back For 2025

Submit your artwork now for a chance to be showcased in public exhibitions around Westminster!

The Creative Collective is a chance for young people to use creativity as a tool to communicate and share their feelings, opinions, and thoughts through creative expression.

Our 2025 Themes, as determined by our young people are:

The Future
Our World
Roots and Belonging
Love & Unity

To submit your work, please complete our form by 11 April 2025 here:

Creative Collection Art Competition Submission

Did You Know?

In December 1830 a Hay Market opened in Church Street. The next year it became a vegetable and general market. It was situated on a square three-acre site on the north side of Church Street between Penfold and Sailsbury Street. It was a collection of buildings called The Portman Market.

Connected London WiFi

Anyone living, working, or visiting Westminster will soon enjoy seamless free public Wi-Fi through a single sign on system called Connected London WiFi.

Supported by the Mayor of London, this initiative is currently being trialled at 50 locations across the city. It also aims to address digital poverty and is beneficial for both residents and visitors.

To learn more about how to use this service
and save on mobile data, click below.

Connected London WIFI