Paddington Development are hiring! Join Our Health & Climate Team — Two Exciting Full Time Roles Now Open!
Paddington Development Trust Are Hiring! Join Our Health & Climate Team — Two Exciting Full Time Roles Now Open! For more info & to apply visit this link tinyurl.com/2c69u5b8 #job #hiring #healthandwellbeing #paddingtonlondon
Greener Living Challenge with EcoMinds Age 12-16? Interested in Architecture? For more information and to sign up please visit the link below ... https://grandjunction.org.uk/events/ecominds/ This 8 week programme (Weds 4-6pm) will be an insightful look into sustainable architecture in Westminster. Starts on Weds 22nd April 2026. What will you do? -Reimagine historic buildings for a greener future -Explore sustainability and retrofitting (making buildings greener!) -Create a fun documentary style film -Help to make work that will feature in an exhibition The project is FREE.
Age 12-16? Interested in Architecture? Join this brilliant youth programme at Grand Junction W2 called ECO MINDS ⛪ 🏢 🏠 Delivered by @archforkidscic and funded by @citywestminster more info & to sing up visit tinyurl.com/5maa58u8 #architecture #greenerliving #london
PDT Skills and Training Courses
Thank you to everyone who have registered for our PDT Skills & Training courses. We were thrilled with the high level of interest and are committed to ensuring these sessions provide high quality learning, engaging content & valuable #skills & #training
Early spring flowers are a lifeline for bees, butterflies, and other pollinators emerging from winter. 🐝💛
These early‑blooming plants provide the first nectar and pollen of the year, helping pollinators build strength before the rest of the garden wakes up!
Check out just a few of them below!🌱
A heron on the left of the image standing on a riverbank looking over a river with reeds in it.
Four deer, two sitting and two standing, within Bushy Park. Trees can be seen in the background as the sun sets.
A dragonfly on a leave with water behind.
A swan and and six cygnets in water.
We have an amazing array of wildlife which make the Royal Parks their home 🦢 🐛 🦌 🦔
On World Wildlife Day why not share some of your favourite wildlife photos from the parks 🔽
From Westminster Council
If you're 16-25 living, working or studying in Westminster, apply for our £1000 funding grant to make your business idea a reality
Successful applicants will get a £1K grant to invest in their business idea & 40+ hrs support to help them reach their goals
bit.ly/40rw1Wl
Yellow cookbook cover titled "Climate Champions Cookbook" featuring images of various dishes. Text at the bottom mentions "Seasonal healthy recipes from the North Paddington community" with a logo for "Better City." Small butterflies are present in the design.
Check out the community cookbook created by you 🥘
Explore 28 seasonal, residentcreated recipes celebrating local culture and sustainable cooking. Find it for free online: www.pdt.org.uk/climate-champions
Wishing all who are celebrating Ramadan a blessed & joyous month 🌙
Climate change is a major threat to everybody.
Looking forward, we play a crucial role in mitigating the impact caused by the climate crisis in London 🌳
That is why we’re taking action now to create climate-resilient parks for future generations 👪
Find out more by reading on below 🔽
1. Bumblebee deep breathing: abdominal pumping moves oxygen to the muscles pre-flight😮💨
2. Digging through leaf litter to find a cosy hibernation spot for the winter💤
3. Resting post-hibernation, allowing the body to adjust to being awake☮️
4. A quick groom (every bumblebee must look their bee-st)🔥
Free discussion on the stories and nature that are hidden within our cities, with award winning author @robcowen.bsky.social Thurs 26th Feb 7-9pm Maison and Fifth, Woodfield Road W9
Free discussion on the stories and nature that are hidden within our cities, with award winning author @robcowen.bsky.social Thurs 26th Feb 7-9pm Maison and Fifth, Woodfield Road W9 #nature #london
Hana Sutch, co-founder of Go Jauntly
Hana Sutch, co-founder of Go Jauntly, exploring how moving through a city reshapes our relationship to it. Thursday 29th Jan
7-9pm Maison and Fifth, Woodfield Road tinyurl.com/ydv983eb #urban #nature
Join PDT Employment for another north Paddington Opportunities Fair on the Harrow Road! Live jobs and career options, exciting training pathways, volunteering opportunities
Join PDT Employment for another north Paddington Opportunities Fair on the Harrow Road!
📆 Monday 9th February 2026
📍 The Stowe Centre, 258 Harrow Road, London W2 5ES
🕚 11am – 2pm
For more information please visit 👉 tinyurl.com/5a5372m8
Some 47% of British adults are likely to volunteer at some point this year, according to a new survey by @mariecurieuk.bsky.social
A reminder that our free 'Winter Warmer' online talks return next week 🙌
These sessions, which take place from January to March, are designed to bring a sense of community, discovery and learning to brighten up the long winter evenings ❄️
Find out more about these sessions and book your place 🔽
We share some top tips on staying safe in the cold weather as it becomes harder to cover the cost of energy bills.
Grand Union Canal showing canal boats in the snow W10
To Friends, Supporters, and Community Members,
As the year comes to a close, we at Paddington Development Trust would like to wish you a peaceful & joyous festive season. Our offices will be closed from Tuesday 23rd Dec & will reopen on Mon 5th January 2026! #grandunioncanal #londoncanal
🚨 JUST IN: tens of thousands of people will need to turn to a food bank for the very first time this winter.
We expect to provide an emergency food parcel EVERY 10 SECONDS.
Nature of Things: FOOTBALL FOR FUTURE! INFO: Learn about how football clubs, fans, and players can influence sustainability — from greener pitches to global campaigns — and what that means for culture, community, and the planet. WHY COME: Enjoy learning about something new, meet neighbours, grow your knowledge of the world in a supportive space! DATE: November 27th TIME: 7 - 9pm LOCATION: Mason and Fifth, Woodfield Road (book your free place on the Mason and Fifth website) or message Lola lola@pdt.org.uk Free childcare …
FOOTBALL FOR FUTURE!
Learn about how football clubs, fans, and players can influence sustainability from greener pitches to global campaigns & what that means for culture, community, planet.
Nov 27th 7-9pm
Mason and Fifth, Woodfield Road W9 lola@pdt.org.uk
Free childcare
#nature #sustainability
Şeniz Mustafa from The Ealing Beaver Project,
PDT Climate champions will be spending our evening with Şeniz Mustafa from The Ealing Beaver Project talking about BEAVERS in LONDON! Thurs 30th Oct @ Mason and Fifth more info here tinyurl.com/zy3zvz2f #nature #beavers
the Stowe Centre, an employment, enterprise and community centre on the Harrow Road W2.
PDT manages the Stowe Centre, an employment, enterprise and community centre on the Harrow Road W2. Stowe Centre hosts a wide array of community and resident events, such as health and fitness, meetings, and conferences.
Nature of Things FT Tom Lathan Mason & Fifth Westbourne Park
Step into an evening of big ideas, burning questions, and burgeoning kinship. Nature of Things is a monthly open lecture series designed to unpick the environmental issues shaping our lives tinyurl.com/ydv983eb #london
Maternity Champion in the Mozart Estate W10
Mozart Community Champions Project Leader
PDT are looking for a friendly person with outstanding relationship building and organisational skills, passion for health and wellbeing, to run our Community and Maternity Champions project in the Mozart Estate W10 tinyurl.com/5x6j7ska #london #employment
☀️ Summer at The Exchange is here! 🎉
Enjoy a packed line-up of FREE & donation-based fun at our new community hub! 🧒🎨🎭🍳💃
From crafts to cooking - there’s something for everyone!
Kicking off tomorrow 📅✨
📍61 Elgin Ave,W9
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#SummerHolidays #TheExchange #FamilyFun
The Climate Champions at Paddington Development Trust Seasonal Cookbook
The Climate Champions have produced an amazing community, seasonal, cookbook, jam packed full of delicious recipes submitted by local residents. tinyurl.com/jt4rw489 #cookbook #community #climate
People dining and walking along North Paddington Canalside lined with trees and outdoor seating near moored boats on a sunny day.
We're offering grants of £500 to £5,000 for creative community events at the North Paddington Canalside Festival, taking place across four weekends in September 2025: bit.ly/3HpS89l
Join our drop-in Q&A session on Wednesday 11 June, 3-5pm at Grand Junction, Rowington Close, W2 5TF: bit.ly/4kqS73z
Grand Junction, run by Paddington Development Trust, needs your help to raise £25,000 by the end of August to keep its doors open and continue running vital community classes and activities for local adults and children. #community #paddingtonlondon #donate
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School meals being served to children
🥳 Great news that #FreeSchoolMeals are being extended to all families in England receiving Universal Credit!
Around 500,000 children will benefit from today's announcement - we'd love the government to consider auto-enrolment as part of the roll out.
Read more: bit.ly/4ksjevh
Rose variety Westminster Pink at The Regent's Park
'Westminster Pink' 🌺 #RoseWednesday
📍 Queen Mary’s Rose Gardens, The Regent's Park,
NW1 4NR.
🚇 Nearest tube stations: Regent’s Park or Baker Street.
📅 Visit end of May or June.
✅ Save this post in your free places to visit this summer folder.
#WestminsterInBloom #RegentsPark #LondonInBloom
