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Stay Safe This Festive Season with Extended Taxi Marshal Service

Stay Safe This Festive Season with Extended Taxi Marshal Service

Our Taxi Marshal initiative, delivered with Our Safer City and Eastern City BID, is helping you stay safe through extended hours across the festive period. The Taxi Marshals are ...

Free Aldgate Mental Health First Aid Course

Free Aldgate Mental Health First Aid Course

Aldgate Connect BID is bringing you another FREE 2-day Mental Health First Aid Course. Date: Friday 23rd and Friday 30th January 2026, 9:00am-5:00pm (on both days), with a break...

Thank you for joining us at Aldgate in Winter Festival 2025

Thank you for joining us at Aldgate in Winter Festival 2025

A huge thank you to all who joined us as we concluded another incredible year of the Aldgate in Winter Festival! Aldgate’s favourite festival returned for its 9th year with a tw...

City of London Lights Up as City BIDs Unveil Festive Installations

City of London Lights Up as City BIDs Unveil Festive Installations

It’s now December, which means it’s officially the best time to see all the festive lights, trails and Christmas trees sparkling across the City of London. This year, the C...

Aldgate in Winter Festival: Friday’s Event Programme

Aldgate in Winter Festival: Friday’s Event Programme

Dates: Friday 5th December 3.30-8pm Location: Aldgate Square The Aldgate in Winter Festival returns for its ninth year! Read on to discover amazing free activities and celebrat...

Aldgate in Winter Festival: Thursday’s Event Programme

Aldgate in Winter Festival: Thursday’s Event Programme

Dates: Thursday 4th December 12-2.30pm and 3.30-7pm Location: Aldgate Square Aldgate in Winter Festival returns for its ninth year! Read on to discover amazing free activities ...

Aldgate Gardening Club 2025 – Festive Wreaths

Aldgate Gardening Club 2025 – Festive Wreaths

Make your own Festive Wreath at the next Aldgate Gardening Club workshops! Dates: Tuesday 25th and Friday 28th November Time: 12:30 - 1:30pm Location: Alba at Whitechapel Galle...

Aldgate in Winter Festival Launch Event

Aldgate in Winter Festival Launch Event

Date: Thursday 27th November Time: 12.00pm - 2.00pm Location: Corner of Wentworth St and Goulston St, E1 7TF Join us in celebrating the launch of Aldgate in Winter Festival, wit...

Aldgate in Winter Lantern Making Workshops

Aldgate in Winter Lantern Making Workshops

Date: Tuesday 2nd December Location: 77 Whitechapel High Street Join us for a creative lantern workshop to celebrate Aldgate in Winter! As part of Aldgate in Winter Festival 2...

Stories of Aldgate Exhibition Comes to a Close

Stories of Aldgate Exhibition Comes to a Close

The Stories of Aldgate exhibition has come to a close, marking the end of this vibrant, community-centred project. The Stories of Aldgate exhibition has officially concluded at th...

Winter Wheelers returns to Aldgate!

Winter Wheelers returns to Aldgate!

Boost your fitness, have fun, and win prizes with this seasonal challenge! Aldgate Connect BID has partnered with Love to Ride to deliver Winter Wheelers, a free and inclusive cyc...

Food for Aldgate’s ‘Reverse Advent Calendar’ 2025

Food for Aldgate’s ‘Reverse Advent Calendar’ 2025

Date: 1st - 24th December Location: 3 Resolution Plaza, London E1 6PS As the festive season approaches our local foodbank, Food for Aldgate, are looking to help those facing th...

Aldgate in Winter Festival: Finalists in The NOEA ‘Event of the Year’ Award

Aldgate in Winter Festival: Finalists in The NOEA ‘Event of the Year’ Award

The National Outdoor Events Association (NOEA) has announced the finalists for the 2025 NOEA Awards and Aldgate Connect BID are delighted to announce that the Aldgate in Winter Fe...

Thank You for Joining Us at the First Ever Lady Mayor’s Show

Thank You for Joining Us at the First Ever Lady Mayor’s Show

On Saturday, Aldgate Connect BID was pleased to join the other City BIDs in welcoming Lady Mayor Dame Susan Langley DBE in the first ever Lady Mayor's Show. We joined the other ...

Applications Open for the Aldgate Community Fund 2025

Applications Open for the Aldgate Community Fund 2025

Applications are now open for the third edition of the Aldgate Connect Community Fund! Aldgate Connect BID is delighted to launch our third Aldgate Community Fund, offering £15...

The Lady Mayor’s Show

The Lady Mayor’s Show

We are proud to once again take part in the Lord Mayor’s Show – for the first time ever the Lady Mayor’s Show – as the City BIDs come together with a community float. Da...

Toast the City Awards: Congratulations Aldgate Winners

Toast the City Awards: Congratulations Aldgate Winners

Showcasing the best of the area's hospitality and leisure, Toast the City Awards celebrated Aldgate’s success, with two local businesses recognised as winners in their categories...

Artist Open Call – Aldgate in winter Festival 2025

Artist Open Call – Aldgate in winter Festival 2025

The Artist Open Call is now live for submissions! The Aldgate Stage at Aldgate in Winter Festival is an opportunity for anyone and everyone to perform: whether you sing in the sho...

Volunteer for the Aldgate in Winter Festival 2025

Volunteer for the Aldgate in Winter Festival 2025

Aldgate in Winter Festival is returning for its 9th edition and the main event will be expanding over two days! Join us on Thursday 4th and Friday 5th December to enjoy the vibrant...

Aldgate in Winter Festival 2025

Aldgate in Winter Festival 2025

Aldgate in Winter Festival is returning for its 9th edition!  Date of main festival: Thursday 4th & Friday 5th December Location: Aldgate Square This year’s festival wi...

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