Baker Street Quarter Partnership

Christmas Lights Walk
2023-12-05 18:00 - 19:00 (Europe/London) | 55 Baker Street, London, W1U 8EW
Christmas starts here in Marylebone as we learn about the bright lights of the Quarter Get to know more about the local area with our exciting programme of guided walks.

IOSH Managing Safely Training
2024-01-31 09:00 - 2024-02-02 17:00
This British Safety Council course will help you gain the knowledge, skills and confidence to manage health and safety within your team and workplace. Get all the benefits of structured classroom learning but with the convenience of the digital world, studying where you like.
The course is arranged into seven modules ranging from understanding your responsibilities to identifying hazards and investigating accidents and incidents to measuring performance. Upon completing the course participants will be able to know the key terms relating to health and safety and identify how the law can have an impact on health and safety in the workplace, plus how to assess, reduce and control risk in the workplace and how to evaluate and respond to an incident – among other crucial learning outcomes.
With over 60 years’ expertise and a long-standing partnership with IOSH, the British Safety Council’s courses offer an ideal mix of up-to-date theory and practice.
Delivered by experienced tutors, this training course is suitable for people from a variety of industries and job roles.
This course is heavily discounted for our members. We are asking for a payment of £100 non-refundable deposit to ensure that all participants that sign up for this course attend. This deposit will need to be paid before the course commences. Email us to book.
This IOSH Managing Safely training is exclusive to employees of Baker Street Quarter Partnership member businesses. To check if your business is a member, email info@bakerstreetq.co.uk.

Emergency First Aid at Work
2024-02-06 10:00 - 17:00, 2024-03-05 10:00 - 17:00
This in person one-day course with Siren Training, is designed for people who want to receive training in emergency first aid and will help you meet regulatory requirements in first aid training covering emergency protocols.
Providing basic lifesaving first aid skills and knowledge of workplace health and safety regulations with topics from adult resuscitation (CPR), burns and scalds, choking adult to defibrillator prompts, defibrillator pad placement, seizures plus much more. Email us to book.
Emergency First Aid at Work is exclusive to employees of Baker Street Quarter Partnership member businesses. To check if your business is a member, email info@bakerstreetq.co.uk.
Terms and Conditions
Whilst we are happy to offer all courses free of charge, the course provider does charge us for each place. If you wish to cancel your place, you must provide at least one week’s notice prior to the course date so we can offer your place to someone else. Failure to attend or cancel within one week will result in your business being liable for the cost of the course of your place.

Crisis & Continuity Planning
2024-02-08 10:00 - 13:00 | Baker Street Hub, 10 Gloucester Place, London, W1U 8EZ, United Kingdom
As part of our continuing programme of work to enhance the security and resilience of the Quarter, we will be hosting our latest ‘Emergency Planning and Crisis Management’ exercise on 8 February 2024 in partnership with Harley Street BID.
Bringing together businesses across the area to run through business continuity plans using a simulated major incident – from preventing a crisis to how to respond to a major incident, reliable information resources and how best to communicate with staff and clients. The session is run by the West End Security Group (WESG) and is really useful for those that are responsible for security and operations to ensure that plans cover all necessary steps.
It is open to all members, irrespective of your level of expertise and is designed to help you assess your preparedness, understand how your plans fit with other members and consider how the area might recover from the disruptive effects of a major event. If you’re in a security role or are responsible for developing business continuity and crisis response plans, we would particularly welcome your attendance.
Those that have never been to a session before are very welcome, as are those that attended previously, enabling them to build on and complement plans from the last exercise. The session will have a large focus on local topical issues. For more info, including how to register, please email training@bakerstreetq.co.uk.

Pilates Session
2024-02-22 12:30 - 13:30, 2024-03-14 12:30 - 13:30, 2024-06-13 12:30 - 13:30 | Baker Street Hub, 10 Gloucester Place, London, W1U 8EZ, United Kingdom
Join us for a 45 minute Mat Pilates session. The class is open level and beginner friendly.
Your instructor:
Having worked in healthcare for 10 years, Toluwa has always encouraged her patients to approach health in a holistic way, incorporating fitness as a key element in their healthy lives. As a trained mat Pilates instructor, she now connects with her clients to enable them to be their best self, building their confidence as they work on their fitness together. Toluwa believes that Pilates is the perfect workout to make anyone feel strong and long and is thrilled to guide and inspire others on their path to wellness.
If you would like to sign up to the class, we are asking for a £5 donation, which will go to a local charity. More detail to come soon.
This session is exclusive to employees of Baker Street Quarter Partnership member businesses. To check if your business is a member and you would like to sign up, please email events@bakerstreetq.co.uk.

Fire Marshal Training
2024-02-28 10:00 - 13:00
This half day (3 hours) Fire marshal training courses is delivered by a professional firefighter. You will learn basic fire safety procedures in the workplace and how to ensure your organisation is compliant with the law. It is a legal requirement to ensure you have an adequate number of staff trained to handle the safe and successful evacuation in the case of a fire emergency.
This course will be delivered in-person.
Fire Marshal Training is exclusive to employees of Baker Street Quarter Partnership member businesses. To check if your business is a member and book onto the training, email training@bakerstreetq.co.uk
Terms and Conditions
Whilst we are happy to offer all courses free of charge, the course provider does charge us for each place. If you wish to cancel your place, you must provide at least one week’s notice prior to the course date so we can offer your place to someone else. Failure to attend or cancel within one week will result in your business being liable for the cost of the course of your place.

Safety Workshop With Marylebone Ward Police
2024-03-21 12:30 - 14:00 | Baker Street Hub, 10 Gloucester Place, London, W1U 8EZ, United Kingdom
We are inviting you to join our in-person ‘Lunch and Learn’ event on Thursday 21 March 12:30 – 14:00 at 64 Baker Street, where Marylebone Ward Policing Team will be joining us for a Safety Workshop.
The talk will last around 30 minutes followed by a Q&A, and the Police Team will stay afterwards to discuss any concerns you have about the area.
The StreetSafe Campaign, Ask For Angela, VAWG (Violence Against Women & Girls) and safety on the streets are some of the topics that will be covered. Personal safety in both professional and private lives, using public transport, travelling to and from home, lone working, work visits and the use of technology to assist with safety will also be looked at.
There will also be an opportunity to meet our Street Team. The Team monitors the area seven days a week and is dedicated to making sure it feels safe and is maintained to a high standard for those that live here, work locally or are visiting. The Team works closely with local businesses and have direct links to the Police, Council and outreach services. Find out more here.
A light lunch and refreshments will be provided. Register your attendance here.
Watch this space for further training including personal safety and bystander training coming soon!

‘Slow Flow’ Yoga Session
2024-03-26 17:30 - 18:30, 2024-04-23 17:30 - 18:30, 2024-06-25 18:00 - 19:00 | Baker Street Hub, 10 Gloucester Place, London, W1U 8EZ, United Kingdom
Slow flow is a dynamic vinyasa practice with flowing sequences. The flow is slower than the traditional Vinyasa to give students more time to breathe in each pose and move away from the “one-breath-one-movement” Vinyasa. A slow flow also allows you to come in to a pose without a rush and to further explore the key areas of each posture. The class offers space for stretching and strengthening the body without judgment or expectation.
The practice is open level and beginner friendly.
Your instructor: Sarah is a passionate yoga instructor with a background in nutrition and wellbeing. Her classes will guide you through a dynamic flow, where you can find space for stretching, lengthening, exploring and letting go. Sarah will leave you energized and with a grateful feeling for your body and mind.
If you would like to sign up to the class, we are asking for a £5 donation, which will go to a local charity.
This session is exclusive to employees of Baker Street Quarter Partnership member businesses. To check if your business is a member and you would like to sign up, please email events@bakerstreetq.co.uk.

Climate Fresk Workshop
2024-03-27 10:00 - 13:00 | Baker Street Hub, 10 Gloucester Place, London, W1U 8EZ, United Kingdom
This is a 3-hour interactive workshop run by a trained Climate Fresk facilitator.
Climate change is a complex problem that affects us all, but it can be overwhelming to tackle by yourself. This is why this Climate Fresk workshop will enable participants to take ownership of the subject matter working together, focusing on the specific actions that we as individuals and as businesses can put in place to confront this problem.
What you can expect from the workshop:

A scientific, collaborative and creative workshop designed to raise awareness about climate change in a fun way.
A set of 42 cards, each representing a component of climate change .
Use the group’s collective intelligence to link the causes and consequences of climate change and engage employees to take action.
The session will also focus on how businesses can influence a positive change and how to daily promote this in the workplace..

Participants will leave this workshop well equipped to implement the climate actions that they have identified both in their personal life and in the workplace.
Climate Fresk is exclusive to employees of Baker Street Quarter Partnership member businesses. To check if your business is a member, email info@bakerstreetq.co.uk.

Pub Quiz
2024-04-16 17:30 - 20:00 | The Larrik, 32 Crawford Place, London, W1H 5NN
Join us to our Pub Quiz!
On Thursday 16th of April at 5.30pm, we are organising a pub quiz at The Larrik!! You will find it at the 32 of Crawford Place (W1H 5NN). Enter your team of six and reserve your tables for £45, including entry, one drink each and nibbles. Prizes to be won!
Contact events@bakerstreetq.co.uk to save your space!

Samaritans Time to talk - Time to Listen
2024-05-09 12:00 - 13:00 | Baker Street Hub, 10 Gloucester Place, London, W1U 8EZ, United Kingdom
This 45-60 minute session, led by Samaritans trained volunteers, looks at the many and complex issues we are facing and why listening can make a difference.
It identifies the key ingredients of effective listening and what makes a good listener, as well as offering tools for listening. Importantly, it looks at ways in which we can take care of ourselves and our own wellbeing-while having the confidence and skills to support each other.
If you would like to sign up to the class, please book your free ticket here.

Understanding Mental Health Disorders
2024-05-15 12:30 - 13:30 | Baker Street Hub, 10 Gloucester Place, London, W1U 8EZ, United Kingdom
As part of this year’s Mental Health Awareness Week, we have invited Kevin Moore from mental health training experts BDLD to come and deliver a 1-hour session for us.
Very few of us have learnt about mental health disorders from an objective, reliable source. Think of any disorder and ask yourself “where did I learn what I think I know about it?”
During this session Kevin will cover:

Common mental health disorders versus severe and enduring.
Common myths around disorders.
NHS treatment.
Supporting colleagues who live with disorders – the law and available support.

As ever, expect a lively session – Kevin is known for his energetic delivery and innovative content!
If you would like to sign up to the class, we are asking for a open donation ticket. All proceeds will be donated to Young Westminster Foundation, a charity supporting members of local youth clubs and organisations through grants, training, and networking opportunities. Please book your spot here.

Pilates Session
2024-05-16 12:30 - 13:30 | Baker Street Hub, 10 Gloucester Place, London, W1U 8EZ, United Kingdom
Join us for a 45 minute Mat Pilates session. The class is open level and beginner friendly.
Your instructor:
Having worked in healthcare for 10 years, Toluwa has always encouraged her patients to approach health in a holistic way, incorporating fitness as a key element in their healthy lives. As a trained mat Pilates instructor, she now connects with her clients to enable them to be their best self, building their confidence as they work on their fitness together. Toluwa believes that Pilates is the perfect workout to make anyone feel strong and long and is thrilled to guide and inspire others on their path to wellness.
If you would like to sign up to the class, we are asking for a suggested donation ticket. All proceeds will be donated to Young Westminster Foundation, a charity supporting members of local youth clubs and organisations through grants, training, and networking opportunities.
All BakerstreetQ member employees are welcome. To check if your business is a member and you would like to sign up, please email events@bakerstreetq.co.uk.

Fire Marshal Training
2024-05-21 10:00 - 13:00, 2024-09-12 10:00 - 13:00 | Baker Street Hub, 10 Gloucester Place, London, W1U 8EZ, United Kingdom

‘Slow Flow’ Yoga Session
2024-05-21 17:30 - 18:30 | Baker Street Hub, 10 Gloucester Place, London, W1U 8EZ, United Kingdom
Slow flow is a dynamic vinyasa practice with flowing sequences. The flow is slower than the traditional Vinyasa to give students more time to breathe in each pose and move away from the “one-breath-one-movement” Vinyasa. A slow flow also allows you to come in to a pose without a rush and to further explore the key areas of each posture. The class offers space for stretching and strengthening the body without judgment or expectation.
The practice is open level and beginner friendly.
Your instructor: Sarah is a passionate yoga instructor with a background in nutrition and wellbeing. Her classes will guide you through a dynamic flow, where you can find space for stretching, lengthening, exploring and letting go. Sarah will leave you energized and with a grateful feeling for your body and mind.
If you would like to sign up to the class, we are asking for a suggested donation ticket. All proceeds will be donated to Young Westminster Foundation, a charity supporting members of local youth clubs and organisations through grants, training, and networking opportunities.
All BakerstreetQ member employees are welcome. To check if your business is a member and you would like to sign up, please email events@bakerstreetq.co.uk.

Collage Workshop
2024-05-30 12:00 - 13:00 | Baker Street Hub, 10 Gloucester Place, London, W1U 8EZ, United Kingdom
Join this creative collage workshop and let Janey Jones guide you with tips and techniques to create your own artwork.
Using decorative papers, vintage illustrations and ephemera, create your own colour and texture palette and take home your collage creation an A3 Mount.
If you would like to sign up to the class, please book your ticket here. We are asking for a suggested donation ticket. All proceeds will be donated to Young Westminster Foundation, a charity supporting members of local youth clubs and organisations through grants, training, and networking opportunities.

Emergency First Aid at Work
2024-06-12 10:00 - 17:00, 2024-07-03 10:00 - 17:00 | Baker Street Hub, 10 Gloucester Place, London, W1U 8EZ, United Kingdom

Pilates Session
2024-07-25 12:30 - 13:30, 2024-09-19 12:30 - 13:30 | Baker Street Hub, 10 Gloucester Place, London, W1U 8EZ, United Kingdom
Join us for a 45 minute Mat Pilates session. The class is open level and beginner friendly.
Your instructor:
Having worked in healthcare for 10 years, Toluwa has always encouraged her patients to approach health in a holistic way, incorporating fitness as a key element in their healthy lives. As a trained mat Pilates instructor, she now connects with her clients to enable them to be their best self, building their confidence as they work on their fitness together. Toluwa believes that Pilates is the perfect workout to make anyone feel strong and long and is thrilled to guide and inspire others on their path to wellness.
If you would like to sign up to the class, we are asking for a suggested £5 donation to the Young Westminster Foundation, a local charity.
This session is exclusive to employees of Baker Street Quarter Partnership member businesses. To check if your business is a member and you would like to sign up, please email events@bakerstreetq.co.uk.

Personal Safety & Self-Defence session
2024-09-10 10:00 - 12:30 | Baker Street Hub, 10 Gloucester Place, London, W1U 8EZ, United Kingdom
Empower yourself with confidence and self-defence skills.
The art of self-defence is knowing how and when to defend yourself. Our Introduction To Self-Defence course is designed to equip you with self-defence knowledge and skills, plus the confidence to allow you to be better prepared mentally for any challenging situation. It’s about being aware and knowing how to defend yourself within the confines of the law.
This course runs for 2.5 hours and is tailored for everyone, irrespective of gender, age or fitness level. It will be a combination of theory and basic practical skills. Our fully qualified and highly acclaimed Level 3 Self-Defence Instructor will delve into:
Personal Safety
The Law
Reasonable Force
Fight or Flight
Pre-Emption
Misconceptions
Arousal & Motor-Learning
Self-Defence Responses

The Self-Defence session is exclusive to employees of Baker Street Quarter Partnership member businesses. To check if your business is a member and book onto the training, email training@bakerstreetq.co.uk

Emergency First Aid at Work
2024-09-17 10:00 - 17:00 | Baker Street Hub, 10 Gloucester Place, London, W1U 8EZ, United Kingdom
This in person one-day course with Siren Training, is designed for people who want to receive training in emergency first aid and will help you meet regulatory requirements in first aid training covering emergency protocols.
Providing basic lifesaving first aid skills and knowledge of workplace health and safety regulations with topics from adult resuscitation (CPR), burns and scalds, choking adult to defibrillator prompts, defibrillator pad placement, seizures plus much more.
This course is exclusive to employees of Baker Street Quarter Partnership member businesses. To check if your business is a member and book onto the training, email training@bakerstreetq.co.uk.
Terms and Conditions
Whilst we are happy to offer all courses free of charge, the course provider does charge us for each place. If you wish to cancel your place, you must provide at least one week’s notice prior to the course date so we can offer your place to someone else. Failure to attend or cancel within one week will result in your business being liable for the cost of the course of your place.

Drop-in and meet the Baker Street Quarter team
2024-09-18 12:30 - 18:30
Everyone is warmly invited to a drop-in session to meet members of the Baker Street Quarter Partnership team. This is an informal session aimed at providing the opportunity for people to come along and ask any questions they might have about our services and projects, to find out more and to get to know the team.
The meet the team sessions are taking place on Wednesday 18 September 12.30-2pm and 5-6.30pm at the Baker Street Hub, 64 Baker Street.
The session is for anyone working or living locally. The BakerStreetQ team attending will include our senior management team, operations, security and street team, community programme manager, placemaking, sustainability, events and communications.
Light refreshments will be provided so if you could email events@bakerstreetq.co.uk to let us know you are coming that would be helpful. There will also be an opportunity to win lunch at one of our Bites Street Food stalls for you and your team/family.
We hope to see you on the 18th!

Deaf Awareness & BSL Training
2024-09-18 13:00 - 14:00 | Westminster University, 35 Marylebone Rd, London NW1 5LS
To coincide with the International Week of the Deaf 2024, we have partnered with Deaf Unity to organise a Deaf Awareness and Basic British Sign Language workshop. This session will include:
The 1-hour session covers:

An introduction to the trainer and Deaf Unity.
Statistics on deafness and hearing loss worldwide and in the UK.
Explanation of different levels of hearing loss and the correct terminology.
Discussion of communication barriers and potential solutions.
Introduction to BSL (British Sign Language) and fingerspelling.

If you would like to know more about Deaf Unity, please click here.
The Deaf Awareness & BSL training is exclusive to employees of Baker Street Quarter Partnership member businesses. To check if your business is a member and book onto the training, email training@bakerstreetq.co.uk.
