by FitzWest admin | Oct 20, 2026 | AGM, Events
A reminder that the Fitzwest AGM is tomorrow – Wednesday 21st October at the Wellcome Centre on Howland Street at 6pm.
Whether you live, work or run a business in Fitzrovia West, we’d love you to come along!
There will be a presentation from the Oxford Street Development Corporation about the imminent pedestrianisation and specifically how that will affect Fitzrovia.
We will also hear about the new development of the Telecom Tower and its planned conversion into a hotel.
It’s a chance to meet neighbours, hear what’s happening locally, share your thoughts and find out how you can get involved.
We are also always glad to hear from people who would like to be involved even more and join our Executive – just let us know if you’d like more information about that. The elections will be held at the AGM.
📅 Wednesday 21 October, 6pm
📍 Sainsbury Wellcome Centre
25 Howland Street, London W1T 4JG
Can’t make it in person? No problem! You can join us via Zoom. Just email info@fitzwest.org and we’ll send you the link.
Why not bring a neighbour or colleague along?
We hope to see you there!
by FitzWest admin | Sep 23, 2026 | AGM, CIL, Consultations, Events
Please make a note in your diary of our AGM. All residents, business owners and people who work in Fitzrovia West are welcome to attend.
Date: Wednesday, 21st October 2026
Place: Sainsbury Wellcome Centre, 25 Howland Street, London W1T 4JG
Time: 6pm
There is also the opportunity to attend via Zoom. Please contact us directly on info@fitzwest.org and we will send you the Zoom link.
A full agenda will follow shortly, but there will be the chance to hear about plans to convert the BT Tower into a hotel, to discuss issues around pedestrianisation of Oxford Street and also to hear more about projects funded via the Community Infrastructure Levy.
by Julia Haythorn | Oct 29, 2025 | AGM, Our Neighbourhood
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
9 OCTOBER, 2025
Thank you go everyone who attended our AGM, both in person and online. It was great to see you all there including Councillors Patrick Lilley and Paul Fisher.
Cllr. Lilley spoke on a variety of subjects including plans for the University of Westminster development, the ongoing issues with rubbish collections and the need for CCTV in trouble hotspots.
We also heard about various successful Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) funded projects including a defibrillator at the Fitzrovia Community Centre and the Holcroft Court Medallions which honour the lives of Thomas and Fanny Holcroft.
The Forum is still looking for other projects to improve the area and anyone with ideas should write to info@fitzwest.org
There were discussions about the pedestrianisation of Oxford Street, the role of Business Improvement Districts (BIDs), the new controls on pedi-cabs and other issues that concerned residents.
You can read the full minutes here.
Thanks as always to the Sainsbury Wellcome Centre on Howland Street for hosting us.
by Julia Haythorn | Oct 4, 2025 | AGM, Holcroft Crt Sculptures, Our Neighbourhood
Dear Fitzwest Forum Member
You are invited to the AGM on:
Date: Thursday, 9th October at 6pm
Venue: The Sainsbury Wellcome Centre, 25 Howland St, London W1T 4JG
All residents and businesses are invited to attend The Fitzwest Neighbourhood Forum Annual General Meeting.
There is also the opportunity to attend via Zoom. Please contact us directly on info@fitzwest.org and we will send you the Zoom link.
As well as the usual business of the AGM, we will hear from Councillor Patrick Lilley about Westminster City Council’s vision for Fitzrovia for 2026.
Other topics will be successful Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) funded projects including sharing your ideas for future schemes to improve the infrastructure of Fitzrovia.
There will also be information about the proposed traffic ban at Piccadilly Circus, the progress with controlling pedicabs and other local issues that affect us all.
Come and enjoy a glass of wine with your neighbours and find out what is going on in Fitzrovia.
HOLCROFT COURT SCULPTURES – THOMAS & FANCY HOLCROFT
30 SEPTEMBER, 2025
Local residents enjoyed the grand unveiling of the Holcroft Court Sculptures which mark the lives and achievements of Thomas Holcroft who lived in Clipstone Street, a playwright and political activist who was instrumental in getting the working man the franchise in the 19th century.
His daughter Fanny wrote a famous anti-slavery poem.
This event was the culmination of many years of work and campaigning by Denise Julien, local resident and member of Fitzwest Neighbourhood Forum. After gaining the support of local councillors, and consulting with neighbours and local businesses, she successfully applied for funding from the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL). The Forum was delighted to support this application and it was wonderful to see a CIL funded project come to fruition.
by Julia Haythorn | Sep 8, 2025 | AGM, Greening, Our Neighbourhood, Public Space
AGM INVITATION
Thursday, 9th October, 6 pm at the Wellcome Centre, Howland Street.
All members are invited to attend The Fitzwest Neighbourhood Forum Annual General Meeting.
There is also the opportunity to attend via Zoom. Please contact us directly on info@fitzwest.org and we will send you the Zoom link.
A full agenda will follow shortly, but there will be the chance to discuss the plans to pedestrianise Oxford Street and also to hear more about funding opportunities and projects via the Community Infrastructure Levy.
GRAND UNVEILING OF THE HOLCROFT COURT ARTWORK
Tuesday 30th September, 4-8pm
A new artwork, commissioned to celebrate the lives and works of Thomas and Fanny Holcroft, and funded by the Community Infrastructure Levy will be unveiled at the Community Day at Holcroft Court, Carburton Street, W1W 5DF.
Everyone is welcome.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED TO WATER PLANTERS
The planters which were funded by the Community Infrastructure Levy and Tesco are still thriving, despite the hottest summer on record!
We do however need some more volunteers to help with watering on Gosfield Street and New Cavendish Street. The commitment is very small and any help – even just one day a week for 10 minutes or so – would be brilliant.
Please contact info@fitzwest.org if you are able to help.
by FitzWest admin | Jul 4, 2024 | AGM, CIL, Consultations, Environment, Greening, Our Neighbourhood
Thank you to everyone who attended our very successful AGM last Wednesday 26th June at the Sainsbury Wellcome Centre on Howland Street – we appreciated you choosing to spend a gloriously hot evening with us rather than in the park! You can
read the full minutes of the meeting here.
As well as all the usual business of the AGM, we had several interesting presentations. These included an update from Jordan Scammell from the Soho Poly Theatre about their development plans and how the CIL funding has been spent.
You can have a look at the presentation here.
Lee Lyons from The Fitzrovia Partnership and Lucy Mitchell from the New West End Company discussed how they are dealing with issues of crime and anti-social behaviour in Fitzrovia. Councillor Patrick Lilley also shared some of the complex challenges the police are facing and how they are working to deal with it. Greening and outdoor space is always a very popular issue for our members and Mark Gazaleh told us about tree planting and plans for future greening in the area. You can look at this presentation here.
Consultation – chance to have your say
The Fitzrovia Partnership is co-designing a sustainability strategy and action plan for the area and has been engaging the community on its environmental, social and economic priorities to make Fitzrovia a better place to live, work and visit for all.
There was an exhibition and consultation about this at the AGM and residents and businesses gave their opinions. Join The Fitzrovia Partnership for its final sustainability strategy co-creation session on 10th July ay 12.30.
This session will include a wrap-up of insights gained during the recent sustainability drop-in sessions and survey, including feedback from local residents and businesses on how they would like to see better social and environmental value delivered in the area. The session will also provide an opportunity to provide final feedback on our Sustainability Strategy and Action Plan.
