Community Safety Week 2025
The Culture Mile BID and Fleet Street Quarter are teaming up to offer a series of events across our neighbouring districts this February.
With a variety of free-to-attend events focused on community safety and upskilling, this brand new initiative will bring the two BIDs together for the first time focusing on tackling key issues around conflict resolution, women’s personal safety, and cyber security. There will also be an opportunity to meet City of London Police officers, grab a free coffee, and discuss any local crime concerns or issues with them directly.
-
Level 2 Conflict Management Training (RFQ) with Safer Business Network
TUESDAY 25 FEBRUARY, 2:00PM – 3:30PM
THE URBAN FARMER PROJECT, 18 WINE OFFICE CT, EC4A 3JR • BOOK HERE
An informative, accredited training session focusing on conflict resolution techniques, the importance of body language and empowering skills to deescalate conflict within the workplace. Delivered by leading experts Safer Business Network.
This course covers workplace curriculum, on:
-
Communication
-
Human responses to conflict
-
Assessing and reducing risk
-
Communicating effectively
-
De-escalating conflict in emotive situations
-
Good practice
-
Certificated course in Level 2 Conflict Management.
Tea, coffee and refreshments will be provided throughout the session.
-
Women’s Personal Safety Class with KB Fitness
WEDNESDAY 26 FEBRUARY, 12:00PM – 1:00PM
HOLY SEPULCRE CHURCH, MUSICIAN’S ROOM, EC1A 2DQ • BOOK HERE
Culture Mile and Fleet Street Quarter BID present a personal safety class for women, providing empowering strategies to stay safe at home, on foot, or on public transport. The session will be led by KB Fitness, a female led personal safety class!
You will cover:
-
Street awareness and mental attitude.
-
Evaluation and risk avoidance strategies
-
Mindset and body language
-
Awareness of different types of attackers
Q&A
-
All attendees can ask questions about anything that is worrying them, covering a wide range of subjects from the fear of robbery to stalking and harassment.
-
Coffee with a Cop in The Culture Mile
THURSDAY 27 FEBRUARY, 11:00AM – 1:00PM
NOTES COFFEE, CITYPOINT, EC2Y 9AW • NO BOOKING REQUIRED
Bringing businesses and the City of London Police together, Culture Mile BID is pleased to host ‘Coffee with a Cop’ this February at Notes Coffee Roasters. This is an informal drop-in session where attendees can come along and have a coffee on Culture Mile BID, whilst meeting your local police officer.
Coffee with a Cop offers the opportunity to meet your local Culture Mile policing team to discuss any crime or safety concerns with officers who are local to your area. This session is open to anyone working within Culture Mile and no registration is required, simply turn up on the day and we’ll see you there.
-
Cyber Security Escape Room – Beat the Hacker, with Doubleflow
FRIDAY 28 FEBRUARY • ONLINE VIA TEAMS • BOOK HERE
A fun and interactive online escape room hosted by Cyber Crowd to educate and encourage your competitive edge as you battle it out to beat the hacker the quickest. Attendees are encouraged to create a team of up to 4 per business to work through strategic cybersecurity puzzles – against the clock.
You will cover topics on passwords, phishing, data leaks and insider threats. There are prizes to be won, get involved and register your team today.
If you have any questions about this Community Safety Week series, please get in contact with Culture Mile BID and Fleet Street Quarter Safe and Secure Manager, Beth Nash at beth.nash@culturemilebid.co.uk