Do you currently have a Pavement Licence to offer seating to your customers? It is time for you to renew it!

A business which uses (or proposes to use) premises for the sale of food or drink for consumption on the premises can apply for a pavement licence, and it is only a total of £100 until September 2024. For more information and to apply, click here.

*Please note that the council website is not updated, but the application form and process is still the same. All supported documents will need to be emailed to StreetTrading@ealing.gov.uk.

Please save the date to our upcoming breakfast networking event, our last before the Christmas season! You don’t want to miss it.

Your Acton BID will be hosting the next upcoming breakfast networking on Friday 17^th November, in collaboration with the West London Chamber of Commerce, at the ActOne Cinema. Tea, coffee, and patries will be available during the networking.

When: Friday, 17^th November from 08:30 to 10:30

Where: ActOne Cinema, High Street, W3 6NA

We hope to see you there! If you have any questions or require additional information, please contact Natasha.

Your Acton BID, with Highfield E-Learning, is now providing FREE accredited training courses ONLINE for BID members! Businesses can now sign up their employees to obtain their training online in which they will be able to complete in their own time. The courses available online are Fire Marshall and Health and Safety.

We will also offer in person training this October and November with Aid Training for the following courses:

• Fire Marshall
• Emergency Fist Aid

The dates and location for the in person training will be confirmed shortly. However, if you are interested in taking part in the training you can book and complete the form here.

If you have any questions or require additional information, please contact Natasha. 

The Acton BID with the Counter Terrorism team will provide a free ACT Fraudulent Document workshop to all businesses would like their employees to gain more awareness on identity documents (such as driving licence and bank notes) and the potential of their abuse.

When: Wednesday, 1^st November from 10:00-12:00pm

Where: ActOne Cinema, High Street, W3 6NA

It is an approximate 2-hour workshop which is supported by the National Document Fraud Unit. It is a great way for your employees to learn more on counterfeit bank notes and IDs. All businesses and their employees are welcome.

If you are interested and would like to sign up, please contact Veronique.

I know that thinking about Christmas seems far away at the moment. However, the Acton BID is getting ready for the festive season! A lot is in store for this year's holiday season with new additions of Christmas lights, 3D light installations, markets and did I mentioned Christmas trees, are all in store for this year.

But before unveiling everything just yet, we are getting ready for our annual Christmas Guide, making Your Acton THE Christmas destination! Calling out to all businesses that have any events planned or any specials or promotions to be advertised in our guide.  Just send us a few details via email at Natasha and will add it to this year’s guide. Stay tuned for more information on all the amazing things coming to Acton during the Christmas season! 

A big welcome to Acton, Flower Collection UK located at 126 Churchfield Road (W3 6BS). A brand-new independent florist that offers flowers for all occasions. Providing elegant flowers tailored to the customer’s needs for all kinds of events and special occasions. We are also passionate about sustainability, using recyclable and compostable products wherever possible! Come visit us on Churchfield Road or make an order online!

Do you want to organise a special event for Acton? This is for you! Ealing Council and Ealing’s High Streets Task Force are inviting local event organisers to submit proposals to deliver year-round family-friendly events and activities across one or more of Ealing’s 13 High Streets and Town Centres.

Applications are invited for event and activities to be delivered between November 2023 and March 2025. Selected organisations will be awarded with grants of up to £5,000 for the delivery of each event.

The events could include theme/fun days, performances and live entertainment to provide an exciting and interactive offer for residents and visitors.  

Click on the link below for more information on the application process and the application form. 

For the months of September, the Acton BID reported various issues such as:

• Over 25 issues of fly tipping incidents.
• 19 counts of graffiti on business shop fronts and street furniture.
• 3 other types of incidents, including streets not clean, pavement issues and abandoned bicycles.

My Local Bobby team has attended various incidents which includes:

• 12 incidents related to beggars.
• 27 incidents related to Antisocial behaviours (i.e., street drinking, noise disturbance, etc.).
• 10 incidents related to crime (shoplifting and theft).

The MLB team has been keeping busy during the month of September assisting businesses with various Shoplifting offences and reducing any Anti-Social Behaviours around the town centre. They had a joint operation with the Met police and Safer neighbourhood team in the Woodlands Park and the St Mary’s burial ground to help tackle crime.

Read more below on what Your Acton BID accomplished during the month of September. For more information on the various incidents that were reported and projects, please contact us at info@youractonbid.co.uk.  

It is now time for me to say goodbye as my last day at the BID will be the 10^th November. It was such a great pleasure working for the BID and its businesses. Acton is such an amazing and diverse community. I have learned so much and met wonderful people along the way in the last years.

I am excited about the future, but sad to have to leave you all! However, you will still see me around Acton on my own time visiting local businesses. I wanted to thank all the businesses, stakeholders and colleagues on this amazing journey.

In the meantime, if you have any questions about the BID or its upcoming projects, Natasha will be your main point of contact. However, a new addition to the team is set to start shortly… more info coming soon!

Ealing council have launched a new Good for Ealing website, which includes a new Investors' Portal and a promotional video to showcase why Ealing, and its seven unique towns, is the premier Borough for investment & business. 

The launch event can be viewed here and you can also follow them on their social media platforms. 

The Good for Ealing website offers property owners the opportunity to showcase available vacant spaces, sites or assets via the new Investors' Portal. You can add your listing by using this link, and the Good for Ealing team will keep in touch to ensure your listing is maintained, reviewed and updated.

We are here to support you, so please feel free to contact us for any queries or information. 

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