Let’s talk about pigeons... Love them or loathe them, in large numbers, pigeons can become a health risk to the general public. Plus, if they’re unable to sustain their population, they suffer from disease and starvation. We don’t want either of those things in our town, so we’ve brought in some help... from a HAWK! We are committed to make Acton a cleaner place to shop and do business. For the next 3 months we’ll be running an intensive Hawking service on The Mount to move along our pigeon pals to somewhere new. Better for them, better for you. You might even spot a hawk doing its thing around town! Keep those eyes peeled! If you have any questions regarding the Hawking Service, please contact us at info@youractonbid.co.uk.

Your Acton BID is working hard to make sure our town centre looks fresh and clean!⁠ Starting the week of May 9^th, we will be commencing a 4-week street cleaning throughout our retail areas and in the South Acton industrial estate. During this phase, one of the main tasks will be to remove businesses shop front stickers to help with the aesthetics of our retail areas and Town Centre. If you spot one of the cleaners cleaning your shopfront, make sure to say hello!

This phase will also include cleaning the litter bins, street furniture, jet washed major stains as well as to clean the walkways in the South Acton estate. This will take place from May 9^th until June 1^st.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding this phase of the street cleaning, please contact Veronique. 

Enforcement officers are recently checking all businesses if they have their Waste Transfer Notices (WTN).

Businesses are obliged by law, section 34 of the Environmental
Protection Act 1990 to evidence how they get rid of their business waste. Evidence is achieved by either using a commercial waste company like Biffa or First Mile or using a council commercial waste site, paying for waste disposed of, and retaining the receipts as proof of payment and disposal. 

Enforcement officers will issue non-negotiable fines if black bags of business waste are put out for kerbside collection.

Funded as part of government’s Additional Restrictions Grant, the council has been providing various free support to businesses over the last months, including:

Are you interested in hiring apprentices for your business? Ealing Council is sharing its unspent apprenticeship levy funding with Ealing businesses to pay for the training of new apprentices, increase the number of apprentices or upskill existing staff.

You can also watch a recording of a webinar on apprenticeship levy funding for employers to learn more about the benefits of apprentices and how to access council's apprenticeship levy funding to pay for their training.

The council can help you hire local apprentices. Contact the council on apprenticeships@ealing.gov.uk.

A big welcome to O’Gosht who recently opened on Churchfield Road, this Middle-Eastern inspired restaurant does the comfort food you love, their way. Run by Acton locals Nawa and Zeeno, they like their dishes messy, and packed with flavour... We’ve got our eyes on the loaded mac’n’cheese topped with a chopped patty, jalapeños, and salsa. Fancy somewhere new to visit in the evening? We’ve got a feeling this’ll be a hot spot, with Arabian nights, prohibition nights, parties and more coming up. Keep an eye on their page @ogosht for all the details (+ special deals)! Make sure you go visit them at 120 Churchfield Road.

Cody Studios is a brand new dance studio space in the heart of Acton at 219 High Street. A hub for dance and celebrating the joy of movement; for children, for adults, for everyone!

Cody Studios also offer a modern and newly built studio that is available for private hire for your training days, meetings, events and much more! Our studio is fitted with everything needed for the best experience including; sprung dance flooring, full length mirrors, air conditioning, Bluetooth speakers and much more!

From £35 per hour & discounted day/week rates. Get in touch via their website here for more info!

WHAT. A. DAY! Our Spring Celebration on The Mount was a huge success, and we can’t thank you all enough for making the day so magical. Here’re just some of what went on... Delicious food, epic dance performances, smooth coffee, cakes and treats, gorgeous vintage and preloved fashion and gifts, DJ tunes from Aeronaut and flowers galore.

And there was SO MUCH MORE!  We LOVED seeing all of the brilliant kids crafting their Easter hats! Here’s to you, Acton, and many community celebrations to come.

Your Acton BID represented BID businesses at the recent Business Expo in March.

Attendance exceeded expectations and demonstrated positive energy for face-to-face communication and the sharing of ideas. It was great networking with various businesses and seeing some of our BID members attend the Expo. 

ActOne Cinema are thrilled and delighted to host VIP guests from the cast and crew of the new movie Downton Abbey: A New Era for an exclusive ActOne Cinema Gala Evening with a Q&A hosted by Executive Producer Liz Trubridge.

The red carpet will be rolled out on Sunday, May 8^th with events kicking off from 6pm. Tickets are priced at £50 each.

• Drinks Reception – 6:00 pm
• Screening – 7:00 pm
• Q & A – 9:10 pm

This very special event kicks off their fundraising campaign for Screen 2 which as many of you are aware is vital for the long-term future of the ActOne cinema Project. They would also like to hear from you with any ideas that you may have to help with fundraising. They are currently looking at both Corporate and Individual sponsorship as well as available grants but with such a diverse and well connected group of members we are confident that some of you will have thoughts beyond these.

You can find full details of the event plus a synopsis of the film and buy tickets through their website here. Act fast, this event is almost sold out!

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