Acton is home to a growing number of public murals and works of art that contribute to the character of the area. The Acton Mural Trail includes 23 artworks featuring murals by international artists, local artists and a children’s trail. The trail will be officially launched during Open House Festival 2022, as part of a two-week celebration…
Your Acton BID is working with Aid Training to provide FREE accredited training courses for BID members. The training is now available for accredited courses of Fire Marshall, Emergency First Aid, Health and Safety in the Workplace and Level 2 Food Hygiene. All courses will be taking place face to face in Acton. To book your course, click here!…
High Street Spend data was gathered from Mastercard (does not include Visa or cash spending) to show how spending patterns have changed over time in the Your Acton BID boundary. The data is broken down into weekday and weekend spending habits for the month of July. When viewing “% of Normal” the baseline at 1…
Interested in joining the next Business Growth Programme, cohort? Applications are now live! The Business Growth Programme is a London & Partners’ initiative funded by the Mayor of London and the European Regional Development Fund to help London-based high growth businesses like yours to scale. You and your team can enjoy a range of free support over a three-month period. This…
Are you a microbusiness located in Ealing? Ealing Council is launching Greener Horizons, a programme for up to 200 SMEs in the borough. We want to help you get on board with the climate agenda. The programme will provide access to a carbon reduction toolkit to help you understand your business’ current environmental performance and…
Have you applied for your street trading licence yet? Or is your licence expiring shortly, you need to renew it! Businesses wanting to add tables and chairs or a display on the footpath (even if it is private) need to apply for a street trading licence every year. Here is a bit more information on…
The Acton BID have added two new CCTV cameras for additional coverage to help the Met Police as well as the Safer communities team with investigations. They will help deter crime and provide a sense of security for the area. The cameras were installed on The Mount near the Morrisons and in the South Acton Industrial…
New security radios from MRS Communication have now officially launched for some of our members of the ShopWatch. The radios will allow retailers to be in instant communication with each other to proactively reduce and manage crime, such as anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. If you have any questions or require additional information regarding the security radios…
Meet Your Acton BID Bobbies, Abdul and Adam! We have contracted My Local Bobby (MLB), a professional security provider that will patrol our BID areas, including our industrial estates, to work with BID businesses to increase safety, prevent crime and reduce anti-social behaviours. The Bobbies will be equipped with body cameras, handcuffs and highly visible and smart, red…
High Street Spend data was gathered from Mastercard (does not include Visa or cash spending) to show how spending patterns have changed over time in the Your Acton BID boundary. The data is broken down into weekday and weekend spending habits for the month of June. When viewing “% of Normal” the baseline at 1…