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 from May to July, using 2018-19 as the baseline to examine recovery. When viewing…
Acton BID is partnering up with the sustainability app Too Good To Go to help members attract new consumers and fight food waste. Every year, UK food businesses waste 100,000 tonnes of surplus food – but there’s a better way. The Too Good To Go app lets these businesses sell surplus food to local customers…
Acton Arts Project present its second exhibition in the new gallery space as part of the Ealing Art Beat. More information on the Ealing Borough art trail: https://ealingbeat.org.uk. @ealingbeat The Old Library venue will be displaying the work of five local artists whose prints, sculpture, mixed media and painting will ensure Acton has a place in…
The responses to Ealing Council’s consultation on Low Traffic Neighbourhood Schemes (LTNs) has shown significant opposition to the measures taken in the Acton area. There were 22,000 responses across the borough to the nine schemes being consulted on with all of them being opposed by at least three quarters of respondents. The Acton Central scheme…
Our board, who volunteer their time and represent the interests of businesses from the industrial, commercial, retail and service sectors are pleased to bring you a financial overview of the BID in 2020-21 and a plan of how the BID aims to support businesses in the coming year of 2021-22. We wanted to inform all…
We have been working with Place Support Partnership (PSP) by offering all businesses within the BID area free sessions with cost-saving experts. PSP helps reduce business costs by reviewing your bills and identifying where savings can be made. It is a free service to all Your Acton BID members. On July 21st, we launched our partnership…
Have you noticed that Acton has been blooming lately? We have installed188 flower baskets throughout The Hight street, The Vale and Churchfield Road, to help beautify and bring colour into the area. We have also revamped 6 of the wooden planters along The High Street, too! It is all part of our BID to make…
Low Traffic Neighbourhood schemes (LTNs) were introduced in areas in Ealing where through-traffic was, or potentially could become, a problem for residents. Measures were put in place to minimise heavy vehicles and traffic using the area as a through-road and to promote walking and cycling. As the LTN trial period is coming to an end in mid-August,…
Following the Prime Minister’s announcement, it has now been confirmed that we will move into Step 4 of the Roadmap next Monday, 19 July. At Step 4, the Government will remove outstanding legal restrictions on social contact, life events, and open the remaining closed settings. The Government will instead enable people and businesses to make informed decisions about…
Low traffic neighbourhood schemes (LTNs) have aroused strong local feelings. In recognition of this, and in advance of the trial period coming to an end in mid-August, the council is launching a ‘CPZ-style’ consultation giving local people and businesses a final say on whether they are made permanent or not. The consultation will begin from…