Ealing Council is supporting small businesses and sole traders in Ealing with a free digital support programme, Ealing Trades Online. The unique programme is bringing our local businesses expert support using a range of methods, such as one-to-one calls, personalised advice, guidance and online interactive webinars. Ealing Council have partnered with SaveTheHighStreet.org and Upskill Digital to…
As part of the Love Ealing, Love Local events, Ealing’s High Streets Task Force is hosting Hanwell Hootie, the renowned local music festival, on the Mount in Acton for a day of free performances. Taking place from 11 am on Saturday 9th October, the programme will showcase local, up-and-coming talent with the day aiming to…
We’re super thrilled to see that Acton Arts Project (AKA A Cinema for Acton) have teamed up with brilliant local business Bears Ice Cream, to delight cinema-goers with tasty treats and cinema classics. Operating the cafe bar at the new Act One Cinema, Bears is a family run business founded by Chef Phil Harrison and…
Natasha’s Law, which comes into effect in October 2021 in England, will require food businesses to provided full ingredients list and allergen labelling on foods pre-packaged for sale on their premises. Labelling is required for food that consumers select themselves from a display unit, order from a selection kept behind a counter or buy from…
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…
NEW PSP BUSINESS RATE 2026 REVIEW SERVICE HERE We are proud to partner with the Place Support Partnership (PSP) to help reduce the financial burden of day-to-day running costs for our local businesses. This completely free, no-obligation service is available to all Your Acton BID members. PSP’s experts will review your current bills, including energy,…