What an amazing turn out! Hundreds of people gathered in Acton to enjoy The Christmas Market. The Mayor of Ealing, Hitesh Tailor lit up Acton Town, as the Mayor turned on the Christmas lights ✨

Our MP Dr Rupa Haq opened the stage for performances from Ark Priory Primary School, Elevate Arts, Lunar Academy from Cody Studios.

The Christmas Market and Lights Switch On Event was magical ✨ The performances were out of this world, and everyone indulged in the festive fun. Could you feel the Christmas love because we could!

And while we wait until next year rolls around, we wanted to show off some of the sparkle and shine from this year’s event please follow our instagram and twitter.

We’d like to say a BIG thank you to everyone who showed up, took part, and supported - having YOU helped us make this year magical for all who attended, especially when watching families, friends & neighbours enjoy themselves. You helped make it another special year. 

Sparkle and Shine This Christmas…

Christmas is just around the corner, so make Your Acton the Christmas destination this year. Our high street quirky independents and marvellous online retailers who are based in South Acton and Acton Park industrial estate will satisfy the most discerning of divas. So, there’s no excuse – breathe in the Christmas spirit and enjoy, shop local in Your Acton!

Download our free guide to Christmas in Acton! You can also grab a printed copy from your local coffee shops, convenience stores and gyms  around Acton Central. You may have already received one, delivered straight to your door. 

Save the date!  Come along and meet like-minded people and empower your business. Breakfast networking was created to provide a space for networking, collaboration, and inspiration. Tea, coffee and pastries will be available. 

Don't miss out on this amazing opportunity to connect with inspirational people and elevate your professional journey. Your Acton BID will be hosting the next upcoming breakfast networking on Friday 19^th January 2024, in collaboration with the West London Chamber of Commerce.

When: Friday 19^th January 2024  

Time: 8:30am - 10:30am

Where: David Lloyds, East Acton Lane, London, W3 7HB

***It is free for BID members! We look forward to seeing you there!

For more information and to RSVP, click here. 

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

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 for the delivery of each event.

For more information click here.

To apply click here.

The South Acton ward panel would like to give you the opportunity; residents and business owners who live and/or work in South Acton to apply to become a member. The purpose of the neighbourhood panel is to agree a realistic and achievable course of action to address the issues raised by the local community.

To be able to plan and execute actions to address the issues that are causing concern.

To apply click here

New Pavement License legislation

Details can be read here.

In brief, the £100 (Covid) pavement license expired on September 30th, 2023, regardless of when you applied.

The new pavement license will be £350 for existing license holders for a period specified by the local authority up to a maximum of two years.
For new pavement licence applications, the fee is £500 for a period specified by the local authority.

The council website still needs to be updated, but the concern is whether the yearly charge will be maintained or changed to monthly or quarterly.

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

Empty Commercial Property legislation.

Details can be read here.

A local authority may arrange for a rental auction to be carried out regarding qualifying empty high-street premises. The detail is complex and quite concerning if rental auctions will become the benchmarks for the curated offer on the High Street.

For the month of November, the Acton BID reported various issues such as: 

• Under 10 issues of fly tipping incidents. 
• 9 counts of graffiti on business shop fronts and street furniture. 
• 0 other types of incidents, including streets not clean, pavement issues and abandoned bicycles. 

My Local Bobby team has attended various incidents which includes: 

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

The MLB team has continued to assist businesses with various Shoplifting incident and dealt with Anti-social behaviours. They are continuing to work with the Met Police and the Safer Neighbourhood team to gather intel and provide information on people of interest in Acton.  

In October, we selected 50 of Acton's awesome businesses to take part in the Insight 6 Mystery Shopper Initiative run by Acton Bid.

All the mystery shopping has been completed and we would like to thank all the awesome businesses that agreed to sign up and showed dedication to providing first class customer service and creating memorable experiences for your customers and helping to create a great atmosphere for Acton.

The Customer Service Awards Ceremony will be held in January. We will provide more information in the coming weeks. 

If you would like more information about your report please click here to contact Na'quelle

We wish you a Merry Christmas, We wish you a loving Christmas, We wish you a jolly Christmas and a New Year. Have an amazing start to 2024.

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