We would like to wish all our BID members a very Happy New Year! We would like to thank you for your continued support and wishing you a happy, safe, and successful 2022. We are looking forward to continuing working with you all this year and delivering our new upcoming projects.

On Monday January 31^st, get free advice and guidance from our Place Support Partnership (PSP) business experts. You can walk in at any time from 10am-4pm at the Act One Cinema (the Old Library) on High Street to get free face-to-face business advice.

A Biffa representative will also be available during the clinic where they will be offering waste management discount to BID businesses. You only need to bring your present bill and they will be able to provide you with a quote.

This is completely free, fully funded service by the Your Acton BID for BID members. 

Your Acton BID is working with local BID business Global Skills to provide FREE accredited training courses for BID members. The training is now available online through eLearning for credited courses of Food Safety Awareness, Fire Safety Principals and Health & Safety in the Workplace. If you or your staff are interested in taking part, click here to book your online course. There is also available face-to-face courses starting in January.

We have partnered with Biffa Waste Management, and they are offering a discounted rate to all BID members for their waste collection. This offer is for BID members only!

For more information contact Arti Chauhan on 07795 953819 or email arti.chauhan@biffa.co.uk (Quote Biff100 to qualify). You can also qualify is you are an existing Biffa member!

You can also contact us on 07483 173 870 or by email at info@youractonbid.co.uk if you require more information.

A range of free business support programmes are still available to small and medium-sized businesses in Ealing. Receive one-to-one support, personalised advice sessions, webinars and business networking sessions as part of these programmes:

• Ealing Trades Online
• Business Accelerator
• Winning Tenders.

Why don't you grow talent by hiring an apprentice at your business? You can receive £3,000 for each apprentice you hire as a new employee by 31 January 2022. You can decide how to spend the incentive to best support the needs of your business and the apprentice.

Ealing Council's apprenticeship team can help you with free advice and guidance. Get in touch on apprenticeships@ealing.gov.uk or 020 8825 6234.

Women and girls who live, work and travel in Ealing are invited and encouraged to give their views on how Ealing can be a safer place. The Safer Ealing Partnership (SEP) has launched a listening exercise to gain an understanding of the experiences and perceptions of women across the borough in public spaces. A Safer Ealing for Women has a number of initiatives including an anonymous survey with interactive map and focus groups where these issues will be discussed in greater depth.

Take the opportunity to have your say on what matters for you in your area. As someone that lives, works and cares about Ealing, Ealing Council is inviting you to give your views in a boroughwide conversation called ‘Shaping Ealing’. The Shaping Ealing survey is now live.

Shaping Ealing aims to gather your views on what you like or want to see changed in your local area and covers key topics such as the environment and green spaces, jobs and employment, homes, shopping, leisure and community facilities.

It has never been easier to get your vaccine (or booster) with residents or local businesses employee able to walk-up at the vaccination clinic at St Mary's Church on The Mount.

St Marys Church is Acton (W3 9NW) will be hosting a walk-up vaccination site on the following days in January:

• Thursday, 13 January from 10am - 4pm
• Tuesday, 18 January from 10am - 4pm
• Wednesday, 19 January from 10am - 4pm
• Thursday, 20 January from 10am - 4pm
• Tuesday, 25 January from 10am - 4pm
• Wednesday, 26 January from 10am - 4pm
• Thursday, 27 January from 10am - 4pm