MIE September Newsletter 2025

MAKE IT EALING SEPTEMBER NEWSLETTER 2025

Make It Ealing Business Social

Don't miss out on the Make It Ealing business social, Tuesday,16 September. It's an excellent opportunity to sample the outstanding hospitality of Turtle Bay, catch up with your business neighbours and celebrate the Employee of the Year winners.

To ensure the catering doesn't disappoint, please confirm your attendance here.

Vote your Employee of the Year 2024-25

Have you nominated your award-winning employee?
It's time to celebrate your hard-working staff. We will be presenting winners with their Employee of the Year awards at the Business Networking Social.

Nominate your staff here to show how much you appreciate their hard work.

Enter here

The Rhythm of Footfall

Understanding Footfall and the future of location-based commerce is essential for a successful business. PFM Intelligence have shared their half-yearly Footfall and Rhythm analysis, looking at comprehensive data from the Netherlands and the UK.

Download and read the report

"Checking Out" - High Street Performance

Another interesting report from the Centre for Cities looks at the varying performance of high streets across the country and the reasons behind success and failure.

Read the report

"Red tape to be slashed

Communities and town centres across the UK are set to benefit from a wave of new cafes, bars, music venues and outdoor dining options, as red tape is due to be slashed to breathe new life into the high street.

Read more here

The impact of Business Rate reform proposals

The Heart of London Business Alliance commissioned Attis to investigate how the proposed Business Rate reform proposals will impact businesses with a rateable value over £500,000.

Read the report

My Local Bobby Shoplifting update

We publish a weekly bullet-point list of the crime stats My Local Bobby has dealt with. The team records every offender they stop, storing the information on the GDPR ShopSafe Alert App.

Read the stats here

TRAINING COURSES

CLASSROOM - FIRST AID AT WORK

We are pleased to offer two free spaces on our upcoming First Aid at Work training courses, scheduled on October 7th, exclusively for BID levy-paying businesses. This accredited in-house training course will run from 10:00 to 16:00 hours, and satisfy all the legal requirements for a First Aid officer at work. This is a valuable opportunity to ensure your workplace is prepared for any emergency. Secure your spot now.

Ensure your company is compliant and your staff safe by signing up for free, online, accredited training courses.

The coursework is easy to follow and can be completed in 2-3 hours.

Info on all courses

New police engagement platform

MET ENGAGE

The police are also updating their communication channels and have ditched using X (formerly Twitter). MET ENGAGE is how the police will be delivering information and engaging with communities. Sign up for MET ENGAGE here.

Business events

Good for Ealing is offering a complimentary Business Breakfast to help your business grow on 23rd September

West London Chambers is hosting the Ealing Festival of Business on 16 October. Chamber rates available for BID businesses.

The next Bright Lights workshop on Thursday, 18 September 2025, focuses on 'Personal Branding

NEW BUSINESS WASTE LEGISLATION

New Waste legislation is now in operation. Check-out what your business needs to do via the business toolkit.

AND FINALLY...

Please be aware that the Terrorism threat level is substantial. Check that you are up to date with safety information here.

Please do not hesitate to contact us at info@makeitealing.co.uk if you have any queries.

Harry J Clarke

Office Administrator

Gerry Barwick

CEO

Verley Robinson

BIZ Support Officer

www.makeitealing.co.uk

Make It Ealing

28-29 The Broadway
Ealing, W5 2NP

T. 020 8567 7854
M. 07943 720 227

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