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The Oaks: Easy Meal Ideas

Lamb Kebabs, ready in less than 10 minutes

Ingredients

  • Lamb kebabs – Aisha’s Lamb Kebabs available at Iceland
  • Onions 
  • Tomatoes
  • Pickled red cabbage
  • Pickles 
  • Chili sauce or puree
  • Greek yogurt
  • Lemon juice 
  • Fresh mint 
  • Flatbread or Pitta bread 

Method

  • Follow the instructions on the packet of Aisha’s lamb kebabs, microwave the kababs until food is piping hot.
  • Meanwhile prep the filling; finely slice onions, and tomatoes. 
  • For the sauce; Mix two heaped table spoons or Greek yogurt to a dish, add finely chopped fresh mint and the juice of half a lemon.
  • Construct the kebab; spread the mint sauce over the flatbread, add chili sauce to taste, layer on the chopped onions and tomatoes, pickled red cabbage and pickles, finish off by adding the lamb kebabs, fold and enjoy!

Are You Up For A Challenge?

Are You Up For A Challenge?

Get crafty this Halloween with our pumpkin carving templates, using the carving kits from Wilko and Poundland.

Download our printable templates here and get crafting!

Don’t forget to tag us in your pictures on social media with the #TheOaksGetCrafty

PUBLIC ART WORK IN THE OAKS SHOPPING CENTRE

PUBLIC ART WORK IN THE OAKS SHOPPING CENTRE

We would like to commission a London based street artist to bring a blank wall area to life at the shopping centre.

The Oaks is located in the heart of Acton. All visitors to the shopping centre will walk past this work.

Possible themes to consider could be Acton, community, living in London, or the environment around us. The medium must be paint, photography or mixed media.

The budget for this project will be £2,500 including artist fee. The work will be in place for a minimum of one year.

How to Apply

Applications should be submitted to theoaksactonsocial@gmail.com by Wednesday 13thOctober 2021 and include:

• A short statement which sets out your vision for the art work together with any draft visuals / mood boards

• A CV or portfolio of previous works

All applications will then be reviewed by the The Oaks’ marketing team, as well as the landlords of the shopping centre.

Any questions? Please contact the marketing team via the above email address.

Best wishes
The Oaks Team

Volunteering Opportunities 

Volunteering Opportunities

Ever fancied giving something back and helping out in the community? Well, now is your chance! Volunteering is one of the most rewarding things you can do and provides you with the chance to broaden your skills, meet new people and gain more confidence. 

You could volunteer in the local library, mentor a young person or perhaps help maintain the local park. Whatever takes your fancy, you’ll find information below about how you can get involved and make a difference:  

Do Something Good  

Small or big, from community projects to helping your neighbours, get involved and do something good.  

https://www.dosomethinggood.org.uk/

Ealing Volunteer Centre  

Ealing Volunteer Centre promotes, supports and develops volunteering within the borough. Every year they support over 400 charities and community groups and enable over 2,000 people to volunteer in Ealing. 

https://ealingcvs.org.uk/volunteering/

Acton Homeless Concern  

Acton Homeless Concern are always in need of reliable volunteers. Roles that you could be helping with include serving meals, talking to clients, sorting clothing and handling deliveries.  

http://actonhomelessconcern.org/what-you-can-do.html

Action West London  

Action West London value their volunteers and are keen to recruit people who want to make a difference by helping disadvantaged young people and adults. 

https://reachvolunteering.org.uk/org/action-west-london

FoodCycle East Acton  

FoodCycle East Acton is at the Old Oak Community & Children’s Centre each week cooking tasty, community meals from surplus food. They have opportunities available for people to come along and cook, be a host to guests and collect the surplus food donations from local suppliers. 

https://www.foodcycle.org.uk/location/east-acton

Job Opportunities

Job Opportunities

Interested in working at our friendly centre? We are dedicated to helping our stores find the best people out there, so that we can keep our standards high here at The Oaks. To see if there are any positions available, please see the links below to our stores’ career pages: 

Lidl 
https://careers.lidl.co.uk/ 

The Gym
https://www.thegymgroup.com/careers/ 

Wilko
https://wilko.jobs/ 

Superdrug
https://www.superdrug.jobs/ 

Iceland
https://icelandcareers.co.uk/ 

Boots
https://www.boots.jobs/