Catherine Garrad

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Croydon Drop In Talkbus Comes to Purley

Croydon Drop In – Counselling, Advice and Health Education for Young People Talkbus will be making regular monthly visits to Purley so that young people have somewhere that they can go to talk about any issues that are worrying them. The Talkbus will be parked outside Purley Leisure Centre from 11am to 2pm on 22nd

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Business news

Purley BID Business of the Month July 2019

Congratulations to Domino’s Pizza Domino’s Pizza has been at 18 Russell Hill Road, Purley since 1995. It opened as the 100th store in the UK. The Store Managers are Mihai and Alex, who have a fun and energetic team who are always ready for the challenge of the busy periods, especially at weekends. The whole

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Police Update Following Fatal Stabbing in Purley

We have received the following update from Police in response to the fatal stabbing in Purley: Shortly after 9pm on 11th July there was a call to a disturbance near Purley Railway Station. Upon Police arrival it was established that four males had been stabbed one of which died at the scene. At this time

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Purley Rotary Appoints First Female President

Purley Rotary Club is this week celebrating the taking-up of office of its first female President in its near 100-year history. Pam Tibbles, who joined Purley Rotary in 2015, took over from Frank Hardiman on Monday (1st July). She says: ‘I am tremendously honoured to be appointed the club’s first female President since it was

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Business news

Purley BID Business of the Month June 2019

Congratulations to Chestermans Florist Chestermans Florist, 913 Brighton Road, is owned by Jo and Dan Vickers. They were established 18 years ago and have been trading in Purley for the last 8 years. They survived being flooded when a major roof fire on 31st October 2017 caused considerable damage to the flats above. Scaffolding was

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Food and Drink Festival

Food & Drink Festival 2019

Purley BID Food & Drink Festival 2019 on the 8th June was another great success, with a large crowd sampling local food and drink from Purley based businesses. It was a blustery Saturday but that didn’t stop the fun as there was something for everyone. The newly appointed Mayor of Croydon, Councillor Humayun Kabir was

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Purley BID Spring Convention 2019

Purley BID’s Spring Convention took place in May. Key themes included employment, property, advice, fly tipping, health & wellbeing, legal services, Croydon Council Safer Streets, arts & crafts, reducing business costs, charities and the Purley Rotary Club. Simon Cripps, CEO, outlined the BID’s achievements, including the 33% reduction in business rates for smaller retailers and

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Food and Drink Festival

Purley Food & Drink Festival 2019

8th June 2019 12-4pm Purley Food & Drink Festival is a fantastic event.  Bringing Purley to life, there is something for everyone.  Great food and drink from Purley-based shops, cafes, takeaways and restaurants.  Excellent entertainment throughout the event, including live music, free activities for children (sand art, face painting, Mad Hatter’s tea party) and much

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Business news

Purley BID Spring Conference 2019

Thursday 16th May 2019 1pm-4pm at Christ Church, Purley All Purley businesses are invited to our Spring Conference to meet the BID team and see what we have planned for 2019/2020. A range of exhibitors will also be showcasing their offers that can improve business in Purley. Come and join us to : Meet other

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Purley BID Business of the Month May 2019

Congratulations to Frost Estate Agents Frost Estate Agents, 1 Purley Road, is an independent and owner run operation that has been a market leader in the Purley area for many years, with the company having roots back to 1862. Ben Gershon, Director of Frost, said: “We strive to give an unrivalled service to our sellers,

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