Catherine Garrad

Business engagement

Purley BID Business of the Month – Careessence

Congratulations to Careessence, a hidden gem, based at 919 Brighton Road, Purley, CR8 2BP. Careessence provides supported living and home care services for young adults, mature adults and the elderly. They provide a wide range of support and practical techniques to assist people in the community who have reduced mobility, cases of extreme weakness, disability,

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Business engagement

Purley Panel is an example to all

Today, the Mayor of London has announced that Purley is one of the select number of Exemplar projects, chosen from an initial list of well over 100 entries, which will receive funding to deliver a plan for the High Streets for All Challenge. The High Streets for All Challenge is a call for local high

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Business engagement

Purley stars in Croydon Business Resilience Awards

Wow, Purley you have done us proud. Our representation in the Croydon Business Resilience Awards is stunning. 6 nominations across 6 different categories and 5 different businesses. Truly impressive. Community Collaboration in response to COVID-19 Purley BID For: PLEASE VOTE USING THIS LINK https://croydonawards.co.uk/categories/vote-community-collaboration-in-response-to-covid-19/ Outstanding Team Award Diane Hair and Beauty PLEASE VOTE USING THIS

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Business engagement

Purley BID Business of the Month – The Lounge Nail & Beauty Salon

The Lounge Nail & Beauty Salon has been located at 16 Russell Hill Road, Purley, CR8 2LA since April 2012.  The Lounge is a luxury nail and beauty salon in Purley with a twist. Their aim is to fuse traditional salon treatments with a contemporary social environment. The spacious salon and lounge area can host

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Access & Safety

Launch of Purley in Bloom

Purley BID was delighted to welcome so many different groups and individuals to the launch of Purley in Bloom on Saturday 19th June. After a brief welcome and introduction by Simon Cripps, CEO of Purley BID, Peter Holman the Co-Chair of London in Bloom explained what the competition is all about and how it is

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Access & Safety

Purley BID Supports Keep Britain Tidy Campaign

Purley BID held a litter pick on Saturday 12th June to coincide with the Keep Britain Tidy national campaign (from 28th May to 13th June 2021). It was great to see the community come together to help make Purley cleaner and greener. Across the country, over 200,000 people took part in the litter pick initiative

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Business engagement

Purley BID Business of the Month -The Next Level Café & Patisserie

The Next Level Café & Patisserie is located at 8 Station Approach, Purley, CR8 2AP.  Owners Nilgun and Iskender Akcora opened the Café & Patisserie in February 2019. They love being part of the Purley community and work hard to provide excellent service. They stayed open throughout lockdown to cater for essential workers and the community, providing

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Access & Safety

Purley Joins Safe Zone Initiative

Due to several attempted abductions in surrounding areas, the businesses in Purley wanted to come together to provide a safe zone for any young person who might need assistance. Purley BID is delighted to have arranged for the businesses to join the Safe Zone Initiative. Safezones UK is a charity that can provide first aid

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Purley in Bloom
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Purley in Bloom – Get involved

We’re excited to announce the start of our Purley in Bloom project and Purley BID is looking for your help.  What is Purley in Bloom?   We have a goal of entering Purley into the London in Bloom competition.  As a result, we are looking to transform the appearance of Purley through community participation and caring for our environment.   So we have set up a group

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Purley BID Board Meeting May 2021

This is a summary of the points discussed at the Purley BID board meeting. Essentially summarising projects that have been delivered over the past 2 months. There is both video and some slides. Purley bid board meeting 2100525 from Smart cow marketing If you want to find out more or if you are a business

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