A proposal has been put forward to have a sculpture in Purley to commemorate the Surrey iron Railway (1805-1837). It ran through Purley’s Rotary Field and was one of the world’s first rail ways, with wagons drawn by horses! You can still see a section of the rail way towards the top corner of the
It was great to see so many members represented at the conference which took place on 23rd October at Christ Church Purley and sharing Purley BID’s current projects and future plans. Following a warm welcome from Marlon Johnson (Chairman), Simon Cripps, CEO of Purley BID, outlined the structure of the team, the budget the team
Running a small business can be very challenging, while most business owners focus on increasing sales, lowering expenses is equally important when trying to achieve or maintain profitability. Purley Business Improvement Districts team is delighted to commission Meercat Associates to support businesses in Purley. Meercat Associates (http://meercatassociates.com/) provides intelligent buying and smart saving advice for
You may have heard about the much publicised business rates review, which takes effect from 1st of April this year, but do you understand how it affects your business? ‘Business rates are a tax on occupation payable by almost every occupier of non-domestic property. They are usually the third highest cost for many businesses, behind
Running a small business can be very challenging, while most business owners focus on increasing sales, lowering expenses is equally important when trying to achieve or maintain profitability. Purley Business Improvement Districts team is delighted to commission Meercat Associates to support businesses in Purley. Meercat Associates (http://meercatassociates.com/) provides intelligent buying and smart saving advice for
You don’t need to spend long in Purley to realise the town is home to many elderly people. The otherwise unremarkable suburb of Croydon is surrounded by numerous residential care homes, and in Purley Library, staff are used to adapting to the needs of elderly visitors.While the older generation adds much to the town’s community
On Wednesday we dropped in to say hi to Croydon Radio and let them know all about the Launch event for Live Well in Purley. Listen to the pod cast and hear all about the event and the many things that we have going on. From Gardening work shop, living libraries, kids work out and dementia awareness
This years biggest ever coffee morning, in aid of Macmillan Cancer care was a roaring success in Purley with at least 3 businesses holding excellent coffee mornings with loads of lovely cakes. It wopuld take you a whole mornig to visit them all and see what was going on, so in order to research for
MORE than 8,000 music lovers flocked to ‘Purley Festival’ last weekend to enjoy two days of predominately sunny weather and enjoy the Celebrations. This was the fifth annual, community volunteer-run festival featuring a silent disco, 40’s themed cocktail garden, kids areas, circus entertainers and much much more. The main stage was headlined by jazz-funk with