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Croydon Economic Summit 2019

Purley BID attended the Croydon Economic Summit which returned for 2019 last week with a rousing opening act from local band CR7, who recently performed at the Lloyd Park Festival and encompass Croydon in its London Borough of Culture 2023 bid. This was followed by a ‘state of the nation’-style speech from Sebastian Burnside, the

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Purley BID Business of the Month September 2019

Congratulations to Tesco Extra Tesco Extra is proud to support local causes and make a positive difference by working with local businesses and employing local people. Tesco support national charity campaigns and is committed to using its scale for good; where communities thrive, business thrives too. Tesco sponsor Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life each

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Purley BID Live Well Event 2019

Purley BID’s annual Live Well Event is taking place on Saturday, 26th October 2019 at Christ Church, Purley.
Come and join us from 12-4pm at this FREE fun day for all the family. There’s a whole host of activities taking place courtesy of local businesses and services in the community.

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Business Live 2019

Wednesday, 16 October 2019 from 09:30-16:30 South London’s biggest free business expo is returning for 2019 with a new name, a new venue and a new vision. Business Live builds on almost a decade as the region’s most successful B2B market, hosted annually in Croydon, the capital’s top tech and start-up hot-spot. What’s On: *

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Improve your business in Purley

10 proven ways to improve your Business As we are all very well aware business on the High Street in changing. We must evolve to adapt to the current market and to plan for the future. This first “Purley Improvement Meeting” by the Purley Business Improvement District is to provide business owners and managers with

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Purley BID Business of the Month August 2019

Congratulations to Explore Learning Explore Learning has been at 910 Brighton Road, Purley, CR8 2LN since 2010. Whatever stage a child is at, Explore Learning provides Maths and English tuition that can really make a difference. Their tailored approach means they can support children of all abilities, whether gifted and talented, looking for a confidence

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Purley BID Charity of the Year 2019

Purley BID has chosen to support Mind in Croydon as their Charity of the Year which will run till April 2020. Mind in Croydon is a mental health charity that was founded in 1967 and has since then developed into a significant provider of mental health in Croydon and Purley. Mind in Croydon is working

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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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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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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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