Every year Purley BID runs a “Be Active” Campaign in January and February as part of our year-long Live Well in Purley project. This year we will also be supporting Mind In Croydon campaign called Red January. http://www.mindincroydon.org.uk Mental health is closely associated with physical health so we are really pleased to be supporting Mind and the great
Small Business Saturday, 1st December 2018! Small Business Saturday UK is a grassroots, non-commercial campaign, which highlights small business success and encourages consumers to ‘shop local’ and support small businesses in their communities. High Street is changing and it is important we support our local businesses and keep that community feel in the town centre.
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
