Business support

Business engagement

Purley BID Business of the Month December 2020

Congratulations to Star Express Cafe Star Express Cafe has been at 944 Brighton Road, Purley, CR8 2LN for 20 years. There is always a warm, friendly atmosphere at Star Express and owner, Huseyin Dinc, said: “Whether it is a full English or a cup of tea and a chat, you are very welcome at Star Express. We

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Purley High Street
Business support

Small Business Saturday

Small Business Saturday, 5th December 2020 With our local shops, cafes, pubs and restaurants in Purley back open again this week, why not show your support and shop local. Businesses in Purley Take a look at our Purley Business Directory and show your support. Also keep an eye out for our Purley Promise Christmas Card

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Purley Promise
Business support

A Purley Promise this Christmas

As we head towards Christmas, why not take a moment to think about the local businesses and how you can support them this year with your choice of gift. Take a look at our Business Directory to get an idea of the types of gifts you can find in Purley.  To help you, the Purley

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Purley restaurant sign clean
Business support

90 Purley shop signs cleaned

Over the last couple of months, Purley BID has organised the cleaning of 90 shop signs in Purley. This is helping to make a huge difference to the town and to the businesses that are adapting to very challenging times. Each Sunday morning during this period, AJ Cleaning Company has worked on a different road

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Purley High Street
Business engagement

Future Purley Survey

Purley BID has been representing our businesses along with a group of other Purley stakeholders as part of the Purley Panel, looking at the possibilities for the Future of Purley. Croydon Council and the Purley Panel invite the community of Purley to help create a plan to help shape the future of Purley Town Centre

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Purley town centre shops
Access & Safety

Purley BID – watch our videos

Together, let’s make Purley a great destination Purley BID stands on the success of 5 years of work delivering projects to improving business in Purley. Our 2021-2026 proposal highlights many of those achievements and future plans to make Purley the top local destination. In our proposal and videos, learn more about the 200+ projects Purley

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Purley High Street
Access & Safety

Purley BID themes for next term 2021-2026

Building on the solid groundwork of the past five years, Purley BID is set to deliver ambitious projects covering three key themes for its second term (2021-2026). Reflecting how the world is changing, we’ve refined our focus to ensure maximum support for the town and Purley businesses. Here’s an overview of our core themes. Destination

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Purley businesses and shops
Business engagement

A little history of the Purley BID

Purley BID was established in 2015 with a vision to make Purley better for business. As we approach our fifth-year anniversary, we thought we’d take a little look at the history of a Business Improvement District (BID) and how it helps support our business community. Overview of a BID A Business Improvement District (BID) is

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Purley BID lobbying success
Business engagement

Lobbying to support our Purley businesses

A lot of what Purley BID does to support businesses goes on behind the scenes. We have an incredibly successful track record of campaigns and lobbying to benefit and support our Purley business community which in turn makes Purley a great place to live, work and visit. In fact, our lobbying has been so successful

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Purley BID shop sign cleaning
Business support

Sparkling Purley signage

A lot of what Purley BID does goes on behind the scenes and our recent signage cleaning for Purley businesses is just one of those activities. As part of our cleaner and greener initiatives for Purley businesses and the benefit of the town, the BID team has spent time researching cleaning companies, negotiating preferential rates

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