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
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
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
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
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
Business of the Month – The Jolly Farmers Pub About The Jolly Farmers Pub The Jolly Farmers Pub, or The Jollys to its regulars, has been at 7 Purley Road, Purley, CR8 2HA since 1907! The current owners, Manish and Trushna, took over six years ago. The Jolly Farmers has a Bourne Society blue plaque
After having to be postponed and then with numbers being restricted due to the COVID-19 Step rules regarding only meeting in groups of 6, the Purley BID Litter Pick still produced amazing results. Managing to adhere to the rules, the amazing members of the community and also Purley Rotary that joined the litter pick covered
New artwork in Purley raises awareness of mental wellbeing Purley has a new inspiring work of art at the entrance to the town by the railway bridge on the Godstone Road. This unmissable artwork comprises three distinctive colourful sections with each representing places or topics of interest around the town of Purley. It also ties
Restored Purley water fountain officially opened by Mayor of Croydon Purley Business Improvement District (BID) is proud to announce that the restored water fountain located at the Grade II listed Purley library, has been officially opened by the Mayor of Croydon on 8 April 2021. To mark the official opening, a socially distanced event was
From 19th April 2021, families in Purley will be able to track down the ‘Secret Carnival’ and its wily characters via smartphones thanks to Purley Business Improvement District (BID). As high streets open once more this April, Purley BID is aware that families are looking for fun activities that are safe, socially distanced and contactless.