PWRA - Working for Purley's future
The PWRA is run by Purley Residents and for Purley residents. Please join up and take part. We are always looking to get more members and new, fresh ideas to help improve Purley and Woodcote. We want to improve the character and amenities that make Purley great, while helping to retain the unique character of our wonderful town. If you're interested, or would just like to find out more, please contact our chairman Tony Smith. All our contact details are on the Contact Us page.
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Targeting older people
Bank card and investment fraud are among the most lucrative scams for those determined to part the innocent from their cash – and older people are most likely to become the victims. The national Scams Awareness Month campaign is turning its focus on people aged over 70, who, research has…
Free parking comes to district centres
Shoppers and traders are beginning to feel the benefit of a council move to make the first hour of parking in the borough’s district centres free of charge. Croydon Council is making it easier for customers to visit local shops and increase trade in Croydon’s nine district centres. The new…
Consultation on Fiveways transformation begins
A public consultation has begun on proposals to radically transform Fiveways in Waddon. The public’s views are being sought by Transport for London and Croydon Council on a number of major improvements proposed for the area, which includes new junction layouts to reduce congestion and to make the road network…
Free swimming for under-16s returns for fourth year
Free summer swimming for under-16s is available at all of Croydon Council’s leisure centres from Monday 24 July to Tuesday 5 september. “This is the fourth summer in a row we’ve invested in free swimming. It’s a great way to enjoy the summer holidays and I’m really proud that we…
School run to go car-free in Croydon Council pilot project
Croydon is to trial pedestrian zones next to schools so parents and their children walk more and use cars less. Three schools have signed up to the six-month council scheme from September aimed at improving road safety, reducing pollution and getting people to walk more. The pedestrian zones will be…
Find out all everything that’s going on at the Purley Festival
London’s international dance festival brings spectacular open-air show to Croydon
London’s international dance festival Dance Umbrella has named Croydon among the venues for a spectacular open-air, gravity-defying performance this autumn. Released this week, the 2017 Dance Umbrella programme describes Origami as ‘the unlikely pairing of a monumental shipping container and a gravity-defying dancer’. Inspired by the Japanese art of…
Selsdon Little League Open Morning – “We Play For Fun”
Saturday June 24 09:30 – 12:00 Sanderstead Recreation Ground Limpsfield Road, Sanderstead , CR2 9EA Free Come along and meet us on Sat 24th June 9.30 onwards. Fully insured local football for boys & girls in school years 2 – 9 (Sept 17). If you’d like to register for the…
The crazy Guinness World Record attempt involving lemons and a blindfold being held in Purley
You can break the Lemon Catching world record at the Purley Food & Drink Festival A weird and wonderful Guinness World Record attempt where people will be challenged to catch as many lemons as possible in a minute while blindfolded is going to be held in Purley. After a successful inaugural…
New exhibitions celebrate Fairfield past and future
Fans of Fairfield Halls will be delighted by two new exhibitions celebrating the much-loved entertainment venue while it undergoes its £30million refurbishment. The Fairfield Collection and The Art of Fairfield open at the Museum of Croydon, Croydon Clocktower, Katharine Street from next week (23 May). A fascinating treasure-trove of memorabilia,…