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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Bring the Great British Spring Clean to your neighbourhood
Residents have the opportunity to help to make their neighbourhoods cleaner and greener this weekend by getting involved in the Great British Spring Clean. Organised by Keep Britain Tidy, the Great British Spring Clean is a national event which takes place 3-5 March 2017. The campaign aims to bring communities…
Community ward budgets double keeping residents at the heart of local spending
The amount of funding given to councillors to spend on their local areas has doubled, giving communities more money to spend on what matters to them. Two years ago, power was handed to residents across Croydon when community ward budgets were introduced. The initiative, which is led by ward members…
Your views are being sought on proposed parliamentary constituency boundaries
Last year, the Boundary Commission for England (BCE) published and consulted on initial proposals for new constituency boundaries. It has received nearly 20,000 responses to that consultation. The next stage of the 2018 Review is to publish all those representations so that others may comment on them. The BCE has…
Advice & Prevention: Skin Conditions and Skin Cancer
Plans for Fairfield and College Green cultural quarter approved
The plans for Croydon’s stunning new cultural quarter at College Green – one of the largest regeneration projects ever approved in the borough – were given the thumbs up by council’s planning committee last night (Thursday 23 February). As a key part of Croydon’s overall £5.25 billion regeneration, the ambitious…
Croydon’s cabinet approves budget to protect priority services
Croydon’s cabinet has voted to protect priority services and to invest in the borough’s future with a typical 47p-a-week rise in council tax, based on a Band D property. The small increase will protect those services that are most important to residents; keeping the streets clean and safe, maintaining educational…
Friends of Foxley, Open Day, May 1st 2017
Protecting priority services and delivering more for Croydon
The council is proposing to increase council tax by just 47p a week on a band D property to help protect priority services and invest in the borough’s future. Croydon is determined to safeguard the things that residents rely on: keeping the streets clean and safe, education, protecting local libraries,…
NHS – Share your views on our quality priorities for the coming year
Share your views on our quality priorities for the coming year. Every year, we produce a Quality Account to demonstrate how well we are performing as a Trust around three measures – safer care, high quality care and patient experience. We have now identified five main quality improvement priorities which…
Public Meetings to discuss proposed 20mph limit
DISCUSSION ON PROPOSED CROYDON 20mph SCHEME FOR AREAS 3, 4 & 5 Two public meetings are being held to discuss the council proposal above on:- 7.30pm – THURSDAY FEBRUARY 2 FEB 9, 2017 OR 7.30pm – THURSDAY FEBRUARY 9, 2017 In the Main Hall, Coulsdon Community Centre, Chipstead…