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 Phil Reed. All our contact details are on the Contact Us page.
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What does PWRA do? – An explainer for Purley & Woodcote residents
Following a number of enquiries we realise that there is a lack of awareness about what the PWRA does and the support that it can provide to members, and that it is some time since we articulated this. We hope that publishing the list below goes some way to…
PWRA Questions the Council on the Local Plan Review – Have you?
Following our submission on the Local Plan Review to the Council the PWRA has now put questions about it to Alison Butler the Cabinet member responsible. The letter from the PWRA to Cllr. Allison Butler is below. ACTION: Please make your own views on the Council’s proposals known to them by the 20th January and…
PWRA Challenges the Council’s Local Plan Review Proposals – now it’s your turn
As you will all be aware Croydon Council started a review of the Local Plan last year. Feedback on the Council’s initial proposals must be made by 20th January. The PWRA has been preparing a detailed response to the Council’s proposals and this is attached. As currently drafted we do not see…
PWRA challenges Council Housing numbers
The PWRA has identified a significant difference between the housing target we are being told lies behind the current Council administration approving virtually every planning application in the south of the Borough, and that which the overall London Plan is expecting from Croydon. We have asked for an explanation and…
Get ready for the Purley Swimathon, March 2020
The Purley Rotary Club is a community led organisation with a long history of serving the local Purley community since 1923. By combining their skills and resources, members of the Purley Rotary Club work to make a real contribution to the lives of others. Every year Purley Rotary Club organises…
The Sept 2019 PWRA Journal is here!
Click the picture above to download a PDF of the Sept 2019 Purley & Woodcote Residents’ Association journal.
The July 2019 PWRA Journal is here!
Click the picture above to download a PDF of the July 2019 Purley & Woodcote Residents’ Association journal.
Fill in this council survey to protect Purley and Woodcote’s green spaces
URGENT ANNOUNCEMENT Your action is urgently required to protect Purley and Woodcote’s green spaces from development. You may be aware that Croydon Council have started a partial review of the Croydon Local Plan. A review of Croydon’s Green Spaces is a major part of this work. The Council want to…
Join us on Tues June 18th for the 2019 PWRA Annual General Meeting
You are cordially invited to attend the Purley & Woodcote Residents’ Association AGM on Tues June 18th 2019, at 7.30pm for 7.45pm at Christ Church, between 821 & 863 Brighton Road, Purley CR8 2 BN. Wine and light refreshments will be served after the AGM.
The April 2019 PWRA Journal is here!
Click the picture above to download a PDF of the April 2019 Purley & Woodcote Residents’ Association journal.