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Whether its a complaint, congratulation, observation on a planning application, special family event or any other news that you feel other will interest other Purley residents we'd like to publish it. Or if you are looking for a decorator, gardener or having a garage sale it can be here, but we hope the Purley Village Blog will be more than small ads. You are invited to help guide and develop this blog according to your needs and requirements. Include your email or telephone number in your blog if you want response from Purley Mail Readers. The Editors do, however, reserve the right to omit any blog they feel not suitable. Click here to enter Your Blog Posted 5th Feb 2012 by Mr Kenley Snow MenPurley has had its first snow fall this year. Has anyone noticed the poor quality of snow statues adorning its front gardens. Most of them look like they've been built by children.1 reply - click here to read - Click here to reply Posted 4th Feb 2012 by Mike TV Broadcaster Nicholas Owen at Purley LibraryTV Broadcaster Nicholas OwenTalk, Book Signing and Q&A Sat 3rd March 2pm Purley Library Banstead Road CR8 3YH What is it really like: To front a TV programme when everything is going wrong? To interview a Prime Minister? To cross swords with irate business tycoons or senior Royals? With insights from his memoir âDays Like Thisâ spanning over 50 years in newspapers and TV, Nicholas Owen will tell you. To book your FREE ticket please contact Purley Library on: 020 8726 6900 or email purley@croydon.gov.uk Click here to reply Posted 20th Jan 2012 by Mike MANGA ART WORKSHOPSMANGA Art Workshops at Purley LibraryWorkshops for ages 11-19 Meet one of the artists behind the magic of Japenese Comic art 'Manga' ! Find out how to draw Manga characters Purley Library Banstead Road, Purley, CR8 3YH Saturday 18th February, 2.00-4.00pm With artist Ai Takita-Lucas (Inko) inko-redible.blogspot.com Also at New Addington Library, Central Parade, New Addington, CR0 OJB Saturday 17th March, 2.00-4.00pm With Inko Central Library, Katherine Street, Croydon, CR91ET Saturday 4th February, 2.00-4.00pm Ashburton Library, Shirley Road, Addiscombe, CR9 7AL Saturday 11th February, 2.00-4.00pm With artist Chie Kutsuwada http://chitan-garden.blogspot.com/ Reserve your free place at any Croydon library. Telephone: 0208 7266900 and ask for the library you are interested in or email: Liz.Rose2@croydon.gov.uk Click here to reply Posted 20th Jan 2012 by Mike Business Start Up Events at Purley LibraryWhy not come along to a free one to one session for business start-ups and businesses trading for less than 2 years?Start-ups and new businesses can benefit from advice about marketing, cash flow, and mentoring. Free session, but you must book in advance by Emailing Purley Library purley@croydon.gov.uk or Telephoning Purley Library on 020 8726 6900 Date: Friday 10th February from 9.30 â 10.30am ( approximately 10 minutes per person ) Venue: Purley Library, Banstead Road, Purley, CR8 3YH. Advisor profile: Sharon McLean of Business With Excellence offers Business Support 1-1 advice and mentoring Group Mentoring for 5 or more people Training and Courses Money Management Training Business Mentoring Clinic Social Enterprise Training Telephone Support. Customer Recommendation Scheme called RAIN. Business Networking Events. Public Speaking. Business Seminar and mentoring support Sharon Mclean of Business with Excellence Why not come along to a free business seminar for business start-ups and businesses trading for less than 2 years? Start-ups and new businesses can benefit from advice about marketing, cash flow, and mentoring. Free session, but you must book in advance by Emailing Purley Library purley@croydon.gov.uk or Telephoning Purley Library on 020 8726 6900 Date: Friday 16th March 10am-11am Venue: Purley Library, Banstead Road, Purley, CR8 3YH. Advisor profile: Sharon McLean of Business With Excellence offers Business Support 1-1 advice and mentoring Group Mentoring for 5 or more people Training and Courses Money Management Training Business Mentoring Clinic Social Enterprise Training Telephone Support. Customer Recommendation Scheme called RAIN. Business Networking Events. Public Speaking. Click here to reply Posted 13th Jan 2012 by Graham Unfinished PavementsDoes anyone know why the paving has been left with so many areas without filling sand/cement between the bricks. First signs of snow and ice will have bricks lifting up and injuring people. Whole job has been a dogs dinner from start to finish! Who's in charge of quality control.1 reply - click here to read - Click here to reply Posted 3rd Jan 2012 by Jon Welly Christmas Lights LicenceFurther to the suggestion in an earlier blog by Mr Kenly: I think having to get a licence to erect Christmas lights outside our own homes would be ridiculas! I have the full works outside my house every year - including Rudolf pulling Santa in a sleigh, and an inflatable Snowman (which, has only been blown into my neighbour's front garden on two occassions).The council would have to get past the barricades on my front gate before they could tear down my unlicenced Christmas lights... come on, you should be proud to be British! 2 replies - click here to read - Click here to reply Posted 2nd Jan 2012 by Lorraine Pilates classes - every Tuesday from 3rd JanPILATES classes - every TUESDAY at Lalelam Lea School in Purley. 29 Peaks Hill, Purley, Surrey CR8 3JJ.5.15pm - MIXED ABILITY PILATES. £7 per class or £60 for a block of ten. Pre-booking recommended but we will accept drop-ins. 6.30pm - BEGINNERS PILATES (six-week course). £70. Max 12 people. Pre-booking essential. First course starts Tues 3 Jan. Second course starts Tues 14 Feb. 7.45pm - PILATES FOR LEGS, BUMS & TUMS. £7 per class or £60 for a block of ten. Pre-booking recommended but will will accept drop-ins. Classes are taught by Lorraine Thurlow, a fully qualified and insured Pilates instructor and personal trainer. Spaces still available for all classes. Visit http://www.ParkViewFitness.co.uk for more info, or call Lorraine on 07958 356035. Click here to reply Posted 1st Jan 2012 by Mr Kenley Christmas LightsThis year I was appalled with the standard of Christmas lights outside houses in Purley. Now external illuminations have become affordable we are blighted with  LED reindeers pulling sledges hanging precariously from roofs tops, giant inflatable snowmen swaying on front lawns. Clearly we need to control this trend and i  suggest that  no household external decorations can be erected without a council licence. Â2 replies - click here to read - Click here to reply Posted 21st Dec 2011 by Jon Weather ReportFreezing temperatures in Croydon last week. Reports say it was so cold, a lad was seen with his hands in his OWN pockets.1 reply - click here to read - Click here to reply Posted 17th Dec 2011 by ParkViewFitness Pilates in PurleyNew Pilates classes starting in Purley! Beginners Pilates and Pilates for Legs, Bums & Tums start at Laleham Lea School from Tuesday 3rd January 2012.All classes are taught by fully qualified and insured Pilates instructor Lorraine Thurlow, who decided to become a Pilates instructor after the core-based form of exercise helped her with a bad back. Pilates is a great form of rehabilitative exercise for people with various injuries (doctors, chiropractors, osteopaths and physiotherapists all recommend it), and is also fantastic for creating long, lean muscles - just ask the many ballet dancers who swear by it. And, of course, Pippa Middleton! Visit http://www.ParkViewFitness.co.uk for more information. Click here to reply Posted 7th Dec 2011 by Happyhippoone Purley high streetAfter suffering months of noise, dust and inconvenience of the Purley high street improvement work, the 'newly improved' high street has not made local residents' lives better. The new road outside blockbusters does not have any road markings, drivers have been parking cars left, right and centre. This gives bus drivers much waited for opportunity to test their horns with the other drivers following suit. The wider road also attracted skate boarders gathering at midnight outside the usual youth hang out KFC and causing noise nuisance. The latest attempt to improve the high street may eventually drive people away from the high street by becoming a hot spot for chaotic traffic and anti social behaviour rather than bring any benefits to Purley's residents.6 replies - click here to read - Click here to reply Posted 30th Nov 2011 by Chandos Choir Carol Concert 10 Dec, WoodmansterneDear all,Chandos Choir, Coulsdon welcomes you all to our fun Christmas Carol concert with light buffet and glass of wine/juice included! It will be at St Peters Church Hall, Woodmansterne SM7 3JH which is simple to get to, and has parking. Our Carol Concert will include not only some favourites to hear and sing (words provided), new arrangements by Peter Gritton and also some rarely performed and unusual gems. We are very much looking forward to this and hope you can all come. Please contact Rosey at chandoschoir@aol.com for any details and to get tickets in advance. Cost £12, £6 children (discounts for bulk orders). There will also be a raffle with some very attractive prizes! The choir is also looking for new members (next term starts 9 Jan with a fab piece for the Spring) - so please check out the website www.communigate.co.uk/london/chandos, or email us any queries! Click here to reply Posted 27th Nov 2011 by LeKARA Air crash memorial Lower Kingsdown Rad>>>>This was discovered by Shirley Howick a member of>>> LeKARA the > residents Association ,It was the association who had the This was discovered by Shirley Howick a member of LeKARA (Lower End Kingsdown Road Residents Association. It was the association who had the Plaque made & placed; also the association arranged for the Deputy Mayor and Ministers to attend a blessing. LeKARA also place a wreath at Christmas Eve. Click here to reply Posted 26th Nov 2011 by SJ Purley TescoAre Tesco ever going to address the problem with the cars that are driven dangerously and recklessly, normally on a Sunday night..?Is it a case of waiting for someone to die before they look into a solution? 3 replies - click here to read - Click here to reply Posted 19th Nov 2011 by David What has happened to purley mail?What hasn happened to purley mail? Its gone allo bland and boring. It used to be fun and interesting. Have all the residfents of Purley suddenly become grey people?7 replies - click here to read - Click here to reply Posted 11th Nov 2011 by Donald Ratledge Purley 'Rejuvenation'I watch with increasing incredulity the men on their hands and knees rejuvenating Purley. Possibly they are praying that the work will soon stop. The rest of us are! I have read much about the need to improve business prospects in Purley. It would be instructive to hear which businesses think their prospects will be improved by what is being done. It would also be interesting to know the relative cost of this work, against that of a general tidy up by conventional means; which council officials considered this would be a good use of public money and which councillors signed off the project. Perhaps we could also be told who will benefit from 20ft wide pavements in return for fewer short term parking places.1 reply - click here to read - Click here to reply Posted 24th Oct 2011 by debbie winter 2011I live up near higher drive.Just wanted to know this year if foxley hill road and higher drive will be gritted if we get heavy snow and ice? for the last two years there has been nothing. I dont drive, but have to walk up and down foxley hill road every day and quite frankly it is so dangerous, to the point of being frightening. I slipped in the snow last year and broke my wrist, I really cannot afford to take six weeks off work again this year if we get bad weather again. I find it ridiculous that croydon council did not come up higher drive and grit the roads once last year when they knew the bad weather was coming. 4 replies - click here to read - Click here to reply Posted 21st Oct 2011 by Gerry Fletcher Relate Centre at Purley HospitalThe Relate Centre at Purley Hospital offers relationship counselling to young people, families, couples and individuals. We are open every day and evening. Stop in for information or contact our office directly for an appointment on 020 3186 3008 or email us on appointments@relatecandw.org.uk. Please take advantage of this service in your community...don't wait until you reach a crisis in your relationship. Our very experienced counsellors help our clients through stress, bereavement, relationship breakdown and repair, separation and divorce, bullying at work or school, stepfamily concerns, affairs, family arguments and referrals. Relate charges vary, usually £45 per session for adults and £35 for young people. Sometimes only a few sessions are needed to help get your relationship back on track.1 reply - click here to read - Click here to reply Posted 21st Oct 2011 by George Sutherland Keyboard collywobblesYou seem to be having some sort of munity from your keyboard set-up. Every front page is littered with strange Masonic-type symbols. I believe this can arise from competition between UK and USA or other alien codes.It's been going on for quite a long time and is rather disturbing; I should have thought that even a modest expert could put it right with a couple of magic mouse-strokes. 1 reply - click here to read - Click here to reply Posted 21st Oct 2011 by Mike Events coming up at Purley Library Oct - Dec 2011Events coming up at Purley Libraryâ¦.Knit and Stitch at Purley Library Our knit and Stitch group meets on the last Thursday of every month for a morning of knitting, sewing, sharing skills, learning and catching up with friends over tea / coffee and your latest craft project. For more information contact Purley Library or Barbara on 020 8406 5183 10am â 12pm : Thursday October 27th November 24th December 29th Business Seminar and mentoring support: With Sharon Mclean of Business with Excellence Why not come along to a free business seminar for business start-ups and businesses trading for less than 2 years? Start-ups and new businesses can benefit from advice about marketing, cash flow, and mentoring. Free session, but you must book in advance by contacting the library. Dates: Friday 18 November 10.30-11.30am ( December date to be confirmed.. contact library for more info) Chatterbooks Kids (4-8 year olds) 2.30pm â 3.30pm An interactive story and craft sessions. This group will meet one Saturday a month. Saturday: 5th November , 3rd December Chatterbooks ( 8 â 11yrs old ) 4.00pm â 5.00pm If you enjoy reading why not join our Chatterbooks Group? This group is for those ages 8+ and is free to join. We will be meeting once a month until July . Thursday 10th November: Using computers to find Author/Book/Series Websites Thursday 8th December: Christmas Party Saturday 3rd December: Poets Anonymous Christmas Meeting 2.00-4.30pm Amateur and professional poets share their favourite poems and their own work. Welcome to all to come and share poetry. Some poems will be on the theme of Christmas & Winter. This event is FREE, to attend. The group usually meet here in the library quarterly. Purley Library Banstead Road Purley Surrey CR8 3YH Tel: 020 8726 6900 ext:13260 Email: purley@croydon.gov.uk Opening Hours: Monday 9-7, Tuesday 9-6, Wednesday CLOSED, Thursday 9.30-6, Friday 9-6, Saturday 9-5 www.croydon.gov.uk Click here to reply Posted 13th Oct 2011 by John Winter Snow in PurleyThe forecasters have said we are in for another hard winter and no doubt lots more snow.For the last 3 years snow and ice has closed the A23 in Purley, with last winter's interruption being particularly difficult. The re-occuring problem seems to be heavy lorries being unable to negotiate the A23 out of and into Purley. The stretch in question is from TGI's in the north to Purley parade in the south. As the A23 is a red route and a major London artery can we count on TFL to have learnt the lessons of previous years and have a gritter lorry permentantly re gritting this section; not doing it once when it snows and dissapearing for the next 3 days. Click here to reply Posted 10th Oct 2011 by Matthew My Old ChinaHas My Old China closed down for good ? Does anyone know ? Not that I eat there regularly !4 replies - click here to read - Click here to reply Posted 8th Oct 2011 by linda New Refuse CollectionHas anyone had their landwaste bills emptied? Ours was due to be emptied Mon 3rd and despite 3 e-mails and two telephone calls to the Council (both of which involving over 10 minutes waiting for an advisor whilst listening to the words "We are proud to serve"!) mine have not been emptied. Have double checked the new collection pamphlet we were given and have been told by Council it should have been emptied but nothing has happened. Rather surprised to read in the local paper that Phil Thomas is committed to this project!14 replies - click here to read - Click here to reply Posted 29th Sep 2011 by Mike Start your own business : FREE Workshop at Purley LibraryStarting a BusinessFREE 1 hour taster seminar on starting a business and offering mentor support Friday 21st October 10.30am-11.30am You must book in advance by contacting Purley Library: Email: purley@croydon.gov.uk Purley Library Banstead Road Purley Surrey CR8 3YH Tel: 020 8726 6900 ext:13260 www.croydon.gov.uk Advisor profile: Sharon McLean of Business With Excellence offers Business Support 1-1 advice and mentoring Group Mentoring for 5 or more people Training and Courses Money Management Training Business Mentoring Clinic Social Enterprise Training Telephone Support. Customer Recommendation Scheme called RAIN. Business Networking Events. Public Speaking. Click here to reply Posted 19th Sep 2011 by Mike Start or grow your own Business - workshop in PurleyBWE LIST OF EVENTS Sept â Dec 2011Get involved! Start or grow your business by attending our courses or networking events. For further details or to book call 01737 558416 or 07958 183429 Email: info@businesswithexcellence.com Business Start up and Growth Day Courses : SMake a living Make a difference! With networking!!! Fridays: 23rd September , 22nd Oct, 18th November 2011 Locations: Purley Library Banstead Rd Purley CR8 3YH 10.30am-1pm Cost: £20 per person per session ( Book all 3 for £50) Come and learn how to start and grow your business. At the end of the sessions there will be opportunities for businesses to promote their products and services plus a question and answer time. 1st 10 to register qualify for a 1 months FREE phone support! Click here to reply |
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