Picture: The Big Lunch – a national street party event to promote community spirit – was supported in Purley with events organised by Purley Business Association. Free lunch was provided by local restaurants and held at various spots around the town (picture: section held at junction of High Street & Brighton Road). Entertainment was provided for children and an afternoon cream tea was hosted by Sunrise Senior Living in Russell Hill

FOUR SCHEMES ARE LIKELY TO DEMAND PATIENCE FROM LOCAL MOTORISTS OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS
Roads around the centre of Purley are to be subject to increased delays over the next few months as improvements are made.
This week footway resurfacing work is starting between Purley Knoll and Banstead Road and is scheduled to last until November.
Next week, August 9, road resurfacing will start throughout the A23 Purley Way / Brighton Road junction and is expected to last two to three weeks and will be carried out during the night between 10.30 pm and 5.00 am.
The following week, August 16, gas main replacement works will commence in Purley High Street and then move on to Brighton Road between the junction of Montpelier Road and Purley High Street.
The in October work is hoped to start on the planned improvements the two-million pound improvements to Purley High Street and installing a town square at its junction with Brighton Road.

POLICE UPDATE ON ATTEMPTED ABDUCTION - NO FURTHER INCIDENTS
The reported abduction attempted on an 11-year-old girl that caused concern to local parents as rumours spread has had no further reported incidents. See full story for police comments. (Click here for more details)

DATES FOR THE 2011 PURLEY CHARITY SWIMATHON HAVE BEEN FIXED
The dates for the next Purley Charity Swimathon, organised by Purley Rotary Club, have been fixed . The event will be held on Saturday, February 5th, 2011 and Thursday, February 10th.
Held at the Purley Swimming Pool the event attracts over 40 teams who select the charity or community organisation that receives the bulk of the sponsorship money collected.
Teams of up to 10 swim a length of the pool in turn for the hour allotted to them and this years event raised 25,000 pounds.
For more details email Ken Trench at mailbox@purleyinfo.com

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