Purley Cross Community Information Centre

The Purley Cross Centre opened in October 2002, occupying a building purchased by Purley Baptist Church. At the time the church was acquiring properties and assembling a site prior to rebuilding the church complex with a strong community emphasis.

It seemed, therefore, a good idea to use the empty building to discover what Purley felt the community needed. Offices on the first and second floors were used to provide affordable space for voluntary and charitable groups and, after local research and encouragement from Croydon Council, the ground floor was used to develop a community Information Centre.

Staffed by volunteers from local churches, the Information Centre initially opened for two hours a day and is now open for four hours each weekday (10am – 2pm), complemented by services from various advice-giving agencies.

In March 2008, because of the impending demolition of the building, the Information Centre relocated to Purley High Street. We continue to have about 3,000 visitors each year requesting information and we also offer a wide range of services which include Age UK, Citizens Advice Bureau, free legal advice and a family law clinic. UK Online offer free online computer training and this is proving very popular. Counselling services and the Christians Against Poverty Money Management Course are also held within the premises.

Click here for Purley Cross Centre website