Jason Cummings has been a Croydon Central resident for over 25 years. Married to Rachel with two adult children both born here in Croydon. With a 20 year management career and experience of having worked at the heart of government.
Jeet Bains is your Councillor in Addiscombe East ward where he has lived for more than thirty years. Jeet has been a Councillor in Croydon since 2010 and takes a keen interest in helping local residents and businesses with any issues they have.
Lynne Hale has lived in Sanderstead for 30 years. She worked locally as a healthcare professional for over twenty years before, having settled her three children into their Croydon schools, she moved into politics.
Yvette Hopley has lived in and around Sanderstead all her life. From an education in a local state school she went on to spend almost ten years working in public and government relations for an American Oil company. Yvette lives with Chris and has a daughter Natasha and grandson Hugh.
Living in Croydon all of my life has instilled a strong sense of passion for Croydon and its future. I have always been active in many of the local campaigns and projects, growing up in an area which prides itself on its Community spirit, and the ability to show a united front against issues that are important to the local residents.
Maria Gatland has lived and worked in South Croydon for more than 30 years. During that time she helped run the family business and cared for her husband during his long illness. Maria has worked hard to help and support residents in her ward since 2002.
As Cabinet Member for Children and Young People it is always a real pleasure to visit schools.
Last Friday I visited Shirley High School and talked to the Principal about what was going well and challenges schools face.
Dr Agnelo Fernandes - For his unique portfolio of clinical leadership simultaneously with different teams at multiple levels from front line, borough, regional to national as well as educator sustained over many years.
Following the Council question which was asked last month, I agreed to meet with the community in the Oval Road area to discuss the ongoing issues associated with the failed refuse bin bag scheme.
The previous labour administration trialed a scheme to remove the physical bins from the street,
Today I had a walkaround in the Crystal Palace ward, together with Executive Mayor Jason Perry, and one of the ward councillors, Cllr Claire Bonham.
We discussed a number of issues and concerns, including the school streets which are soon to be installed in an experimental traffic order follo
Today I was shown around Littleheath Woods by some of the volunteers and members of the Friends of group, together with one of the ward councillors, Cllr Robert Ward.
This is such a beautiful spot, and I really enjoyed seeing the beauty of the woods and green spaces in person.
I was pleased to attend the Healthwatch AGM in person alongside fellow Councillors Bird and Brew. We had a brief account Healthwatch's recent reports and volunteers also spoke about their experiences. The panel of experts included Annette McPartland, Croydon Council's Adult Social Care C
Cllr. Andy Stranack (Cabinet Member for Communities and Culture) attended the Football for All event hosted by Conservative Assembly Member Emma Best at City Hall on Wednesday evening (26th Oct).
Cllr. Andy Stranack (Cabinet Member for Communities and Culture) joined the celebrations at the Re-New Addington (ReNa) Group at the Fieldway Family Centre last week (24th Oct).
