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.
Cllr. Andy Stranack met with community representatives from Monks Hill last Tuesday (11th Oct.) to discuss the best use of community buildings on the Estate. The meeting was hosted by the new lighthouse facility at St. Francis and Andy met with representatives from St.
I was delighted to be able to speak at Croydon Vision's AGM today. Susanette Mansour, CEO and Nigel Gooding CBE, Chair of Trustees spoke alongside me and talked of their excellent work over the year. Extremely important to their vision is the resident voice and ensuring co-production is
Today I was shown around the Grounds Maintenance Depot, and I then went on a site visit with the Grass Cutting Teams together with my deputy for Contract Management, Cllr Robert Ward.
I found it extremely revealing to understand the issues first hand, a number issues and suggestions I have ta
Today I attended my first meeting of the Croydon & Lewisham Street Lighting Committee, together with my deputy for Contract Management, Cllr Robert Ward.
Many items were discussed, including the ambition of moving to LED bulbs for all our street lights, which could bring long term c
Cllr Robert Ward and me were shown around today by officers at Croydon's Street Lighting Depot.
We both found it very interesting to see the behind the scenes on such an important facility all of us in Croydon require.
I have been involved in the work of the SECHC as its Vice Chairman since 2014. When Civic Mayor for Croydon it was one of my chosen charities. Great work and support at the centre. Do get in touch if you need help and support.
The annual Paint Purley Purple (PPP) awareness and fun
Following a question which was raised at Council, I agreed to meet with the community and discuss their concerns relating to local road safety and speeding.
The local police teams will be contacted to help provide the tools for residents to use speed guns etc, this will help provide the data
I have recently learnt that Croydon had an estimated 9000 properties which were registered for assisted bin collections, the average for a borough is about 1500-2000, this puts unnecessary pressure on the waste and recycling collection crews, as they are expected to collect the bin from up a drivewa
Today I had a walkaround with members of Friends of Westow Park, sadly this group were not active, but after enquiring I am hopeful they will reactivate again for the good of the local community.
They were frustrated with the previous administration not listening to their concerns.
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