Andy Stranack

Selsdon Vale & Forestdale
Cabinet Member for Communities and Culture

Andy Stranack has been active in the Forestdale and Selsdon area for twenty years. He previously managed the Selsdon Contact Charity, providing neighbourhood services to elderly and vulnerable people living in and around the Selsdon and Forestdale area. Over the last 20 years he has lived on Littleheath Road, Woodpecker Mount, Markfield and Newlands Wood. He helped to set up, and is currently CEO of, the Ment4 charity in Croydon that provides intensive mentoring support to young people in the criminal justice system, excluded from mainstream education and/or suffering from mental health problems.

See also

Cabinet

The Mayor of Croydon, Jason Perry, appoints a Cabinet. Please find more information about our current Cabinet here.

Selsdon

Selsdon is currently split into two wards, largely down Addington Road and Selsdon Park Road. Please see the correct page for your ward.

Selsdon Vale & Forestdale

Badsha, Andy and the Selsdon Vale & Forestdale Conservatives are here for you. We work hard for our residents, ensuring they get the representation they deserve in the Town Hall, and making sure their issues are taken care of.

News

Crime Wave Sweeps Croydon under Failing Labour Council

Recently, Croydon’s Labour Cabinet was presented with the latest version of the Borough’s Community Safety Strategy. The document is twelve months late and makes for some grim reading when it reports on Labour’s record on tackling crime.

Andy Meets With Angelique from Walk With Me UK

Cllr Andy Stranack (Shadow Cabinet Member for Safer Croydon, Communities and Business Recovery) met with Angelique the founder of Croydon based charity Walk With Me UK.

Andy Attends New Weekly Community Meeting in New Addington

Cllr. Andy Stranack (Shadow Cabinet Member for Safer Croydon, Communities and Business Recovery) joined with community and faith groups, Met Police Officers, representatives from Pathfinders and CVA along with individual residents and local community groups.

Andy Meets With Palace for Life Team

Cllr Andy Stranack (Shadow Cabinet Member for Safer Croydon, Communities and Business Recovery) met with the Palace for Life Team last week to hear about all the amazing charity does to provide services to local residents in Croydon and the wider South London area. Andy commented:-

What You Missed from Croydon's Cabinet Meeting - 16/08/2021

If you weren’t able to attend Croydon’s Cabinet meeting held last night, then fear not! Your Conservative Councillors were holding the Failing Labour Council to account – as we will keep doing. Here are the top five highlights:

A Reduction in Library Services

Andy listens to the positive impact on the community of local Rotary Club

Last week Cllr. Andy Stranack (Shadow Cabinet Member for Safer Croydon, Communities and Business Recovery) met with Wendy Parr from Sanderstead and Selsdon Rotary Club to hear about the positive work that local Rotarians have undertaken during the COVID crisis and throughout the year.