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 ex-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.

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Jason Perry

Jason Perry

Mayor of Croydon
Leader of the Conservative Group, Croydon Council
Jason Perry is the Directly Elected Executive Mayor of Croydon. He lives in South Croydon and previously served as a Croydon Councillor since 1994.
Fatima Zaman

Fatima Zaman

Selsdon Vale & Forestdale
Fatima has lived in Croydon for the past 30 years. Her main priority is to focus on reducing crime and making Croydon a safer place for all. She particularly wishes to prioritise women’s safety. Fatima has been working in the social care sector for the past 21 years.

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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.

News

Disgraced ex-Leader Tony Newman allowed back into Croydon Labour

Tony Newman - under whose leadership Croydon Council went bankrupt - is allowed back into Croydon Labour after his suspension was reportedly lifted earlier this month.What's more, it has been revealed that their Mayoral candidate is a Newman campaigner and supporter.Croydon Labour haven’t changed.

TWO new playgrounds - Selsdon & Waddon

It was great to see happy local parents and children welcoming the two new playgrounds to Croydon which I opened this week. The Purley Way Playing Fields playground, near Croydon airport, has been given an aeroplane theme.

Selsdon councillors surgery is moving location

Selsdon councillors hold their surgery on the first Saturday of every month except January and August from 10.00 am to 11.15 am. For some time this has been at the Selsdon Centre for the Retired but as from next month this will be at the Jubilee cafe. The cafe is downstairs in the same building.

Opening of Men's Shed in Monks Hill

A great pleasure to be at the opening of the Men's Shed at St Francis church in Monks Hill. We had the company of both of our Mayor's who cut the tape to declare the men's shed open. Simultaneously there was the launch of cooking lessons.

Planning permission granted for redevelopment of the Selsdon garage site

Planning permission has been granted for the redevelopment of the Selsdon garage site. Details can be found on the council's planning page here and search on 230 Addington Road. Here in the picture are former councillor Helen Pollard and I in front of the building.