Helen Redfern

Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown
Shadow Cabinet Member for Clean Green Croydon

Helen Redfern has lived in Croydon since 2004 and quickly became involved in local activities such as delivering Meals on Wheels and acting as a Street Champion. She attends meetings of the Purley Oaks and Riddlesdown Police Ward Panels and attended the predecessor panels in Sanderstead and Purley. Helen works with a number of residents associations including those in Riddlesdown, Purley & Woodcote and Montpelier & KIngsdown Road where she hears and and acts on residents concerns. Helen attends St Mary’s Church, Purley Oaks and has served on the District Church Council. She provides perinatal courses to expectant and new parents and has provided training lectures to midwives at Croydon University Hospital. Helen is married with 2 children who attend local schools. They are active in Croydon sports clubs and enjoy walking on Riddlesdown Common.

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Simon Hoar

Simon Hoar

Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown
Shadow Cabinet Member for Economic Recovery and Skills

Simon Hoar has previous experience as a Croydon Councillor having represented Waddon from 2006 to 2014 (part of which along Pampisford Road joins the new Purley Oaks and Riddlesdown ward).

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Shadow Cabinet

As the opposition on Croydon Council, the Conservatives form a Shadow Cabinet to scrutinise and challenge the Labour Councillors. Please find more information about our current Shadow Cabinet here.

Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown

Helen and Simon are working hard in Purley Oaks and Riddlesdown, listening to local residents and acting on their concerns.

News

Improvements to Purley Oaks Station

I have been advised by Southern Rail that they will be commencing improvements to Purley Oaks station over the next few weeks that will include new seating, permanent signage to replacement buses (let's hope they are not needed too often) and the addition of new landscaping/planters.

Garden Waste Collections Reinstated

The Council has announced this lunch time that the garden waste service has been reinstated. 

Those whose bins have not yet been emptied should continue to leave them out for collection which will hopefully be in the next few days.

Road Closure: Christchurch Road/Brighton Road

Christchurch Road is currently closed to allow SES Water to fix a number of water leaks. This is the section of Christchurch Road between Brighton Road and Whytecliffe Road North.

Access to and from Brighton Road is now via Purley Park Road.

Green garden waste collection suspended

Residents who pay £65 per year to have their garden waste collected are gradually finding out that the service for which they have paid has been suspended.

Garden Waste Suspension Update

Residents who pay £65 per year to have their garden waste collected are gradually finding out that the service for which they have paid has been suspended.

Green Waste Collection Suspended

Croydon Council has today sneaked out news that the garden waste collection has been suspended.

Residents should still leave their garden waste bin out for the waste to be collected but there is no indication of when the bins will be emptied.

New 403 and 412 Bus Diversions

This weekend, and during the seasonal break, there will be times when part of Selsdon Road and Sussex Road will be closed to all traffic, including buses and pedestrians.

Advance Notice of Sussex Road Closure

Selsdon Road remains closed, between its junctions with Chelsham Road and Sussex Road southside, until 15th January. This is to facilitate bridge replacement and enabling works.

Cllr. Helen Redfern: we must save Purley Pool

Thank you, Madam Mayor

Purley town centre, serves as a hub to the south of the Borough - around a quarter of the Borough’s population.

Why is it so important that Purley has a leisure centre?