Helen Redfern

Sanderstead

Helen Redfern has lived in Croydon since 2004 and moved to Sanderstead in 2009, quickly becoming involved in local activities such as delivering Meals on Wheels and acting as a Street Champion. She lives with her husband and two children who attended Atwood Primary Academy.

Her key successes as a councillor have been to keep open Purley Oaks Childrens Centre, which serves many local families, and to achieve positive outcomes for families experiencing mental health crisis and unacceptable housing conditions. Helen has served as Shadow Cabinet Member for Clean Green Croydon, Shadow Cabinet Member for Children, Young People & Learning and Group Chief Whip.

Helen is a risk analyst within the criminal justice system. In her spare time she  enjoys walking in Sanderstead Plantation and Kings Wood and attends St Mary’s Church where she has served on the District Church Council.

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Lynne Hale

Lynne Hale

Sanderstead
Deputy Leader of the Opposition, Croydon Council
Shadow Cabinet Member for Homes and Gateway Services
Federation Chairman

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

Yvette Hopley

Sanderstead
Shadow Cabinet Member for Families, Health and Social Care

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 & Government Relations for an American Oil company. Yvette lives with Chris and has a daughter Natasha and grandson Hugh.

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Sanderstead

Lynne, Yvette and Helen are hard at work in Sanderstead. Lynne, Yvette and Helen all live in Sanderstead, and understand the needs of their fellow residents.

News

Xmas Post Boxes

It is always a treat to come across the post box toppers so it was lovey to find two new ones today.

At lunch time I found the snowman outside Elmfield Parade post office at lunch time and then Santa and his helpers on Borrowdale Drive this evening.

How Brick by Brick made our footpaths unsafe

Amongst the myriad of issues that local residents raised when Brick by Brick, the Labour Council's own developer, first applied to build over the green space in Montpelier Road, was the loss of the well-lit, direct footpath that linked Kingsdown Avenue to Montpelier Road.

Xmas Lights Switch On - Sanderstead Recreation Ground

It was good to have the opportunity to support the community with the Sanderstead lights switch on today.  Despite the council's bankruptcy we were able to fund the lights on the roundabout and the official switch on by Santa in conjunction with the Sanderstead Residents' Association.  The commun

Purley Pool Protest

It was great to speak to so many local people at today's protest to re-open Purley Pool.

Purley Christmas Lights

Eagle-eyed residents may have spotted the Christmas lights going up in Purley today..

Purley BID have been working hard to finance and organise this year's lights. It is expected that the lights will be turned on this weekend.

Catalytic Converter / Smart Water Event

I have received the following message from PCSO Sam Brooks from the Sanderstead Police team:

 

"The team will be at Kwik Fit 453 Brighton Road, South Croydon from 1pm Monday 22nd November for a Smart Water catalytic converter marking event.  

Croydon's six month wait to register births!

An increasing number of new parents are contacting me with regard to the difficulty that they are experiencing in booking an appointment to register their child’s birth in Croydon.