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Old Coulsdon
Shadow Cabinet Deputy for Families, Health and Social Care
Opposition Licensing Lead
Constituency Officer - Croydon South

Margaret Bird is honoured to have been elected as the Conservative Councillor in the new ward of Old Coulsdon alongside Steve Hollands having represented Coulsdon East since 2014 , She has lived in Old Coulsdon for over 37 years. Her 3 children were educated in Old Coulsdon, She was a Compliance Manager for the Conservative Party until 2010, has been Acting Chair, Deputy Chair and Treasurer of the Conservative Women’s Organisation. She is on the Management Committee of the Saffron Valley Federation, the PRU's for Croydon and has served on several other school governing bodies.

Margaret was an Independent Review member of School Admissions & Exclusions panels for Croydon schools for over 11 years before being elected as a Councillor and is particularly passionate about every child’s right to receive an outstanding education. She was a founder member of the group who campaigned to successfully keep the Bowling Green in Coulsdon Memorial Park open by using volunteers and founded the Christmas Lights in Old Coulsdon (CLOCfg) group to raise funds for Christmas Lights in Old Coulsdon. She is also Vice Chair of Friends of Farthing Downs and attends Old Coulsdon RA (OCRA)  and Hartley and District RA (HADRA) meetings. She also works with East Coulsdon Residents Association (ECRA) and CAT (Community at Tollers).

On Croydon Council Margaret is a Vice Chair on the Licensing Committee, is Deputy to Cllr. Yvette Hopley the Shadow Cabinet member for Health and Adult Social Care , is a member of the Health & Wellbeing Board, a member of the Adult Social services review panel, and is a reserve member on the Scrutiny Panel for Children Young People and Learners.

Margaret is Chair of the Old Coulsdon and Coulsdon West Safer Neighbourhood Ward panel.

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Old Coulsdon

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Margaret and Steve work hard to make sure Old Coulsdon gets the representation it deserves in the Town Hall, standing up for residents all over Old Coulsdon. Whether it's planning, bins or anything inbetween, Margaret and Steve are hard at work for you!

News

Advance notice of roadworks in Old Coulsdon area

Thursday, 25 March, 2021

Coulsdon Court Road

Coulsdon Court Road will be closed from Cearn Way to entrance to Coulsdon Manor from 12th to 30th April  to facilitate a new water connection. The diversion for displaced traffic will be via Cearn Way and Coulsdon Road.

Have you applied for your Local Restriction Support Grant?

Friday, 19 March, 2021

The deadline for applying for the Local Restriction Support grants is the 31st March 2021 and so we want to make sure that every eligible business has applied for every grant available to them by that date.  More information about the Local Restrictions Grant fund can be found here.  The grant su

Redundant laptops

Tuesday, 9 March, 2021

During last years lockdown I was asked if I source a laptop for a disadvantaged school aged child and I was able to do so from Capita.

Available business grants

Thursday, 4 March, 2021

There are  three application processes available for businesses to apply to the Council for Government Grants

Update on Brighton Road Coulsdon tailbacks.

Wednesday, 3 March, 2021

Update on the Traffic lights on Brighton Rd Coulsdon causing tailbacks.

 

SGN are having engineering difficulties, hence the delay and I have received this update from Croydon Council

 

Advance notice of roadworks in Old Coulsdon area

Tuesday, 2 March, 2021

Coulsdon Court Road - 1

Library Consultation on Bradmore Green library

Wednesday, 24 February, 2021

Tonights Library consultation on the webinar unfortunately did not give many answers especially on costs and when it got to my question in what cost had been added in to keep Bradmore open run by volunteers the meeting had to come to an abrupt end!

More Grants made available by the Government

Tuesday, 16 February, 2021

Extra Covid-19 support grants for businesses

 

Tue 16/02/2021 14:25

News from Croydon Council

 

Date: 1 February 2021

For Immediate Release

 

Extra Covid-19 support grants for businesses

Parents in Partnership Merger with Mencap

Monday, 8 February, 2021

I thought residents who use the services of Mencap and PIP would like to see the official statement issued about the merger.  We know that it has been extremely difficult for some charities to maintain their financial security and this is even more difficult given the proposed cuts to many organi

Mencap Donation

MENCAP - Donation from Local Councillors

Monday, 8 February, 2021

I often attend the regular MENCAP meetings where I have the chance to listen to important issues raised by its members.  The Sanderstead councillors recently made to donation to fund a trip to Harry Potter World from their community ward budget.  However, this plan was frustrated by Covid-19.

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Katharine Street
Croydon
CR0 1NX
020 8604 7035
07710 184 942
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