Ola Kolade

Kenley

I'm local to Kenley, where I live with my wife Fiona and our two-year-old daughter Chloe. We love Kenley and have chosen to make the local area our home for our young family. 

I’ve been a committed community activist for my entire working life. I’m proud to have spent a large amount of my career leading with lots of different groups to promote community cohesion, particularly among young people. For me, nothing is more important than building a strong, passionate community. As one of your Councillors for Kenley, that’s what you’ll get from me 24 hours a day. 

That’s what I think Kenley needs. We’re full of so many incredible local groups run by committed local people. I want to work with you all to ensure you get the support that you need from Croydon Council.

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Kenley

James and Ola work hard to ensure Kenley’s green spaces and unique character is protected. 

They ensure the needs of residents are taken care of and the concerns of Kenley residents are heard; such as inappropriate planning applications, road safety & parking provisions.

News

Old Lodge Lane Baptist Church - Food Stop

I've had the opportunity to visit the Old Lodge Lane Baptist Church Food Stop, the team there do an amazing job supporting the local community. They are raising £5,000 to fund 100 'all you need for Christmas dinner' hampers and additional Christmas food to further support families in the local ar

Keeping Kenley Clean

Keeping Kenley Clean is one of my top priorities, residents recently raised what had become an health & safety issue on Godstone road with me and and I was pleased to work with the Neighborhood Safety Team to get this resolved.

Keeping Kenley Clean

I am noticing an increase in fly tips around parts of Kenley, I reported two this week on Bencombe Road.

The Love Clean Streets app is a good way to report fly tips to ensure we keep Kenley clean.

Connecting Kenley & Whyteleafe

I spent Saturday afternoon meeting Whyteleafe Village Councillors at a public consultation meeting. I look forward to working with them and other neighbouring councillors on issues affecting the Croydon and North East Surrey border.

Limited access to Welcomes Road, Kenley (Sep 13th - 20th)

The higher end of Welcomes road (between Uplands Road & Hayes Lane) will be closed for 7 days as a result of resurfacing works to be carried out.

Monday 13th - Road open but with traffic management

Tuesday 14th - Road open but with traffic management

Kenley's Wattenden Pond gets a refresh

I spent Saturday morning supporting Kenley residents association with an organised clean up of Wattenden Pond. The area had significantly overgrown, resulting in a blind spot for motorists and a safety concern for road users.

Damage to Heritage board in Kenley Common

It is sad to see one of Kenley Common's heritage boards destroyed. These boards were put up as part of the Kenley Revival Project, commemorating those who served at RAF Kenley and the remarkable sacrifices made during the Second World War.