Samir Dwesar

Purley & Woodcote

Samir has lived in and around Purley his whole life. His family has been in Croydon for over 50 years and he attended local schools. He has been involved in local politics for a number of years and is looking forward to working to have a Council which positively delivers for residents. Samir can’t wait to be an active ward councillor who lives and breathes casework, working effectively with residents’ groups, the Purley BID, the Purley & Woodcote Safer Neighbourhoods Team, and others. If elected, Samir’s main focus will be to fight overdevelopment in Purley & Woodcote and preserve its special character. He is also passionate about education and strengthening communities through opportunities for children and young people, having previously worked on social mobility and apprenticeships policy. Samir currently works in Government Relations supporting businesses, charities, and industry groups across travel, technology and food and drink sectors. Outside of work/politics, he enjoys seeing the world, learning Spanish and international television and cinema.

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Purley & Woodcote
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Simon Brew has lived in Purley & Kenley for over 40 years and raised his three children here, and he now has eight grand-children.

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Holly lives in Purley and Woodcote, and has been concerned about the increasing number of developments in the area. Her priority is making sure that Purley sees the right developments taking place that preserve the character of the area.

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Purley

The Purley area is split into two wards for Croydon Council, Purley & Woodcote and Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown.

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News

Flats application refused in Downs Court Road, Purley

I'm delighted to see that planning officers have refused an application for demolition of the attractive Edwardian home at 79 Downs Court Road (almost opposite St James Road) and its replacement by a block of six flats with only three parking spaces (ref: 21/04117/FUL).

 

Re-open Purley Pool campaign: meeting tonight

Following on from the very successful Zoom meeting last week which was attended by over 70 people including Chris Philp MP, we now have a live meeting in Christ Church SCHOOL hall (not the church itself!), Montpelier Rd CR8 2QE this evening, starting at 7:00pm.