Simon Brew

Purley & Woodcote
Croydon Council Conservative Group Secretary

Simon Brew has lived in Purley & Kenley for over 40 years and raised his three children here, and he now has eight grand-children. He is a motor-cycling enthusiast, and also keeps fit by cycling round Kenley Airfield, especially early in the morning; he plays Croquet at the Purley Bury Croquet club and duplicate Bridge at the Purley Sports Club. He is a strong supporter of the Purley & Woodcote Residents' Association, Purley Rotary, the  Purley Business Improvement District (BID) and he is Chair of the IT committee at the SouthEast Cancer Help Centre. He volunteers as an IT buddy at the Carer Support Centre in George Street, Croydon and with the Purley Cross Information Centre based in Purley Baptist Church. His early career was as a technical consultant for IBM for nearly 30 years, and he still enjoys tinkering with PCs.

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Jason Perry

Jason Perry

Mayor of Croydon
Leader of the Conservative Group, Croydon Council

Jason Perry is the Directly Elected Executive Mayor of Croydon. He lives in South Croydon and previously served as a Croydon Councillor since 1994.

Samir Dwesar

Samir Dwesar

Purley & Woodcote
Deputy Cabinet Member for Children and Young People

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.

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Holly Ramsey

Purley & Woodcote

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.

Please use our map to find the relevant ward for you, and find out more about what we are doing in your area!

Purley & Woodcote

Simon, Samir and Holly are hard at work for you in Purley & Woodcote. We deal with about 40 casework items every month, ranging from missed bin collections and social services issues through to children's schooling and of course fighting for local people on planning issues.

News

Purley Rotary Club celebrates its centenary

Last weekend, Purley Rotary club celebrated the centenary of its foundation on 25 May 1923. Members were delighted to be joined by about 20 Rotarians from France (Rouen) & the Netherlands (Arnhem), and there was a special weekend of celebrations.

New healing garden opened in Purley Memorial Hospital

IIt was a pleasure to attend yesterday's official opening of the new Healing Garden and rest area at the back of Purley Memorial Hospital, Brighton Road. It was opened by Matthew Kershaw, CEO of Croydon NHS Trust and Rev Andy Dovey of the NHS Chaplaincy. 

Covid topups available at Purley library

There's been a rise in Covid re-infections recently because there's a new strain going around. If you're in one of several at-risk categories, You can get yourself re-vaccinated at walk-in centres all round the Borough, including at 

Help us save the PWRA

The Purley & Woodcote Residents Association (PWRA) has been around for over 80 years and has stood up for residents of Purley in protecting, preserving, and enhancing its special character.

HADRA AGM on Wednesday 10th May

The Hartley and District Residents' Association (HADRA) has their AGM on Wednesday 10th May at 7pm at Coulsdon Sixth Form College on Placehouse Lane.

This week's Purley & Woodcote Safer Neighbourhood Team Ward Panel

Purley & Woodcote councillors, Simon Brew and Samir Dwesar attended a Safer Neighbourhood Team (SNT) ward panel meeting on Tuesday 18th April at St Swithun’s Church with the local police team, residents and the Purley Business Improvement District (BID).