Simon Hoar

Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown
Shadow Cabinet Member for Resources and Financial Governance

Simon Hoar has previous experience as a Croydon Councillor having represented Waddon from 2006 to 2014 (part of which along Pampisford Road joins the new Purley Oaks and Riddlesdown ward). During his time on the Council he served as the Cabinet Member for Regeneration in 2010 and then as the Cabinet Member for Community Safety from 2011-2014, where he oversaw licensing, environmental enforcement, food safety, bereavement services and the Council's work with the emergency services.

Simon lives locally and has been a Purley Oaks resident since 2005, but has lived in Croydon his whole life, having gone to school first at Selsdon primary, then Riddlesdown and finally John Ruskin college.

Whilst a Councillor he served as a school governor at Haling Manor, St Giles, Harris Academy Purley and at his old school, Selsdon primary. Simon is particularly keen to represent Purley Oaks and Riddlesdown having gone to the high school and lived in the area of the new ward for the last 13 years.

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Helen Redfern

Helen Redfern

Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown

Helen Redfern has lived in Croydon since 2004 and quickly became involved in volunteering locally. She consults regularly with residents associations, the Police Ward Panel and is an active member of St Mary's church. She works as a perinatal teacher, working with expectant and new parents.

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Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown

Helen and Simon are working hard in Purley Oaks and Riddlesdown, listening to local residents and acting on their concerns.

Shadow Cabinet

As the opposition on Croydon Council, the Conservatives form a Shadow Cabinet to scrutinise and challenge the Labour Councillors. Please find more information about our current Shadow Cabinet here.

News

YourCare Collapse - Another Failed Company

At last night’s cabinet meeting once again we were informed that yet another company set up by the Labour Administration, YourCare Ltd. was in dire financial straits.

Cabinet Questions - Opposition Gagged

Last night Croydon Council held yet another Cabinet meeting - one of the main decision-making committees that determine the policies to be adopted for our borough.

Planning in Purley Oaks

Good news this week from the Council's Planning Committee for the residents of Purley Oaks and Riddlesdown (and for the rest of Croydon Borough).

Croydon Works

Whilst out delivering a few leaflets in New Addington North for the Council by-election there, I came across a poster on one of the residents notice boards for Croydon Works - a scheme set up by the Council for recruitment, apprenticeships and training.

Riddlesdown Road planning appeal

Our local area remains under attack by developers knocking down houses and building blocks of flats. Whilst some of them aren't ugly they are also not in keeping with the Riddlesdown area of predominantly family homes. 

What should Croydon do?

In Croydon this has become a much harder question recently after Croydon Labour managed to bankrupt the Council admitting they could no longer set a balanced budget. 

May 6th Polling Stations for Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown

On 6th May we have elections for the Mayor of London and London Assembly that have been held over since 2020. Across the Borough 35 of the 148 polling stations have changed and that includes two in POR.