Sue Bennett

Deputy Civic Mayor of Croydon
Shirley North

I moved to Croydon when I got married and have been here ever since, I am a widow with two grown up children, Claire and William. My special interests are Health, Social Services and Education, I have always been very involved in the community and was Chair of Croydon Citizens Advice Bureau and sat on the Board of the first Primary Care Group after the transition to fund holding GPs.

I have been a Governor of Harris Academy since the school opened in 2006 and worked for the charity Mencap, hence my interest in disability issues.

Since being elected to represent Shirley I have served on the Children and Young People Scrutiny Sub Committee and Fostering Panel which has enabled me to develop my interest and concern for the welfare of children and young people.

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Richard Chatterjee

Richard Chatterjee

Shirley North
Vice Chairman, Croydon Council Scrutiny Committee

Richard Chatterjee has been a Shirley Councillor since 2002 and is a former civil servant with 16 years’ previous service as a NHS hospital pharmacist. He has lived in Croydon since the age of 3 and has continued to be an active member of Woodside Baptist Church for 44 years.

Mark Johnson

Mark Johnson

Shirley North

Mark has lived in Croydon for 15 years. He works as a Librarian in an inner London mixed secondary school and is passionate about making our local schools as good as they can be.

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Shirley

Shirley is split into two wards, Shirley North and Shirley South, largely along Wickham Road, then following Shirley Road. 

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Shirley North

Sue, Richard, Mark and the Shirley North Conservatives are fighting for you, from Longheath Gardens to Wickham Road. We make sure our residents needs are taken care of, whether it's Planning, Bins, or anything else.

News

The misery that is LTNs

I parked the car in South Norwood yesterday because I had to visit my dentist and there was the consultation for LTNs, where were they ?  I strained to read the notices placed on lamp posts, eight feet in the air that would only be readable if you had 20/20 vision and were seven foot tall.

Shirley Neighbourhood Care

I had the pleasure to visit Shirley Neighbourhood Care yesterday in their new home, the Baptist Church in Wickham Road.

Croydon in crisis

I travelled through Croydon yesterday from the North to the South, it was sad and depressing, this Council has been in power for eight years. Years of mismanagement, lack of governance and complete indifference to the concerns of the residents.

Cabinet

I logged onto Cabinet last evening and was subjected again to a lecture, apparently residents must understand what this administration tells us,  debate was stifled and challenge was not allowed.

Brick by Brick incompetence

I visited Longheath Gardens last Friday and met with tenants who have the misfortune to live next to a Brick by Brick new build.

Inter Faith Community

I was delighted to join with others at an inter faith meeting organised by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, I was pleased to learn so much about the origins of the different faiths we have in Croydon.

Shirley caring again

Still in lockdown but a lovely spring day so feeling positive, I arrived at the Methodist Church in Shirley to find volunteers and the redoubtable Suzy organising an Easter parcel for the elderly and vulnerable in the Shirley community.

A sad night for Croydon residents

The Budget Council meeting took place last night, I had to sit through a meeting where once again this Labour administration refused to take any responsibility for their mismanagement.