Purley

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!

People
Simon Brew

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.

Samir Dwesar

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.

Ramsey

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.

Endri Llabuti

Endri Llabuti

Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown

Endri has lived in Croydon since 2015 - passionate about community service and the environment. He has volunteered in local projects and mentored graduates from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Alasdair Stewart

Alasdair Stewart

Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown
Deputy Cabinet Member for Finance

Alasdair has lived in Purley Oaks and Riddlesdown since 2016. In the past, he has run his own business, and worked in the public and private sectors. For the last decade, he has held senior roles in national and local charities, including here in Croydon.

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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.

Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown

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

News

Visit to the Daniel Spargo-Mabbs Foundation

During the excellent Purley Festival this September, an encounter with a representative from the Daniel Spargo-Mabbs Foundation left me profoundly inspired, prompting a deeper exploration into the impactful work of this Purley-based charity.

More police resources into Purley

Residents in Kenley and Purley have contacted local councillors to express concern over recent street robberies and attacks in Purley.

Further consultation for Purley Pool

Purley Councillors have alerted us to a further consultation on 28th November for Purley Pool. This will be of interest to many Kenley residents who would like to take advantage of the proposed new facilities.

Purley Councillors have just received the email below:

Update on encampment at Higher Drive Recreational Ground

I wanted to provide the latest update on the situation at Higher Drive Recreational Ground. Kenley and Purley Councillors are working closely with each other, the council and local police to remove the encampment at Higher Drive Recreational Ground.

Purley Pool plans propelled by Perry

Plans to reopen Purley Pool have taken a huge step forward. Reopening the pool is a key pledge from the Mayor following its closure by the previous administration in March 2020.

Purley Pool announcement - Key milestone

As your local Purley councillors, we, alongside Mayor Perry stood on a manifesto pledge to re-open Purley Pool following its closure by the previous Labour administration. It was at the heart of our campaign.

465 new trees to be planted in Croydon's southern wards

A few years ago, the Council started planting lots of trees in the North & Centre of the borough, but the South was strangely omitted from the calculations, despite the large number of trees being cut down every month as a result of the reckless approval of so many entirely inappropriate plan

Brighton Road to be closed 26-27 August

I have received the following information about a road closure of Brighton Road:

"I am writing to inform you that FMCONWAY , on behalf of Croydon Council, will shortly be commencing resurfacing at the location/s and date/s below:

Let's vote for Purley BID!

Purley BID has been shortlisted in the Croydon Business Resilience Awards for its “Community Collaboration in response to COVID-19”.

Simon Cripps, Chair of Purley BID says,