Sanderstead

Lynne, Yvette and Tim are hard at work in Sanderstead. Lynne, Yvette and Tim all live in Sanderstead, and understand the needs of their fellow residents. From opposing bad planning applications, to making sure bins are collected, Lynne, Yvette and Tim work all year round for Sanderstead.

 

Lynne, Yvette and Tim hold surgeries by appointment on the first Saturday of the month at All Saints' Church Hall. Please contact them to arrange an appointment.

People
Lynne Hale

Lynne Hale

Sanderstead
Deputy Leader of the Opposition, Croydon Council
Shadow Cabinet Member for Housing and Gateway Services

Lynne Hale has lived in Sanderstead for 30 years. She worked locally as a healthcare professional for over twenty years before, having settled her three children into their Croydon schools, she moved into politics.

Yvette Hopley

Yvette Hopley

Sanderstead
Shadow Cabinet Member for Families, Health and Social Care

Yvette Hopley has lived in and around Sanderstead all her life. From an education in a local state school she went on to spend almost ten years working in Public & Government Relations for an American Oil company. Yvette lives with Chris and has a daughter Natasha and grandson Hugh.

Tim Pollard

Tim Pollard

Sanderstead

Tim Pollard has lived in Sanderstead for twenty years and is married to Helen, a Selsdon & Addington Village ward councillor.

Chris Philp

Chris Philp

MP for Croydon South
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Immigration Compliance and the Courts

Since being elected four years ago I have tried to be an active and energetic local MP, and I hope you have seen this. I aim to deliver real results for our neighbourhood, as the box on this page shows.

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Our Croydon Tory team

Croydon South

From 2002 to May 2018 each parliamentary constituency in Croydon was made up of exactly eight wards, all fully contained within it. Shortly after taking control in 2014 Croydon Labour requested a review of the local authority boundaries.

News

Ridgeway Primary - School Street Scheme

A number of residents have written to me in respect of the new School Street Scheme around The Ridgeway School.  I have had confirmation from the council that the scheme is not yet ready to be enforced.

This is the response I have received from the council:

Sanderstead Xmas Lights - Virtual Streaming

The Sanderstead Councillors have contributed £1,000 to Sanderstead Rotary to help organise the “Virtual Xmas” this year.  It is certainly going to be a very different experience for residents.  We are hoping that the event will be live streamed and uploaded to various social media sites.  Sadly,

Brick by Brick must go

Council agrees to an independent review of Brick by Brick – and stops any further loans being made pending the outcome. 

Sakura Cherry Tree Project Comes to Sanderstead Recreation Ground

I thought some of you maybe interested to hear about the exciting Cherry Tree Project coming to Sanderstead Recreation Ground.  Working with the local Sanderstead friends group and the council it is hoped that the trees will be planted this autumn.  Sadly we won't be able to have a Japanese tea c

22 Briton Crescent, Sanderstead

I met with a number of residents outside 22 Briton Crescent last Friday afternoon to discuss their very serious ongoing concerns about the scheme to build a block of 9 flats on this site.

Manhole Cover to Soakaway - 18th Purley Scout Field

I have been in touch with council officers in relation to the lifted manhole cover to the soakaway in the 18th Purley Scout Field in Farm Fields.  We are now seeing quite heavy rainfall which is causing a number of problems in the area.  The heavy metal manhole cover was lifted from its position

Sanderstead Scouting – ‘Screen time’ replaces ‘Green time’

On Friday evening I attended the AGM of Croydon Scout Council – by Zoom of course.

It was so good to hear that whilst the coronavirus pandemic has stopped so many Scouting activities here in Sanderstead and right across Croydon, virtual Scouting has been fully embraced.

Hamsey Green Neighbourhood Recycling Centre Closed

Prior to COVID the council took the decision to close the Hamsey Green Neighbourhood Recycling Centre.  Many of the residents living in flats relied on the facility to take their plastics, paper, etc., having only a very small space at home to store refuse.  Sadly, the council closed the centre a