Sanderstead

Sanderstead

Lynne, Yvette and Helen are hard at work in Sanderstead. Lynne, Yvette and Helen 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 Helen work all year round for Sanderstead.

Tim Pollard is standing down after many years of service to Croydon. Please visit his page if you wish to contact him before May.

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

People
Chris Philp

Chris Philp

MP for Croydon South
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Digital Economy

Since being elected six 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.

Lynne Hale

Lynne Hale

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

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.

Helen Redfern

Helen Redfern

Sanderstead

Helen Redfern has lived in Croydon since 2004 and moved to Sanderstead in 2009, quickly becoming involved in local activities such as delivering Meals on Wheels and acting as a Street Champion. She lives with her husband and two children who attended Atwood Primary Academy.

See Also

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

All Saints’ Sanderstead bid a fond farewell to their Rector

 

Yesterday I spent a delightful afternoon at All Saints’ Church Hall enjoying the wonderful Afternoon Tea arranged by Sanderstead Parish as they bid a fond farewell to The Rev’d Canon Martin Greenfield and his wife Emma.

Heathhurst Road - Street Cleansing

I am pelased to say that the leaves and debris have now been picked up from Heathhurst Road.  It took several attempts of reporting by the resident and myself but the result in the end was worth it.  I worry particularly about our elderly and frail at this time of the year.  When leaves get wet a

Christingle Marmalade secured!

Christmas for my family starts at the Christingle Service at St Mary's on Purley Oaks Road. What seems like hundreds of people cram in to our church to consider the arrival of Christ and, in our church at least, leave with a lot of chocolate!!

Surrey Hills Expansion Consultation

You may be aware that the Government’s advisor on the natural environment, Natural England, is running a public consultation to expand the boundaries of four Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).

Croydon - An Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty?

Natural England is currently holding a Boundary Review for the Surrey Hills Area of Outstandinf Natural Beauty (‘AONB’), and considering extending its boundaries to parts of Croydon including Riddlesdown Common and Farthing Downs.

Cherry Tree Planting

Hundreds of trees have been lost either due to reaching their end of life, disease or removal due to the development of blocks of flats.  It was therefore pleasing so see some of the street trees being replaced.  This particular species of cherry will hopefully flower with beautiful pink blossom

Witness Appeal - Cherry Tree Green

Detectives are investigating an incident that left two officers injured are appealing for witnesses. At around 10:00hrs on Thursday, 30 December officers from the Met’s Safer Transport Team stopped a man riding a motorcycle at Cherry Tree Green. The suspect became violent during the stop.

Friends of Purley Beeches AGM

Last month I attended the Friends of Purley Beeches AGM.  This group undertakes a huge amount of work in the park and works alongside the Friends of Wettern Tree Garden.  Since the council's bankruptcy these groups have become so important in maintaining our green spaces.  The diminished staff at

Kerb Stones - Purley Oaks Road

A number of kerbstones have been upturned - probably by large lorries accessing the site for the new developments under construction.  I have reported these for repair.