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.

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 Mayor of Croydon
Cabinet Member for Homes
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
Cabinet Member for Health and Adult 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

Sanderstead Horticultural Society Summer Show

Yvette and I had a great time this afternoon at the Sanderstead Horticultural Society’s Summer Show in Wettern Tree Gardens this afternoon. Lovely to see all of the exhibition entries from roses to mange-tout.

Filming Sanderstead Recreation Ground & Purley Downs Road

We have received the following information in relation to some upcoming filming in Sanderstead.  The schedules of works are attached, which I hope you will find helpful.

 

Dear Cllrs,

I hope this email finds you well,

AGE UK - BRIGSTOCK ROAD - MEMORY CAFE

Cllr Margaret Bird and I visited AGE UK to see their beautiful Memory Cafe built and designed by Alan Titchmarsh and his team.  It was a very tranquil and relaxing place for all to enjoy.  A real Oasis in the middle of a busy and bustling area.  Pictured here with Susan Underhill, Programme Direc

CHESTNUT GARDENS - PURLEY

I was pleased to have the opportunity to visit Barchester's new marketing suite of the Luxury Care Home in Purley - Chestnut Gardens.  It is a beautiful place and offers a range of bestpoke care services in beautiful surroundings.

Brighton Road Update

I am still receiving a lot of correspondence from residents about the Brighton Road Corridor Cycle Scheme which has involved many changes between Whitgift School and Purley including the removal of pedestrian islands which are now making it more difficult for pedestrians to cross the road, the re

Archbishop Lanfranc Academy - Celebration

I attended the evening of entertainment dinner at Archbishop Lanfranc Academy organised by Ashok Kumar who has raised over £28,000 for good causes.  It was a family occasion with entertainment provided by students of Indian Classical Dance and music.  As well as acknowledging the fantastic charit

Inconsiderate builders in Sanderstead

I was made aware via social media of a building site on Briton Hill Road which seems to have spilled out onto the pavement causing pedestrians to have to walk in the road unnecessarily. By all accounts it seems to have been an issue for quite some time.

Sanderstead's Never-ending Roadworks

We’ve had to put up with a lot of roadworks in our area in recent months. It often feels that we can’t get anywhere by car without having to sit at some temporary traffic lights at the moment.

Sanderstead Road Car Park: Planning Application Withdrawn

I was delighted to hear this week that Brick by Brick’s planning application to build in the car park opposite Sanderstead Railway Station has finally been withdrawn, four and half years after it was originally submitted.

Community Hub - Selsdon

As part of the programme of strengths-based, preventative work being undertaken in Croydon’s Six Localities, the second ‘Community Hub’ is being launched today in Selsdon at Selsdon Baptist Church.  The hub will operate from 7th June every first Tuesday of the month.