SRA - "Working for the Community"

Welcome

Selsdon is a leafy suburb in the south of Croydon within London's 'Green Belt'. Residents have easy access to green spaces, great transport links, a high life expectancy and a low crime rate.

This site, run by the SRA, will tell you more about our area, our community, our history and other useful information. Please click on the 'About the SRA' tab above to find out details of who we are, what we do, how you can get involved or how to contact us.  

As well as this website, we also have a Facebook group 'Selsdon Residents' Association', a Twitter/'X' feed '@selsdonresassoc ' and a monthly printed newsletter 'The Selsdon Gazette', which contains great articles and local stories. We also have local noticeboards around Selsdon containing news of current events.


To contact the SRA - email mail2.selsdonresidents@gmail.com
or telephone 020 8651 4010


LOCAL UPDATES:


Rogue traders & doorstep scams - Please read this link

TRAM DISRUPTION - there will be further work on the tram network affecting trams between Sandilands & New Addington on the next 3 weekends, as per this link

SRA Local competitions -
Easter Egg Hunt over the festive period - for more details, click this link

Please grow the tallest sunflower in the area this summer - click here for more details of this challenge

Woodland Spring flower walk (free)- 10am 13th April Meet Littleheath/Queenhill junction

Library amendments & closures, Council consultation - Deadline 19th April.  (Perhaps visit Sanderstead Residents page for their view.)  https://www.getinvolved.croydon.gov.uk/libraries-services-consultation

Selsdon Community Picnic - 8th September, Selsdon Wood

SRA Christmas Lights Event - 29th November, Addington Road

Details of the Sanderstead Local History Group meetings coming up over the next few months can be accessed using this link

Help for households

Did you know that Croydon Council has some £3m to distribute to Croydon’s vulnerable residents? - details of the Household Support Fund are on this link

Sole occupiers can also claim assistance with their council tax using this link


2023 Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries change- 

From the date of the next General Election (likely 2024) Selsdon (currently 'South Croydon') will form part of the newly created Croydon East parliamentary constituency. (the majority of this new constituency will comprise of the current 'central Croydon' constituency residents). - take a look here & here

2018 Council electoral boundary changes

From May 2018 Croydon Council changed the council electoral boundaries.  Our existing SRA Selsdon membership is now split over three different Council Wards. For more information on the background, the effect of the changes, a detailed list of roads and the SRA’s response please click here. 

In summary the SRA will continue to represent the whole of the SRA Selsdon membership and will consult with all relevant Councillors and other neighbouring Residential areas to ensure our combined views are heard.




DID YOU KNOW?

1926-2024 - The SRA is 98 years old! Still going strong with your help.

High Street greenery - At various times you may see our members working to improve our green areas of the high street – planting or watering etc. If you would like to help, we’d love to hear from you!

During National Tree week in November 2023 the SRA planted a mix of 150 native saplings in Queenhill Playspace supplied free by The Woodland Trust with permission of the Council and the aid of 3rd Selsdon Brownies and Guides and helpers. A further 150 trees were planted in Selsdon Recreation Ground in January 2024 with the aid of the 2nd Selsdon and Addington Scout group.

MEMBERSHIP SUBSCRIPTION & LIGHTS DONATION

As you know we still need money each year to fund the SRA activities. Annual household membership payable in June is £5. Any additional donations will fund the Christmas lights on the high street. We now offer Online banking or payment by standing order and we also still take cash. Go to the ‘About the SRA’ page for the details.

For information on our Data Protection and Privacy policy click here.

If you have any queries please contact mail2.selsdonresidents@gmail.com

SELSDON CHRISTMAS LIGHTS FUND UPDATE

Thanks to all who donated in 2023!

The SRA Christmas lights fund 2023 was supported by the following local traders:

Tudor Library

Royal Tandoori

KIBA

Hubbard Torlot estate agents

Golden Ark micropub

Mr Dry Clean

A S Grooming

Gem Nails

Selsdon Nails

Sun Lounger

RAZ Barbers


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Please sign up today, it only takes a moment: https://share.easyfundraising.org.uk/selsdonchristmaslights/BF49MF/c2s/c/CR025/facebook 

Please help us to raise funds towards the Selsdon Christmas lights using the link here when booking your 2024 holidays.

Please name SelsdonChristmaslights as your preferred cause to support us with every qualifying purchase you make online. No cost to you!