Pat Nash (Conservative)
Deputy mayor Pat Nash, of Barnstock, Bretton, is a governor at Watergall Infant and Primary School, a member of Bretton 2010 and a Bretton parish councillor.

She said: "As a long time Bretton resident, I have served the Bretton North community as a city councillor for the past four years.

"I thoroughly enjoy the role and as a Bretton resident myself, I understand local Bretton issues. I am active, approachable and can often be seen out and about meeting Bretton residents, listening to their problems and dealing with ward issues.

"In the past four years, I have successfully handled more than 200 cases raised by Bretton North residents, but I have no pretensions that the job is completed.

"My aim is to continue to address a number of contentious problems such as residents' parking and the loss of many community groups and facilities at the heart of the Bretton community."

Stuart Martin (Labour)
Environment Agency employee Stuart Martin, of Ellindon, Bretton, was a city councillor for Bretton North between 1988 and 1992.

He said: "I believe that the residents of Peterborough need, and deserve, a city council who will look after them and provide the housing and facilities they need, rather than councillors who seem to be more interested in acting like property speculators and selling off the heritage of our green spaces and historic buildings.

"I am concerned that the closure of Bretton Woods Community School has meant, not just the loss of the only secondary education facility for our township, but the loss of our community and leisure facilities.

"We have been deprived of well supported evening classes and groups that were enjoyed right across the age range – from senior citizens to children.

"If elected, I will hold monthly surgeries and campaign for cleaner and safer streets, and new community facilities for Bretton."

Penny Fower (Lib Dem)
Retired civil servant, Penny Fower, of Southview Road, Walton, lived in Bretton in the '70s during the growth of the township.

She said: "As a young mum I walked around the whole township, worked locally at the doctors' surgery in Barnstock and worked alongside other young mums at a local travel company in the evenings, while my daughter attended Eyrescroft Infant School until we moved away in 1981.

"While I lived in Bretton, there was always environmental maintenance in all areas and if elected I would like to see this returned to all the areas and not just outside selected housing.

"Like many other residents, I bought a brick for £1 to help raise enough money to build the Cresset and this building belongs to the people, for the people.

"If elected, I would lobby the administration to have this important part of the community remain in situ."

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