Draft:Suzanne Fletcher
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Comment: The current article is written too much like a personal narrative, please make sure to rewrite the draft with a neutral tone, and rewrite/delete contents that seems to be taken from elsewhere. Bold as Brass is a site for the promotion of her own book and can not be used as sources. Tutwakhamoe (talk) 21:15, 14 July 2023 (UTC)
Suzanne Fletcher MBE | |
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| Member of Stockton Borough Council for Bishopsgarth and Elm Tree | |
| In office 12 November 1991 – 5 May 2011 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | South Yorkshire |
| Political party | Liberal Democrats |
| Awards | ALDE Lifetime Achievement Award |
Suzanne Fletcher MBE is a campaigner, politician and author, from Eaglescliffe. She was a councillor for Bishopsgarth and Elm Tree on Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council from 1981 to 2011, and served as Lord mayor between 2006 and 2007.[1][2]
Personal Life
[edit]Suzanne grew up by in South Yorkshire where her father was a police officer. Her mother - determined to treat the them with dignity, would always prepare meals for prisoners, although they were often sent back uneaten.[1]
Growing up near Slag heaps, the family experienced awful air pollution which came up through the cellar. After her mouse died, Suzanne complained to the authorities, who refuted her claims, saying the family's living conditions were fine.
She and her husband John have one son and two grandchildren.[3]
In April 2016, Suzanne was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE).[4]
She also wrote a book about historic Lord Mayor of London, Brass Crosby. Who allowed the press to accurately print the proceedings of Parliament, but was sent to the Tower of London for his pains. The book tells of what is known of his early life in Stockton and his family tree. Also the stories of his three successive wives.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Suzanne Fletcher: 'Justice and fairness has driven me on'". Darlington and Stockton Times. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
- ^ "Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council -". egenda.stockton.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
- ^ "About the Author - Bold as Brass? %". Bold as Brass?. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
- ^ "Congratulations to Suzanne Fletcher for winning ALDE's Lifetime Achievement Award!".
- ^ "About - Bold as Brass? Bold as Brass? BRASS CROSBY". Bold as Brass?. Retrieved 2023-03-16.