Meet the candidate ~ Andrew Marfleet, Felixstowe North & Trimley

Dr Andrew Marfleet has lived in Trimley St Martin since 1982 with his wife Debby. He has three children and six grandchildren. Andrew's career was in education, progressing from teaching to research and working at both UEA and Cambridge University before becoming an Ofsted inspector. He took early retirement in 2007.

He is passionate about the local community and served on Trimley St Martin Parish Council for nearly 15 years and on the governing bodies of the two schools his children attended, including a stint as Chair of Governors at Trimley St Martin Primary. He is active in Churches Together in Felixstowe and is an Elder of Maidstone Road Baptist Church. As well as voluntary work in the local community (he is Treasurer of Walton Parish Nursing), he is a keen walker and birdwatcher. He and Debby are members of Suffolk Wildlife Trust and the RSPB.