In the latest in a series of features inspired by Middlesbrough Soroptimists’ list of outstanding local women, Jan Hunter spoke to community campaigner, Suzanne Fletcher "I WANT justice and fairness for people who cannot stand up for themselves," says Suzanne Fletcher, from Eaglescliffe. She has spent her whole life striving towards this goal through her tireless work as a community activist, politician, and mayor. She has been a voluntary worker for 58 years, and since her retirement, she has continued to be an advocate for the most vulnerable in society. Suzanne grew up in what was at the time a grim area of South Yorkshire, where her father was a police officer. The family's experience of living in a police house next door to the cells had a profound effect on her early life.