Deborah Ray

I have lived in Lowestoft Harbour and Normanston ward for several years. I am now semi-retired but still run a small bookkeeping business from home. I have two adult children, my son lives in Lowestoft and my daughter in London.

In 2020 I gained a First Class Batchelor of Science degree in International Development and the Environment from the University of East Anglia. The modules I studied during my degree including climate change and sustainable development made me realize the environmental risks faced by Lowestoft and how building resilient communities is crucial to being able to withstand the challenges the future holds for our children and for future generations. This realization and my desire to work with the people of Lowestoft to create an environment to promote healthy, positive lives led to my joining the Lowestoft Town Council Climate and Ecological Emergency Committee as a public member and subsequently joining the Green Party and becoming a Lowestoft Town Councillor.

My vision for Lowestoft is a thriving, attractive town, with clean streets, waterways and beaches and green spaces to provide safe areas for communities and wildlife to flourish and I will work hard to achieve that goal.

Deborah Ray