Simon is a scientist and Chartered Engineer by profession, working for BT and the European Commission, researching into Internet technology. He is now retired, save for occasional consultancy. He was born in Surrey, has lived in Suffolk for most of the last 40 years and in the Framlingham area for over 20. He has two grown-up children who attended Thomas Mills High School and a step-son who attended Debenham High School. He is married to Ali, they are both involved in many Framlingham activities, both serving on various local bodies. Simon is also a keen photographer and member of the Framlingham Camera Club. He fills in the remaining time studying subjects as wide-ranging as economics, signal processing, astronomy, computing and photography. Joined the Town Council in 2015.

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