Is there scope for a waterfall at Cygnet Bridge? And could we uncover Peterborough's hidden dock?These are two ideas floated by Brian Pearce MBE, one of the founders of Railworld Wildlife Haven who has been working alongside a team of volunteers to completely transform a derelict piece of land into a wonderful community garden for the past 40 years.Working with the brilliant Rev Richard Paten, Brian drew on his engineering experience at Perkins to help make it one of Peterborough's most popular destinations - and there are no plans to stop now!In our latest Peterborough Podcast Brian spoke about his fears for the environment; how he would coach trainees across the world; how Peterborough helped create Railworld; and much more.Find out more about Railworld here: https://www.railworldwildlifehaven.org.uk/This podcast is hosted in collaboration with The Comms Smith (Pauline Smith) - we're sharing stories about why Peterborough is a great place to live, work and play: https://www.commssmith.com/We're always looking for interesting guests to tell their Peterborough story - email us at peterboroughpodcast@gmail.com

Dr Mike Greene is a British entrepreneur and mentor, a former political candidate for the Brexit Party, and Deputy Lieutenant for Cambridgeshire. He built his first business in his twenties, and admits he "grew too fast. Lost everything. Delivered pizzas on mopeds with my wife just to survive." He then rebuilt to run operations across 16 countries, building and selling businesses and investing in thousands across the world.He founded the Association of Retail Newsagents and has been a board member of the Association of Convenience Stores for 20 years, and in 2011 he appeared on the Channel 4 show The Secret Millionaire, where he returned undercover to Peterborough—specifically visiting deprived areas like Dogsthorpe and volunteering at the Time Stop YMCA hostel and the New Ark Adventure Playground. In this hard hitting podcast we spoke about toughening up our youngsters; politics in Peterborough; our many successes as a city; AI - good, bad or both? and much more.Find out more about Mike here: https://mikegreene.co.uk/This podcast is hosted in collaboration with The Comms Smith (Pauline Smith) - we're sharing stories about why Peterborough is a great place to live, work and play: https://www.commssmith.com/We're always looking for interesting guests to tell their Peterborough story - email us at peterboroughpodcast@gmail.com

Dean Watson is the manager of the Youth Hub based at Peterborough United Football Club.The Hub was launched last autumn, as part of the government’s Youth Guarantee trailblazers scheme with the support of the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority (CPCA). It is led and hosted by Peterborough United Foundation, in partnership with CKH, JobCentre Plus, the Department of Work and Pensions and CPCA, and pools the strengths, experience and resources to bring together services under one roof – from careers advice and skills training to mental health support and job-matching for people aged 16-24.In our chat we spoke about his journey to the role; pressures for young people in 2026; his new book on parenting; the importance of mentors; and how AI is affecting jobs for young people - it might not be what you think!Find out more about the Youth Hub here: https://haypeterborough.co.uk/support...This podcast is hosted in collaboration with The Comms Smith (Pauline Smith) - we're sharing stories about why Peterborough is a great place to live, work and play: https://www.commssmith.com/We're always looking for interesting guests to tell their Peterborough story - email us at peterboroughpodcast@gmail.com