He added: "These weapon attacks are horrific, but what we see is likely only the tip of the iceberg, and we are particularly concerned about the situation in this region."
Sandra Taylor, from the Friends of Mercian Regiment Museum in Worcestershire, described her as one of those "indomitable" people from World War Two, who got on with the job for the sake of future generations.The decorated codebreaker
Ms Taylor remembered how she booked her for one talk but had to hire a bigger a hall, because so many people wanted to hear "this inspirational woman"."Her memory was superb. Her sense of humour was great."She said Mrs Webb had always stressed how she had been unable to talk about what she had done for many years.
"When her parents died, they never knew what her role had been and that was something she regretted," Ms Taylor said.But she said when Mrs Webb could finally talk about her work, she brought it alive in a way historians could not.
"She was there, she could describe in detail down to the dances she went to, the men that she met - outside of work she had a life as well."
Mrs Webb did not just talk about codebreaking, she brought to life experiences from the war that people could only now read about in books, she said.It is hoped the bridge would give pedestrians and cyclists a route across the river away from main roads.
It would link the south of the city and Fletton Quays area to the new university campus, ARU Peterborough.The council is working to redevelop Fletton Quays, with a buyer found for a disused Victorian railway goods shed, which plans to turn it into a food and drinks hall.
The authority has also agreed to sell the unfinished Hilton Garden Inn, which has been under construction for seven years, in the hopes of clawing back its investment in the project.Construction of the bridge is due to start in the summer and go on until spring or summer next year.