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Local Authority RETFORD

● Who are you?

Julie Thorpe, retired teacher, busy mum and grandma.

● Where are you a local authority?

Retford, North Nottinghamshire, on the edge of Sherwood Forest, by the River Idle and the Chesterfield Canal.

● Why are you a local authority?

I was born in Retford, as were both my parents and their parents. After moving to Sheffield as a student and then Doncaster for my first teaching job, I

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