● 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