"I am interested in most things and most people, having lived in most corners of Britain and South Africa before settling in Cheshire. I grew up on a farm and so the village of Puddington satisfies my yearning for the countryside. I spent my working life as a linguist- in fact I recently spent a month teaching English in Tanzania for the Mango Tree (local charity) - my Swahili was basic. My other passion is sport, in particular anything with a ball, or a horse !! Although not a northerner by birth, I love to promote all the amazing places to visit here 'up North'!"