SUE STEELE

Sue writes:

I was born and educated in the Yorkshire and trained as a nurse in London. In 1960 I moved to rural Devon with my husband. By 1974 the family had grown to 1 boy and 3 girls (I now have 6 grandchildren the eldest is doing a nursing degree in Exeter) and we all moved to Taunton where I bought and ran a Nursing Home for the next 14 years. I married for the 2^nd time in 1984 and moved to my husband's home in Isle Abbotts. I retired in 1988.

During the following years I busied myself other than housework and gardening plus a little sailing at Lyme Regis, with getting to know people in the surrounding villages.

My late husband was Chairman of Isle Abbotts PC at the time and insisted I learn about the area and the places most likely to flood. I also took an interest in the local Play Group and was on the successful Action Group that saved Ilton 1^st School 9yrs ago. It has since has gone from strength to strength (new classrooms are being erected for this September)

In 2003 as I had rather a gap in my life, with time to give, I put my name forward for South Somerset District Council and, with thanks to the electorate of Islemoor Ward, I became and enjoy being your District Councillor.

Visit my website at http://www.susansteele.co.uk