Cllr Mogridge

I was born in West Ham and lived in West Wickham and Barnstaple before moving to Thanet when I was 7. After Garlinge and Chatham House schools, I headed to Newcastle University to study Linguistics and Computing. After Uni, and until turning 50, I spent most of my adult life in Newcastle, Northumberland and the Scottish Borders.

During this time, I worked professionally in a broad range of disciplines across the private, public and not-for-profit sectors. I also spent 3 years running my own business.

Immediately before returning to Thanet for family reasons in 2016, we lived in Shetland and I still work for Shetland Islands Council as a Planning Policy and Projects Officer … remotely!

My husband and I moved to Minster in 2021 and love it. It’s great to live somewhere so welcoming with such a strong community spirit and we really feel like we have fallen on our feet.

Why become a Councillor?

Throughout my life, I have been actively involved in civil society through community support and development - acting variously as a committee member, trustee and company director. I firmly believe that if you want a better world, it's no use moaning from the side-lines, you have to get off your bum and muck in. So, when I saw the co-option opportunity, I applied…

With a Minster Parish Council hat on, I am particularly interested in: Meanwhile Land Use; Rural Issues; Earth Rights; Regenerative Practices; Community-building; Community Support and Regeneration; Governance and Democracy; Good Design; Change Management; Fit-for-purpose Processes; and Not reinventing the Wheel.

I try to:

Do as I would be done by.

Favourite Sayings

  *   Don’t use that bin, I’ve just emptied it! (My Dad - having a Victor Meldrew moment)
  *   Nothing is insurmountable. (My Mum - when anything bad happened)
  *   You never know your luck till your draws fall down. (My Great Aunt Edie - I never quite know what this means, but it makes me smile)