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Read moreDetailsCharlotte Mbali has lived in Ashford since 2017. Her childhood home was in the Kent countryside. Married to a South African, she spent 25 years in South Africa working in universities before returning to Kent. As an academic and teacher, she is used to handling text products for various purposes. Since her student days at Oxford, she has also been involved in a variety of political activities: homelessness; world development and education about it; first democratic elections in South Africa; community policing; University Staff union; organizing network for lifelong learning,and since her retirement back to UK, with anti-Brexit activities via the European Movement; environmental campaigns and with the Ashford Libdems. She was editor in chief of Kent & Surrey Bylines for 5 years from 2021 until March 2026.
This summer’s drought shows the need to cut down on water use at home. The author booked a free water-saving...
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