‘It started with the PTA’ … Annabel Lee at a school fete.Photograph: Sarah Lee/The Guardian (Photograph: Sarah Lee/The Guardian) I live in a fairly average town in Oxfordshire, and despite having friends and family nearby, I never felt as if I was properly a part of the community. I didn’t feel rooted, or that I knew my neighbours beyond a quick hello. I moved here in my late 20s with my partner and spent a lot of time at home. In my 30s, I got a dog, had children and started working from home.