Former teacher standing alongside inspired students in Isle of Wight council election
The former teacher says discovering that two previous students are running alongside him as candidates in the elections is “a source of immense pride”
Isle of Wight Green Party share this latest election news. Ed
Three Isle of Wight 2021 election candidates were unexpectedly reunited when a Green Party Zoom call for candidates revealed that they had already met – over twenty years ago at school.
Claire Critchison (Chale, Niton and Shorwell) and Jaimie Bundell (Newport West) were pleased to discover that David Moorse (Shanklin Central) – better known as Mr Moorse to an estimated 4,000 Island children through the years – was also standing for election to the Isle of Wight Council on Thursday 6th May.
Green Party candidates Claire Critchison (Chale, Niton and Shorwell), Jaimie Bundell (Newport West), and David Moorse (Shanklin Central). THREE council election candidates for the Green Party recently found they had something else in common — Trinity Middle School. They were unexpectedly reunited on a Green Party Zoom call for candidates, when Claire Critchison (Chale, Niton and Shorwell) and Jaimie Bundell (Newport West) discovered their former teacher David Moorse (Shanklin Central) – was also standing for election. They are all hoping for a place on the Isle of Wight Council, following the elections on Thursday. David said: “Having taught in a number of schools across the Island for 37 years I do quite often hear of past students doing amazing things around the world — such as a newly qualified doctor practicing in Bournemouth during the pandemic, or another doctor working in Somalia.