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Hi, I'm Lesley: a freelance copywriter and editor, who works with planet-loving teams.
A bit about me...
Hi, I'm Lesley! I'm a (Stroud-running, F1-watching, pastry-eating) writer based in Stonehouse, Gloucestershire.
I'm all about words, sustainability and strategy: tools I've collected from ten years working in mutlidiscipline marketing roles.
I launched The Southgate Edit to spend more time writing about the things that I believe in: good people, doing ambitious projects, that benefit both the community and our planet.
From copywriting to editing, I can help anyone who is looking for the right words to help elevate their next big idea - especially technical experts, academics, scientists and engineers.
My blogs
Take inspiration from the women of Stroud WMB
by Lesley Southgate-Thomson on 28th May 2025
As we met at beautiful Burleigh Court this week, overlooking the lush green Golden Valley (seriously, visit, if only to appreciate the view!), the women of Stroud WMB were asked, ‘do you have a favourite saying?’. The...
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