{"id":28,"date":"2025-05-20T11:20:01","date_gmt":"2025-05-20T11:20:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/johnogden.co.uk\/?page_id=28"},"modified":"2025-07-09T09:34:15","modified_gmt":"2025-07-09T09:34:15","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/johnogden.co.uk\/?page_id=28","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"28\" class=\"elementor elementor-28\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73ddfe08 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"73ddfe08\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fef4622 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4fef4622\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2be30b80 animated-fast elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-flex-hero\" data-id=\"2be30b80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;layout_preset&quot;:&quot;storytelling&quot;,&quot;primary_button_shape&quot;:&quot;round&quot;,&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;image_shape&quot;:&quot;sharp&quot;,&quot;box_shape&quot;:&quot;sharp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"flex-hero.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has-shape-sharp shape-type-box ehp-flex-hero has-layout-preset-storytelling\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ehp-flex-hero__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ehp-flex-hero__content-container\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ehp-flex-hero__heading\">About Me<\/h2>\t\t\t<div class=\"ehp-flex-hero__ctas-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ehp-flex-hero__image-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-540e56ce e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"540e56ce\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11123817 elementor-widget elementor-widget-cta\" data-id=\"11123817\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;layout_preset&quot;:&quot;storytelling&quot;,&quot;primary_button_shape&quot;:&quot;round&quot;,&quot;content_alignment&quot;:&quot;center&quot;,&quot;content_alignment_tablet&quot;:&quot;center&quot;,&quot;content_alignment_mobile&quot;:&quot;center&quot;,&quot;image_shape&quot;:&quot;sharp&quot;,&quot;secondary_button_shape&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;cta_width&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;cta_position&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;box_shape&quot;:&quot;sharp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"cta.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has-shape-sharp shape-type-box ehp-cta has-preset-storytelling\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ehp-cta__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ehp-cta__elements-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ehp-cta__text-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ehp-cta__heading\">About John <\/h2><p class=\"ehp-cta__description\">\nJohn Ogden was born and raised in County Durham. On leaving school he worked in a factory spending his evenings playing drums with a number of bands. In his early twenties he headed towards London in search of musical fame and fortune, something which never materialised. He eventually put down his drumsticks and as he was already able to count to four became an accountant. Always fascinated by words he began to write and perform poetry appearing regularly on Vanessa Feltz\u2019s Radio 2 show and at Open Mic sessions. After half a lifetime away he returned to his native North-East in 2022. John now lives with his wife Janet in the beautiful North Yorkshire coastal town of Whitby, where he hopes to add to its considerable stock of stories. 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