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Cllr Trish Jamieson sworn in as Mayor of Christchurch

Cllr Trish Jamieson has been sworn in as Mayor of Christchurch at the annual meeting of Christchurch Borough Council.

Cllr Jamieson was first elected as a Conservative councillor for the West Highcliffe ward in 2003 and has served in that ward since then.

She was born in Kent but moved with her family to Water Orton, a village near Birmingham, just before her fourth birthday. She grew up in that area and completed her correspondence course studies to qualify as a company accountant while employed with a local manufacturing company. She moved to London in 1977 where she finished her working career as chief accountant with a national charity.

She retired to Christchurch with her partner, Danny, in 1996. In 1997, she was employed by Burton Parish Council as the Parish Clerk, a role she held until February of this year. Trish has a daughter Caroline, a granddaughter Estelle and a Golden Retriever Max.

Her nominated charities are:

  • Stable Family Home Trust which gives a range of support services to adults with learning disability. They run a garden centre and gift shop in Highcliffe that provides opportunities for people with a learning disability to engage with the local community and learn the garden centre retail trade.
  • Teenage Cancer Trust South – based at Southampton Hospital where the specialist units are designed especially for young people.

 

  • Woofability – a locally based organisation training assistance dogs for disabled people in Dorset, Hampshire and south Wiltshire.

On being chosen as Mayor, Cllr Jamieson said: “It is an incredible honour and privilege and I will carry out my duties with dignity as befits our wonderful ancient borough and its tradition. I also plan to have a lot of fun and enjoyment doing it!”

At the Council meeting Cllr Nick Geary was elected to serve as Deputy Mayor.

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