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.