Character
ABOVE FROM LEFT TO
RIGHT: Rosie, Matthew,
Jane Rutter, Duncan, Katy
and her husband Tom
Reay.
10 Resident
CHARACTER Resident Aug Sept.indd 10
“It is broad range. As a society
we should put more support in
place for young people, families
and those with mental health
issues. Music is a great way to
encourage people, yet one of
those subjects which seems to fall
off the curriculum list.
“Society needs people to step
up and when I have a good idea,
I work hard to carry it through.
They’re a mix of charities and I
want to use my time in office to
raise their profiles.”
First elected to the council in
2010 (then re-elected in 2014
and 2016) Jane has been highly
involved in the development and
organisation of The Worthys
Festival, a popular week-long
biennale celebration of village life.
At Mayor-making she said: “It is
such an honour to be chosen as
the 817th Mayor of Winchester,
and it is difficult not to feel
overwhelmed by the sense of
history – all those 816 former
Mayors standing behind me in a
long line, wondering what sort of a
job I’ll make of it – and it’s the first
time ever we have had three lady
Mayors in a row.”
Reflecting on her role a few
months in Jane is getting to know
more people and organisations,
but ever grateful to the residents
of The Worthys ward for electing
her as one of their three local
representatives.
“We should all feel proud of our
city. England’s ancient capital and
seat of King Alfred the Great really
is the perfect English city on the
edge of the South Downs National
Park.
“Winchester really does
combine cosmopolitan elegance
with rural idyll. And it’s not just
our tourist information office that
thinks so. Winchester has again
this year been voted the best
place to live in the UK.”
mayorofwinchesterscharities.co.uk
www.residentmagazine.co.uk
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