Last night, the Town Council was delighted to welcome High Sheriff of Cumbria, Dr Geoffrey Jolliffe, to their meeting. He was appointed by the King to this role which includes recognising those who have made a positive contribution to the county of Cumbria.
Mayor Christine Hallatsch read the commendation and presented Jenny with a bouquet of flowers:
Jennifer (Jenny) Borer has served the community of Windermere & Bowness Parish and the wider South Lakes area for over forty years. She was first co-opted as a Windermere Parish Councillor in 1983 and has remained a councillor until the present day, serving as Chair of the Parish Council in 1998 and 2000. In 1983 she was elected as a councillor for South Lakeland District Council serving until 2007 and was elected as Chair of South Lakeland District Council from 1998 – 2001.
Jenny’s impact on the area has been huge in both big and small ways. Her time at South Lakeland District Council improved the lives of residents across the south of Cumbria, helping guide the local response to the devastating 2001 Foot and Mouth disease outbreak. While in recent years her impact has been more local through her work with Windermere & Bowness Town Council, due to the vast number of tourists visiting this World Heritage Site location it still has an impact of a very wide group of people.
Due to her many years of work making recommendations on planning applications there isn’t a street in the town which hasn’t benefited from her work to ensure that buildings are in keeping with the local architecture, neighbourly and don’t negatively affect the environment.
During her time at SLDC she pushed to turn a disused council depot on Broad Street in Windermere into a row of desperately needed affordable rental homes for local people, which are also attractively in keeping with the local vernacular.
She was instrumental in the creation of a swimming pool in Troutbeck Bridge in which generations of children in this lakeside area learned to swim, undoubtedly saving lives.
Jenny worked with the Town Council to preserve Orrest Head (the iconic hill which first inspired Wainright to write his walking guides) for the people of Windermere. She also worked to ensure that public access to the lake at Millerground was preserved and enhanced.
She has championed public transport for many years and when the old station in Windermere was sold off to be turned into a supermarket she campaigned for an adequate replacement, which went on to win the prize for small station improvement.
She worked to build and maintain international ties through town twinning. Windermere & Bowness are twinned with a similar lake shore beauty spot, Diessen am Ammersee in Germany. There have been cultural exchanges for over 25 years including the performance on the Glebe bandstand last summer by the Diessen brass band playing alpenhorns.
She fought smaller battles to make people’s lives easier. Campaigning to prevent the removal of the only cash point in Troutbeck Bridge helped the residents avoid a two mile uphill walk to the next nearest cash point.
Jenny would be the first to acknowledge that everything achieved has been due to her tireless teamwork. She has always listened to residents and councillors and tried to find common ground to move forward to achieving the things that will improve the lives of local people. As you travel around our Town you see her achievements in the hundreds of small things that cumulatively make everyone’s lives better.
Cllr Borer stands out in part for the incredible length of her service. She has attended well over 500 Council Meetings actively debating issues that matter to local residents ranging from Christmas Lights to the provision of affordable homes. Now well into her 80s we feel Jenny’s contribution should be recognised for the enormous achievement that it is.
Mayor Christine Hallatsch read the commendation and presented Jenny with a bouquet of flowers:
Jennifer (Jenny) Borer has served the community of Windermere & Bowness Parish and the wider South Lakes area for over forty years. She was first co-opted as a Windermere Parish Councillor in 1983 and has remained a councillor until the present day, serving as Chair of the Parish Council in 1998 and 2000. In 1983 she was elected as a councillor for South Lakeland District Council serving until 2007 and was elected as Chair of South Lakeland District Council from 1998 – 2001.
Jenny’s impact on the area has been huge in both big and small ways. Her time at South Lakeland District Council improved the lives of residents across the south of Cumbria, helping guide the local response to the devastating 2001 Foot and Mouth disease outbreak. While in recent years her impact has been more local through her work with Windermere & Bowness Town Council, due to the vast number of tourists visiting this World Heritage Site location it still has an impact of a very wide group of people.
Due to her many years of work making recommendations on planning applications there isn’t a street in the town which hasn’t benefited from her work to ensure that buildings are in keeping with the local architecture, neighbourly and don’t negatively affect the environment.
During her time at SLDC she pushed to turn a disused council depot on Broad Street in Windermere into a row of desperately needed affordable rental homes for local people, which are also attractively in keeping with the local vernacular.
She was instrumental in the creation of a swimming pool in Troutbeck Bridge in which generations of children in this lakeside area learned to swim, undoubtedly saving lives.
Jenny worked with the Town Council to preserve Orrest Head (the iconic hill which first inspired Wainright to write his walking guides) for the people of Windermere. She also worked to ensure that public access to the lake at Millerground was preserved and enhanced.
She has championed public transport for many years and when the old station in Windermere was sold off to be turned into a supermarket she campaigned for an adequate replacement, which went on to win the prize for small station improvement.
She worked to build and maintain international ties through town twinning. Windermere & Bowness are twinned with a similar lake shore beauty spot, Diessen am Ammersee in Germany. There have been cultural exchanges for over 25 years including the performance on the Glebe bandstand last summer by the Diessen brass band playing alpenhorns.
She fought smaller battles to make people’s lives easier. Campaigning to prevent the removal of the only cash point in Troutbeck Bridge helped the residents avoid a two mile uphill walk to the next nearest cash point.
Jenny would be the first to acknowledge that everything achieved has been due to her tireless teamwork. She has always listened to residents and councillors and tried to find common ground to move forward to achieving the things that will improve the lives of local people. As you travel around our Town you see her achievements in the hundreds of small things that cumulatively make everyone’s lives better.
Cllr Borer stands out in part for the incredible length of her service. She has attended well over 500 Council Meetings actively debating issues that matter to local residents ranging from Christmas Lights to the provision of affordable homes. Now well into her 80s we feel Jenny’s contribution should be recognised for the enormous achievement that it is.
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