Councillor Janice Asman invested as the new Mayor of Eastleigh
Councillor Richard Gomer is Deputy Mayor and Councillor Sarah Turl Mayoress
Councillor Janice Asman was invested as the new Mayor of Eastleigh following her election by her fellow Councillors at the Mayor Making ceremony on 19 May.
Janice has represented the West End South ward since 2016, and she also serves as a West End Parish Councillor.
Her friend and colleague from West End Parish Council, Councillor Sarah Turl will be Mayoress. Councillor Richard Gomer, who represents West End North, was invested as Deputy Mayor for the year.
Janice was born in Bitterne in 1945 and attended Beechwood Primary School and then Itchen Grammar.
After attending Itchen Sixth Form she started work as a receptionist and shorthand typist for a solicitors.
They encouraged her to take legal qualifications, and she became a domestic conveyancer.
She worked as a commercial conveyancer in London for a few years and worked in Lymington, where she met her husband, David in 1985. They settled in West End.
Janice said: “I am very excited about being Mayor of Eastleigh. I have enjoyed being Deputy Mayor and am looking forward to meeting more people around the Borough and seeing the great work going on in our community.”
Janice has chosen Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance, Chandler’s Ford Stroke Support Group and Eastleigh Citizens Advice Carers Project as her charities for the year.