fˈɑːloʊɪŋ hˈɪksᵻz dᵻfˈiːt, ʃiː ɹˌiːloʊkˈeɪɾᵻd tə stɹˈætfɚdəpˌɑːnˈeɪvɑːn, wˌɛɹ ʃiː wʌz ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd baɪ ðə lˈoʊkəl kˈaʊnsəl tʊ ɐ ɹˈoʊl æz tˈaʊn sˈɛntɚ mˈænɪdʒɚ, ænd wʌz ɪnvˈɑːlvd ɪn plˈænz tə dɪvˈɛləp ðə tˈaʊnz bˈɛl kˈoːɹt ʃˈɑːpɪŋ sˈɛntɚ.
Following Hicks's defeat, she re-located to Stratford-upon-Avon, where she was appointed by the local council to a role as town centre manager, and was involved in plans to develop the town's Bell Court Shopping Centre.