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.
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.