Elizabeth retired in 1993 from running the IT Service at Newcastle University and moved permanently to the Lake District. She is a councillor on all three councils i.e. Town, District and County. It is as a County Councillor that she has joined the LAF.

Elizabeth has a keen interest in the countryside and has lead a Flora of the Fells walk.  She has been a Voluntary Ranger in the National Park for about 30 years and has helped with many tasks from litter sweeps to bridge repairs. Elizabeth is also a Footpath Secretary for the Ramblers Association and looks after path problems in the area round Keswick.