[citation needed] She worked as a senior secretary at P&O in the City until she married Edwin Swain, a motorcycle shop owner,[2] in 1958.

This 1962 upset led the male-dominated world of motorcycle racing to revoke her international licence via the introduction of a minimum weight limit which she could not meet, due to the perception of the sport being too dangerous for women, and the resulting ban on female entrants persisted until Hilary Musson competed in 1978.

Her average speed was 48.3 mph after her bike lost top gear (of the three-speed transmission) on the second lap.

[9] This was the first time a 50cc event had been included in the Island's programme as from 1962 the class carried World Championship points.

[4] She retired to Woodford, Essex, and later Epping, becoming secretary to WI local branches of the Women's Institute and helping organise meals on wheels for the elderly.