23 Jan 2024
A local legend in the Cottonmill community has been immortalised in the name of a new road.
Jenny Huggard-Sena lived with her family in Holyrood Crescent, St Albans before passing away from lung cancer in 2020, aged just 53.
At the time her heartbroken husband Jose posted a tribute to his late wife on Facebook praising her as a “wonderful, amazing, caring, loving, thoughtful friend and a little bonkers sometimes wife and mother”.
One of her neighbours was Sharon Linney, founder of St Albans Action for Homeless, who said at the time: “Jenny was funny, vibrant and very positive right up until the end. She would share whatever she had with you.
“She was loved by everyone for her wonderful, caring, always smiling slightly bonkers personality.
“I will miss seeing her coming across the green with her pink or orange hair and her wellies. She loved her wellies. Cottonmill has lost a true legend and we shall all miss her so much.”
Now Jenny’s life is being celebrated with the opening of a new road bearing her name.
Jenny Lane, which is off Leyland Avenue, features a plaque reading: “Named after Jenny Huggard-Sena, a long-time resident and valued member of the Sopwell community.
“Jenny worked locally at the Sopwell Children’s Centre and Mandeville School, providing a safe space and support for local children and their mental health.
“She was a dear friend to many and is sorely missed.”
The naming ceremony takes place at 2pm on Saturday (January 27), and is open to all.
In an invitation to the local community, Sharon said: “Many of you will already have known Sopwell resident Jenny Huggard-Sena.
“Over the years Jenny worked as a receptionist at Mandeville School, then moved to Sopwell Children’s Centre before returning to Mandeville to became a teaching assistant.
“She set up the Holyrood Crescent Residents Facebook page was a founder member of the Cottonmill Community Improvement page. She was also heavily involved in campaigning for better service and support from CAMHS (Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services) and she herself offered local child mental health support to anyone who needed it. She and her husband were contributors to ‘Sopwell Memories’. She was also a very well known face around Cottonmill, friend to many and well loved resident.”
