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Jen Higgins led one of the Manchester’s biggest PR firms with her partner<\/p>\n

16:02, 09 Sep 2025Updated 18:17, 09 Sep 2025<\/p>\n

Jen Higgins(Image: Carousel PR)<\/p>\n

A woman killed by a falling tree branch in south Manchester<\/a> has been named as Jen Higgins. The 49-year-old was the founder and joint managing director of PR firm Carousel.<\/p>\n

Officers attended Barlow Moor Road, at the junction with Stanton Avenue, in West Didsbury<\/a> on Saturday, August 30. Greater Manchester Police<\/a> said a woman tragically died at the scene despite the best efforts of emergency services.<\/p>\n

Manchester Coroners’ Court has now confirmed a file relating to Jennifer Higgins’ death has been received. She was known as Jen professionally and to friends and family.<\/p>\n

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Jen launched Northern Quarter-based firm Carousel in 2011. The company has worked with major local, national and international clients. She ran the business alongside husband Gawen Higgins, leading a team of more than 20 staff.<\/p>\n

In a statement, Jen’s family said: “The family of Jen Higgins are heartbroken to confirm she lost her life in a sudden and tragic accident.<\/p>\n

“She was a beloved wife, daughter, sister, daughter-in-law, and aunt – a vibrant and supportive friend to many; and a dynamic and widely respected member of the Manchester business community.<\/p>\n

\"JenJen Higgins, founder of Carousel PR(Image: Greater Manchester Business Week)<\/p>\n

“You will no doubt empathise with the deep and profound shock we are feeling at this moment and ask for privacy while we grieve. A further statement will be issued when we feel able.”<\/p>\n

Jen’s biography on the Carousel website reads: “Multi-tasker extraordinaire with an enviable contact list and a love of social media, Jen strives to stay on top of new trends and communication channels and is more passionate than ever about the industry.<\/p>\n

“A fan of live music and travel, Jen loves discovering new music and is lucky enough to be able to bring some of that passion into Carousel.”<\/p>\n

An inquest into Jen’s death is due to open at Manchester Coroners’ Court on September 23. Bouquets of flowers were left at the scene following the tragedy.<\/p>\n

\"FlowersFlowers left for Jen at the scene(Image: Manchester Evening News)<\/p>\n

They included a bunch from her colleagues, containing the message: “Thank you for always being our inspiration.<\/p>\n

“We will miss you dearly. Love from, Your Team xxx”<\/p>\n

Under Jen’s leadership, Carousel worked with a host of major firms – including retailers, fashion labels, venues and festivals.<\/p>\n

Some of the brands to work with the firm include Selfridges, Printworks, Legoland, Everyman, Legal and General, Savills and People’s Postcode Lottery.<\/p>\n

The firm has won multiple awards over the last 14 years, including at the UK Content Awards 2024 and last year’s Top 50 PR Agencies.<\/p>\n

In an interview with the Manchester Evening News back in 2015<\/a>, Jen said: “We have a fantastic client portfolio and are lucky enough to work with clients and brands that we genuinely love and have a real passion for.<\/p>\n

“We have also been able to attract some great talent to the agency in recent years and have a brilliant team in place.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Jen Higgins led one of the Manchester’s biggest PR firms with her partner 16:02, 09 Sep 2025Updated 18:17,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":411200,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8813],"tags":[748,3041,393,4884,2465,8086,9158,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-411199","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-manchester","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-didsbury","10":"tag-england","11":"tag-great-britain","12":"tag-manchester","13":"tag-manchester-city-centre","14":"tag-northern-quarter","15":"tag-uk","16":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115175967034407050","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/411199","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=411199"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/411199\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/411200"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=411199"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=411199"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=411199"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}