Your Council

Council Staff

• Allison Burton - Town Clerk
• Customer Events Team Leader
  Responsible for: Pencester Pavilion, HR Support, Town & Civic Events & Internal Affairs Committee.
• General Assistant
• Land & Communities Officer
  Responsible for: High Meadow, Town Regeneration, Horticulture, External Affairs Committee, Finance Support, Planning Committee & Deputy to the Town Clerk.
• Project Officer 1
  Responsible for: IT Support, Town & Civic Events Support & Project Support.
• Project Officer 2
  Responsible for: Allotments, Maison Dieu House & War Memorial Support & Responsible Financial Officer.
• Secretary to the Council
  Responsible for: Mayoralty, Full Town Council Meetings, Freedom of information.
• Town Sergeant

The Council and its Committees

To see our committees and which councillor serves on each, see below:

External Affairs Committee

Chairperson – Cllr

Vice-Chairperson – Cllr

• Councillor Andy Calder
• Councillor Anuj Bedi
• Councillor Bekah Dawes (Town Mayor)
• Councillor Edward Biggs
• Councillor Gordon Cowan
• Councillor Janet Kember
• Councillor John Bird
• Councillor John Lamoon
• Councillor Nick Shread
• Councillor Nigel Collor
• Councillor Pamela Brivio
• Councillor Paul Verrill
• Councillor Rebecca Sawbridge
• Councillor Simon Odell
• Councillor Susan Jones

Internal Affairs Committee

Chairperson – Cllr

Vice-Chairperson – Cllr

• Councillor Anuj Bedi
• Councillor Bekah Dawes (Town Mayor)
• Councillor Edward Biggs
• Councillor Gordon Cowan
• Councillor Janet Kember
• Councillor John Bird
• Councillor John Lamoon
• Councillor Nick Shread
• Councillor Nigel Collor
• Councillor Pamela Brivio
• Councillor Paul Verrill
• Councillor Rebecca Sawbridge
• Councillor Simon Odell

Planning Committee

Chairperson – Cllr

Vice-Chairperson – Cllr

• Councillor Andy Calder
• Councillor Anuj Bedi
• Councillor Bekah Dawes (Town Mayor)
• Councillor Edward Biggs
• Councillor Gordon Cowan
• Councillor Janet Kember
• Councillor John Bird
• Councillor John Lamoon
• Councillor Nick Shread
• Councillor Nigel Collor
• Councillor Paul Verrill
• Councillor Rebecca Sawbridge
• Councillor Simon Odell

Representation on External Bodies

The Council may appoint representatives to external bodies.  The Current (2025-26) Council representatives can be found here: External Representaitives 2025-26