Council Staff
- Allison Burton - Town Clerk/ Responsible Financial Officer
- General Assistant
- Land & Communities Officer
Responsible for: Allotments & Grazing Land, High Meadow, Town Regeneration, Horticulture & Community, Services Committee. Maison Dieu House & War Memorial, IT Support, Finance Support, Planning Committee. Deputy to the Town Clerk - 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:
Civic & Special Projects Committee
Chairperson – Cllr Rebecca Sawbridge
Vice-Chairperson – Cllr Graham Wanstall
- Councillor Andy Calder
- Councillor Anuj Bedi
- Councillor Edward Biggs
- Councillor Gordon Cowan
- Councillor Graham R. Wanstall
- Councillor James Defriend
- Councillor Janet Kember
- Councillor John Bird
- Councillor John Lamoon
- Councillor Martin Bradley
- Councillor Mrs Gilda Wanstall
- Councillor Nick Shread
- Councillor Nigel Collor
- Councillor Pamela Brivio
- Councillor Paul Verrill
- Councillor Peter Collins
- Councillor Rebecca Sawbridge
- Councillor Susan Jones (Town Mayor & Speaker of the Cinque Ports)
Finance & General Purposes
Chairperson – Cllr John Lamoon
Vice-Chairperson – Cllr Nigel Collor
- Councillor Andy Calder
- Councillor Anuj Bedi
- Councillor Edward Biggs
- Councillor Gordon Cowan
- Councillor Graham R. Wanstall
- Councillor James Defriend
- Councillor Janet Kember
- Councillor John Bird
- Councillor John Lamoon
- Councillor Martin Bradley
- Councillor Mrs Gilda Wanstall
- Councillor Nick Shread
- Councillor Nigel Collor
- Councillor Pamela Brivio
- Councillor Paul Verrill
- Councillor Peter Collins
- Councillor Rebecca Sawbridge
- Councillor Susan Jones (Town Mayor & Speaker of the Cinque Ports)
Community & Services Committee
Chairperson – Cllr Nigel Collor
Vice-Chairperson – Cllr James Defriend
- Councillor Andy Calder
- Councillor Anuj Bedi
- Councillor Edward Biggs
- Councillor Gordon Cowan
- Councillor Graham R. Wanstall
- Councillor James Defriend
- Councillor Janet Kember
- Councillor John Bird
- Councillor John Lamoon
- Councillor Martin Bradley
- Councillor Mrs Gilda Wanstall
- Councillor Nick Shread
- Councillor Nigel Collor
- Councillor Pamela Brivio
- Councillor Paul Verrill
- Councillor Peter Collins
- Councillor Rebecca Sawbridge
- Councillor Susan Jones (Town Mayor & Speaker of the Cinque Ports)
Planning Committee
Chairperson – Cllr Andy Calder
Vice-Chairperson – Cllr Martin Bradley
- Councillor Andy Calder
- Councillor Anuj Bedi
- Councillor Edward Biggs
- Councillor Gordon Cowan
- Councillor Graham R. Wanstall
- Councillor James Defriend
- Councillor Janet Kember
- Councillor John Bird
- Councillor John Lamoon
- Councillor Martin Bradley
- Councillor Mrs Gilda Wanstall
- Councillor Nick Shread
- Councillor Nigel Collor
- Councillor Pamela Brivio
- Councillor Paul Verrill
- Councillor Peter Collins
- Councillor Rebecca Sawbridge
- Councillor Susan Jones (Town Mayor & Speaker of the Cinque Ports)
Representation on External Bodies
The Council may appoint representatives to external bodies. The Current (2023-24) Council representatives can be found here: External Representaitives 2023-24