Lance Allan

Town Clerk & Chief Executive

Lance is a keen cyclist. He cycled 800 miles across England in nine days in 2015 to visit all 23 Magna Carta Baron towns, as part of Trowbridge’s Magna carta 800th anniversary celebrations.

As the Chief Executive of the Town Council and its most senior officer, the Town Clerk works closely with the Council Leader, being responsible for strategy and policy, and making recommendations to the Council and the Policy & Resources Committee. The Council’s department heads and service managers report to the Town Clerk. The Town Clerk is also the Proper Officer of the Council, with responsibilities for advising the Council and signing documents on its behalf.

Hayley Bell

Head of Service

Leisure and Facilities

As a mother of two girls, Hayley is constantly busy with attending dance, ballet and swimming lessons! She enjoys going to the gym, cinema, theatre and spending time with her family and friends.

Clare Lyall

Head of Service

Cultural and Neighbourhoods

Clare’s favorite place to visit is the British Museum in London. When not visiting museums, Clare enjoys watching films. Her favourite film is 1985’s Room with a View, which she describes as visually beautiful.

Juliet Weimar 

Head of Service

Resources and Venues

Juliet loves to spend time walking her dog with her family. She enjoys cooking and loves to entertain. Her favourite place to visit is Los Angeles in California, although she loves the South of France too.

Karl Buckingham

Facilities Manager

Karl has many passions including country music and renovating classic VW vans in his workshop. We always enjoy seeing which spare parts come in the post for him – anything from seats to an engine!

Aby Cooper

Customer Services Manager

Aby loves to travel and her favourite country by far is Italy. At home, she enjoys spending time with her family and her little Yorkie, Bertie.

Hannah Lyddy

Museum Manager

History and archaeology have always been passions of Hannah’s and she likes nothing better than exploring a medieval castle or beautiful National Trust property at weekends, or taking long walks in the countryside with Maggie the Labrador.

Paul Weimar

Civic Centre Manager

Paul enjoys music production and is a very talented saxophone player. He also enjoys travelling, going out to dinner and entertaining with family and friends.

Beci Knights 

Civic Centre Assistant Manager

Becci likes to get creative in the kitchen baking cakes and sweet treats. She also enjoys running and likes to enter races to keep her focused on her fitness – but every now and then she enjoys a cheeky night out with friends

Adam Casserly

Active Trowbridge Coach Development Officer

Adam currently coaches for F.C. Wiltshire development. Adam is an Arsenal fan and plays for Corsham Town F.C. He enjoys spending time with family and friends, playing football and watching films.

Oli Castleman

Civic Centre Supervisor

Oli enjoys travelling, having spent time working on cruise ships and his favourite country is Peru – where his wife is from! He also likes to cook.

Ellen Ford

Civic Centre Supervisor

Ellen enjoys scuba diving in her spare time and hopes to expand her diving experiences as much as possible. She also enjoys using her spare time to stage-manage or work backstage with amateur dramatics groups.

Carl Ivin-Maddox

Neighbourhood Services Supervisor

Carl immerses himself in the world of sci-fi. He attends many conventions around the country, meeting various stars such as Steven Amell, Ron Perlman and Tom Baker.

Richard Rees

Deputy Leisure Services Supervisor

Richard’s favourite sports are rugby union and American Football, but he also follows football and supports Swansea City. When he has free time, Richard enjoys relaxing by playing his drum-kit.

Aaron Seviour

Commercial Development Officer

Aaron’s favourite sport is football and he is also a keen ten-pin bowler. Aaron supports Malaga C.F, although his English club is Grimsby Town. Outside of work, Aaron coaches Welton Rovers U18s.

Jasmine Todd

Senior Sports Coach

Jasmine enjoys spending time with family and friends, walking her dogs and going to the gym.

Matt Abreu

Community Sports Coach

Matt joined Active Trowbridge in 2019 on the back of several years coaching grassroots football and holds a UEFA B Qualification. Matt has experience in youth sports such as cricket and rugby and he joined the team to help children develop in a vast range of sports and to gain a love of sport the same way he did. Interesting fact  . . . Matt is a fully-trained hairdresser!

Marcus Almadi

Groundsman Operative

On weekends, Marcus likes to take his mountain bike to various trails around the UK, and also enjoys the occasional trip to nearby Shearwater Lake, where he enjoys fishing with his family.

Richard Alley

Museum Assistant

Richard is interested in history, especially military and anything Napoleonic. He enjoys nonfiction books and watching films. He also enjoys regular trips to Hong Kong, visiting family.

David Birks

Learning and Outreach Officer

David has a secret life as an artist and a sportsman in Bath. He is also married with two cats and a large collection of shark-themed ephemera.

Niall Bishop

Community Sports Coach

Niall currently plays for Trowbridge Rugby Club. In his spare time he likes to go to the gym. He also loves to watch a variety of sports.

Sharon Bull

Event Bookings & Administration Officer

Sharon loves finding interesting places to visit both at home and abroad, and is always planning her next holiday! At the weekends, she enjoys exploring beautiful National Trust gardens and properties and going for walks with her family and their rescue greyhound Max.

Trish Carpenter

Council Secretary

Semi-retirement now allows me the time to have my twin grandchildren, who live in London, come to stay during school holidays, and with the addition of another grandson in Trowbridge last year, my days off are regularly busy with childminding . . . Yet I love it! Locally I love walking, especially around our lovely park and Biss Meadows, cycling along the canal, and planning holidays abroad (when’s the next one?????) . . .

Aaron Cockerill

Community Sports Coach

Aaron’s favourite sports are football and cricket. Aaron is a Chelsea fan.

Christina Connor

Leisure Services Administrator

Christina is an active volunteer with girl guiding and the National Trust, and in her spare time enjoys baking, knitting and spending time with family and friends.

Edward Cooke

Apprentice Sports Coach

Ed joined the team in September 2019 as an apprentice. He has played for Chippenham Town Football Academy since 2017 where he studied for a BTEC Level 3 in Football. Ed currently plays for Trowbridge Town Football Club and is a Manchester United.

Stacy Curtis

Apprentice Community Sports Coach

Stacy Joined Active Trowbridge as an Apprentice Sports Coach in 2019 . Stacy enjoys spending free time with family and friends and especially walking her dog Wesley. Stacy is part of a majorette group and has competed for 10 years including competing at European Level.

Hanne Dahl

Collections and Exhibitions Officer

Hanne loves all things textile-related and is a keen weaver, spinner and dyer. She loves designing new weave patterns and volunteering with the Camphill Weave Group near Bristol.

Ben Deadman

Customer Service Advisor

In Ben’s spare time he likes to play pool in the local pool leagues around Wiltshire and also for the County and is now an organiser of the 6-a-side football leagues around Trowbridge and other towns. Ben also enjoys spending time with his friends and family.

Sammi Dicks

Community Sports Coach

Sammie joined the team in September 2017 as an Apprentice Sports Coach, and has spent the past two years completing her A-Levels, including science and sociology. In her spare time Sammie enjoys playing netball, going to the gym and spending time with her family.

Sally Dicks

Community Play Worker

Sally enjoys spending time with family and friends, going on walks and listening to a wide range of music.

Martha Drane

Community Sports Coach

Martha joined Active Trowbridge in November 2018 after spending the summer in America working at a multi sports day camp. In her spare time Martha enjoys performing arts, going to the gym and spending time with friends and family.

Sam Fuller

Community Sports Coach

Sam’s main passion is rugby but he loves learning about other sports and understanding how to coach them. Away from sport, Sam enjoys travelling and exploring different places. Sam also represents England playing for the national deaf rugby team.

Linda Goodenough

Finance Officer

Lin loves to travel at home and abroad especially if the sun’s out. She enjoys cooking, walking, swimming and Pilates. Her holiday reading choice has to be ‘chick lit’, and if it makes her laugh – even better!

Laura Grey

Customer Service Advisor

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Jason Henley

Community Sports Coach

Jason has worked for Active Trowbridge since 2007, when he began working with the sports team as voluntary work experience. He then worked as a casual coach until 2013 when he began working with Active Trowbridge full-time. Jason is now back for his second spell after working as a college lecturer. Jason’s favourite sport is football and is an Everton fan.

Mike Holden

Customer Service Advisor

Mike enjoys travelling, has visited over thirty different Greek islands, and later in 2019 will be visiting Chernobyl. He has performed with TAOS Musical Theatre Group and Trowbridge Players, in various roles, from pirates to preachers to President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Chloe Holtom

Events & Conferencing Assistant

Chloe enjoys listening to music and seeing her favourite bands in concert. She also loves spending time with her family, and at the weekends you’ll find her socialising with her friends.

Sean Horobin

Community Sports Coach

Sean’s favourite sports are football, street surfing and cricket. Sean supports Manchester United.

Chloe Johnson

Community Play Worker

Chloe has just completed a degree in Business Management at Bath University. In her spare time, Chloe enjoys dance and regularly performs in productions by TAOS Musical Theatre Group and Trowbridge Players.

Niamh Kyte

Facilities Business & Administration Apprentice

As a big sister to two brothers, Niamh spends a lot of her time avoiding playing football and computer games! She holds many qualifications in sailing, kayaking and rowing (Niamh is a coxswain), which shows her passion for water sports. Niamh also enjoys spending time with her  friends & family, especially going on walks with them and the pet dog, Rosie.

Imogen La Trobe

Civic Centre Venue Assistant

Imogen is a keen backpacker, spending as much time as possible travelling off-the-beaten-track places around the world. A big foodie and lover of wine, she also enjoys visiting music festivals. At the weekends, Imogen loves exploring historical sites.

Caitlin Leatham

Community Play Worker

In her spare time, Cait enjoys spending time with family, friends and her pets. Cait is also currently taking a sewing and dressmaking course at college.

Matt Morris

Community Sports Coach

Matt in his spare time enjoys sharing a pizza with friends, and would like to learn to fly fish.

Chelsey Murden

Community Sports Coach

Chelsey has recently completed her Level 2 in Early Years. In her spare time Chelsey enjoys going running, spending time with family and going to the gym.

Ellie Osborne

Human Resources Officer

Ellie is a history enthusiast who enjoys baking and cycling in her spare time. Ellie’s favourite place is Barcelona and she is hoping to visit Berlin sometime soon.

Nathan Owens

Community Sports Coach

Nathan’s favourite sport is football and he is a Manchester City fan. Nathan enjoys board games and reading comic books at the weekend.

Brett Partner

Community Sports Coach

Brett enjoys football, golf and go-karting. He also coaches at Bristol City Academy and is the manager at Chippenham Park FC in the Western League.

Varsha Rickitt

Finance Assistant

Varsha enjoys visiting National Trust properties and local museums. She also regularly gives up her spare time to act as a volunteer guide at the Lady Hungerford Almshouses in Corsham.

Nikki Ritson

Learning and Outreach Assistant

Nikki spends her free time indulging her love of animals – she’s cuddled a New Guinea singing dog, hand-fed a cheetah, and tickled a tapir!

Georgia Shanahan

Accountancy Officer

Georgia enjoys keeping active and often going swimming, running and dancing. She also loves to perform and has been in several productions from Les Miserables to The Jungle Book.

Sam Smith

Sports Participation and Coach Co-ordinator

Sam has recently completed his Level 2 NVQ in Football coaching and holds coaching awards in tennis, futsal, fencing and gymnastics.

Victoria Spriggs

Event Support & Administration Officer

Vicky enjoys spending time outdoors with her children and two springer spaniels – walking, camping and foraging.  She loves watching rugby and follows both Bath and Frome.  She likes restoring old furniture in her spare time and loves exploring flea markets and car boot sales to find a bargain.

Lin Stevens

Receptionist

Lin is young at heart and enjoys keeping up with her five grand-children aged between 5 and 16. She loves entertaining, and is a “mad keen” gardener, having entered Trowbridge in Bloom competitions in the past.

Harriet Tate

Community Sports Coach

In her spare time, Harriet enjoys dance classes and spending time with family and friends.

Alison-Nina Ward

Council Secretary/Town Development

Alison-Nina likes nothing more than being in her garden – whether digging, planting or relaxing on her patio, she is at her happiest. Alison-Nina is also a big Corrie fan and tries never to miss an episode.

Trowbridge Ted

Trowbridge Town Council Mascot

Ted loves being out in the community and runs plenty of activities throughout the year. If you see him around town, don’t be shy to ask for a picture!