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
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.
Juliet Weimar
Head of Service
Resources and Venues
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 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 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
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.
Aaron Seviour
Active Trowbridge Manager
Aaron Seviour
Active Trowbridge Manager
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.
Varsha Rickitt
Resources Manager
Varsha Rickitt
Resources Manager
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.
Paul Weimar
Civic Manager
Paul Weimar
Civic 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.
Becci Knight
Civic Assistant Manager
Becci Knight
Civic 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 Casserly
Active Trowbridge Coach Development Officer
Adam is an Arsenal fan and plays for Heytesbury FC. He is the Head of Football Development for FC Wiltshire and enjoys spending time with family and friends, playing football and watching films. He also worked for a major tour operator for some years in Turkey, Portugal, Greece, the Canary Islands, and Egypt.
Oli Castleman
Civic Supervisor
Oli Castleman
Civic 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.
Sergio Ely
Civic Supervisor
Sergio Ely
Civic Supervisor
A little about myself I love traveling, and if I’m not working you can find me in the gym almost daily or at home spending quality time with my wife and puppy. I’m a massive foodie and enjoy sampling all different types of cuisine from around the world.
Chloe Holtom
Civic Supervisor
Chloe Holtom
Civic Supervisor
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.
Alessia Nava Scarpazza
Civic Supervisor
Alessia Nava Scarpazza
Civic Supervisor
As a true Italian I love to eat good food and my favourite dish is risotto in any form. I enjoy learning new languages and I currently speak three.
During my spare time I like spending time with my partner, friends and l like to go to outdoor gigs.
Carl Ivin-Maddox
Neighbourhood Services Officer
Carl Ivin-Maddox
Neighbourhood Services Officer
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.
Don’t have a good day, have a great day.
Richard Rees
Active Trowbridge Supervisor
Richard Rees
Active Trowbridge 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.
Jasmine Todd
Healthier Communities Co-Ordinator
Jasmine Todd
Healthier Communities Co-Ordinator
Jasmine enjoys spending time with family and friends, walking her dogs and going to the gym.
Matt Abreu
Community Sports Coach
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!
Andrea Bartlett
Museum Retail & Income Generation Officer
Andrea Bartlett
Museum Retail & Income Generation Officer
Andrea has a passion and great interest for textiles, clothes, arts and crafts, and enjoys making and creating things. She also loves a good story and enjoys reading especially social history, biographies and fiction.
David Birks
Learning and Outreach Officer
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.
Sharon Bull
Event Bookings & Administration Officer
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.
Beatrice Bush
Museum Apprentice
Beatrice Bush
Museum Apprentice
Beatrice enjoys cycling and making small needle-felted creatures. She loves going on family trips at home and abroad and discovering new museums in different cities. Her ambition is to visit the Miffy Museum in Utrecht.
Christina Connor
Leisure Services Admin. Officer
Christina Connor
Leisure Services Admin. Officer
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.
Kathy Davies
Museum Assistant
Kathy Davies
Museum Assistant
Kathy has a particular interest in social history and everything to do with spinning, weaving and dyeing.
She loves spending time with her family, and originally coming from London, she loves being out in the Wiltshire countryside.
Jack Davies
Community Sports Coach
Jack Davies
Community Sports Coach
Jack’s interests outside of work include rugby and playing darts for a local pub league. Jack plays rugby currently for Trowbridge RFC 1st team and has representative honours with Bath Academy and Dorset and Wiltshire.
Ben Deadman
Customer Service Advisor
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.
Sally Dicks
Community Play Worker
Sally Dicks
Community Play Worker
Sally enjoys spending time with family and friends, going on walks and listening to a wide range of music.
Graham Drewett
Head Grounds Operative
Graham Drewett
Head Grounds Operative
Graham is an avid fan of moto GP and is a big fan of Valentino Rossi.
Joe Farnham
Community Sports Coach
Joe Farnham
Community Sports Coach
Joe previously worked as a vehicle technician however he wanted to step into the fitness industry and follow a personal passion to a career in fitness. In his spare time, Joe enjoys working out, watching and participating in Boxing and MMA, Socialising with friends, playing darts and travelling / exploring new places.
Linda Goodenough
Finance Officer
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
Laura Grey
Customer Service Advisor
Laura can often be found in the kitchen creating lots of yummy treats and bakes with her son, who is her trusty helper (and harshest critic). When the wooden spoons are put down, she can be found exploring new places to keep her sous chef occupied and happy! Fun fact: Laura can list multiple places for a Gruffalo hunt!
Jenna Grieve
Resources Assistant
Jenna Grieve
Resources Assistant
A Trowbridge girl at heart, Jenna enjoys holidaying in Devon or Cornwall with her family, and her favourite meal is barbecue ribs.
Sean Horobin
Community Sports Coach
Sean Horobin
Community Sports Coach
Sean’s favourite sports are football, street surfing and cricket. Sean supports Manchester United.
Zoe Jefferies
Customer Service Advisor
Zoe Jefferies
Customer Service Advisor
Zoe is mum to two teenage boys, and has helped her husband run their family business over the past 16 years, In her spare time Zoe enjoys Travelling, Art and walking her Pug.
Chloe Johnson
Community Play Worker
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.
Paige Jones
Apprenticeship at Active Trowbridge
Paige Jones
Apprenticeship at Active Trowbridge
Paige joined Active Trowbridge in January 2022 as an Apprentice sports coach. Paige has a background in athletics having competed in 1500m and cross country. Netball is Paige’s preferred the sport she enjoys taking part in the most and is qualified to lead on. In her spare time Paige enjoys long walks and exploring.
Conor Martin
Apprenticeship at Active Trowbridge
Conor Martin
Apprenticeship at Active Trowbridge
Conor began his apprenticeship at Active Trowbridge in January 2022. Conor is former rugby player for Melksham and he also used to play Football for Bristol Rovers youth team.
Conor’s favourite food is a roast dinner and in his spare time enjoy playing golf.
Matt Morris
Community Sports Coach
Matt Morris
Community Sports Coach
Matt in his spare time enjoys sharing a pizza with friends, and would like to learn to fly fish.
Brett Partner
Community Sports Coach
Brett Partner
Community Sports Coach
Brett’s hobbies include football, golf and spending time with his family. Brett is married to his beautiful wife, Charlotte and has a Labrador puppy called Harper.
Hannah Randall
Museum Assistant
Hannah Randall
Museum Assistant
Hannah is an avid crafter who loves to crochet, sew and enjoys naturally dyeing her own wool. Growing up in Gibraltar has given Hannah a passion for history and she loves to spend free time exploring historic sites and old churches – the older the better!
Nikki Ritson
Collections and Exhibitions Officer
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!
Craig Robbins
Community Sports Coach
Craig Robbins
Community Sports Coach
Craig joined Active Trowbridge in January 2020 as a Community Sports Coach, Craig’s favourite sports are football and rugby, however he is keen to develop his knowledge further in a variety of sports. He has played football for Wiltshire Football Academy since 2017 while earning his level 3 BTEC in sports development. Craig is a Liverpool football fan.
Harry Rutty
Community Sports Coach
Harry Rutty
Community Sports Coach
Harry in final year of his university course studying for a BSc in Applied Sports Science. Outside of work and study commitments, Harry enjoys going to the gym and playing football, currently playing for Bradford Town.
Georgia Shanahan
Accountancy Officer
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.
Victoria Spriggs
Community Events Officer
Victoria Spriggs
Community Events 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 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
Harriet Tate
Community Sports Coach
In her spare time, Harriet enjoys dance classes and spending time with family and friends.
Louisa Van Zalinge
Customer Service Advisor
Louisa Van Zalinge
Customer Service Advisor
Alison-Nina Ward
Council Secretary/Town Development
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
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!
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