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.

Becci Mees

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

Leisure Services Supervisor

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.

Devon Oldknow

Civic Centre Supervisor

In her spare time, Devon loves to travel, and she particularly loves Cyprus, for its culture and friendly people. She also has a passion for classic fast cars, especially the Ford Mustang.

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. He also brought the first Sci-fi convention to Trowbridge which is now in its third year.

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

Client and Projects Co-Ordinator

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.

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.

Steve Aslett

Venues Assistant

Steve has a love for karaoke and watching wrestling. He also loves comedy with his favorite comedian being Norman Wisdom.

David Birks

Museum Manager

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

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.

Trish Carpenter

Council Secretary

Semi-retirement now allows me to travel to London regularly to visit my twin grandchildren. Locally I love walking, especially around our lovely park and Biss Meadows, cycling along the canal, and planning holidays abroad – of course Trowbridge Ted comes too!!

Aaron Cockerill

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.

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 Adviser

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

Sammi Dicks

Apprentice Sports Coach

Sally Dicks

Community Play Worker

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

Mandi Edwards

Community Play Worker

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!

Mike Holden

Customer Service Advisor

Mike enjoys travelling, and has visited over thirty different Greek islands. He is a member of TAOS Musical Theatre Group, and has played various roles, from pirates to preachers to President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Sean Horobin

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 regular performs with TAOS and The Trowbridge Players

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

 Sports Coach

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

Chelsey Murden

Apprentice 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 Resource and Business Administration Apprentice

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

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

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.

Elaine Perry

Finance Assistant/Administrator

Elaine likes to read especially anything that resembles ‘chick lit’ and loves listening to music.

Karen Reeves

Civic Centre Admin Officer

Karen and her family have a love of Andalusia in Spain which has led to discovery of the mountains, language and cuisine. When not catching the rays in a hammock, Karen is quite handy with a shovel and wheelbarrow!

Nikki Ritson

Learning and Outreach Officer

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 Coach

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

Conor Stevens

Sports Coach

Conor enjoys indulging in his guilty pleasure of watching Jamie Oliver cookery shows in his spare time!

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

Apprentice 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!