Councillors meet regularly to agree policies and make important decisions. Some decisions can only be made at a meeting of the full Town Council (for example, setting the share of the Council Tax, known as “the precept”). Others decisions can be made by committees. Day-to-day decisions are usually made by the Town Clerk and other Council Officers.

In addition, the Town Council has formed 4 Committees to oversee different aspects of the Council’s affairs. These Committees meet regularly.

Each Committee has ‘terms of reference’ which describe the types of Council business that can be discussed at meetings and what matters it can make decisions about.

Asset Management & Open Spaces Committee

  • Cllr Paul Bicknell (Chair)
  • Cllr Gaz Richardson (Vice Chair)
  • Cllr Alex Clifton
  • Cllr Anne Winstanley
  • Cllr Ben Jones
  • Cllr Simon Payne
  • Cllr Lloyd Sheppard
  • Cllr Eleanor Barwick
  • Cllr Dan Eastham
  • Cllr Austen Petty
  • Cllr Michael Johnson
  • Cllr Mark Harding
  • Terms of Reference

Personnel Committee

  • Cllr Tanya Park (Chair)
  • Cllr Anne Winstanley (Vice Chair)
  • Cllr Alex Clifton
  • Cllr Gaz Richardson
  • Cllr Peter Barret
  • Cllr Ramesh Sharma
  • Cllr Priya Varadharajan
  • Terms of Reference

Planning & Highways Committee

  • Cllr Simon Payne (Chair)
  • Cllr Ben Jones
  • Cllr John Tapscott (Vice Chair)
  • Cllr Mark Nuttall
  • Cllr Ramesh Sharma
  • Cllr Michael Johnson
  • Cllr Mark Harding
  • Terms of Reference

Policy & Finance Committee

  • Cllr Alex Clifton (Chair)
  • Cllr Tanya Park (Vice Chair)
  • Cllr Janice Bassett
  • Cllr Janice Anderson
  • Cllr Paul Bicknell
  • Cllr Peter Barrett
  • Cllr Priya Varadharajan
  • Cllr Ramesh Sharma
  • Cllr Henry Quinn
  • Cllr Austen Petty
  • Terms of Reference