New Parish Clerk and Responsible Finance Officer

At the start of December 2024 the Parish Council welcomed two new team members to the Parish Council

Mr Justin Robinson BA (Hons) MA – Locum Parish Clerk

Justin joins the Parish Council as the Locum Parish Clerk, meaning that he is filling in on a temporary basis while the council recruit a permanent parish clerk. Justin has decades of experience as a Town Councillor, many of them as the Chair/Mayor. He has also just finished a decade long stint as the Somerset Association of Local Councils CEO. Of late Justin has been locuming for a few councils in the west of England and has become a freelance council trainer.

Mr Simon Pritchard –  Responsible Finance Officer

Simon joins the Parish Council as the Responsible Finance Officer (RFO). Simon is an experienced local government officer and already serves another (£300k turnover) Somerset Council as Parish Clerk & RFO. Simon will modernise the way the accounts are managed, using sector specific software and will ensure a higher degrees of transparency by ensuring that all the information is published on the council’s website.