New Parish Clerk and Responsible Finance Officer
New Parish Clerk and Responsible Finance Officer at Ansford Parish Council
Published: 4 January 2025
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.