Committees & Dates

COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP – Municipal Year 2025/26

The following committee allocation reflects political balance on the Council.

Allotments Committee

  • Councillor Simon Pargeter ( Chair )
  • Councillor Katya Dray ( Vice Chair)
  • Councillor Mini Kaur Mangat
  • Councillor Cora-Laine Moynihan
  • Councillor Eva Harrison
  • Councillor Clare Bryan

Co-opted Members:
Railwayside: Mr P Gascoigne, Mr N Gascoigne, Ms B James
Cape Housing: Mrs S Exton, Peter Atkinson
Canalside: Simon Wilson, Alan Will
PEAS: Phil Borrill, Steve Poynter
Myton Green: Dave Barber
WHAS: Peter Lamb

Economic & Tourism Committee

  • Councillor Paul Wightman (Chair)
  • Councillor Katya Dray
  • Councillor Daniel Browne
  • Councillor Jim Sinnott (Vice Chair)
  • Councillor Mini Mangat
  • Councillor Oliver Jacques
  • Councillor Michael Edwards

Co-opted Members – Janet Baldry, Kate Bryan, Liz Healey, Tommy Williams, Jo Randall, Liam Bartlett & St. Mary's Church

Community & Cultural Committee

  • Councillor Daniel Browne
  • Councillor Simon Pargeter
  • Councillor Jim Sinnott
  • Councillor Katya Dray
  • Councillor Cora-Laine Moynihan (Vice Chair)
  • Councillor Eva Harrison
  • Councillor Oliver Jacques
  • Councillor Clare Bryan
  • Councillor Dave Skinner (Chair)

Co-opted Members – Bernadette Allen & Liz Holroyde

Finance & Policy Committee

  • Councillor Peter Murphy (Vice Chair)
  • Councillor Paul Wightman
  • Councillor Simon Pargeter
  • Councillor Dave Skinner
  • Councillor Jim Sinnott (Chair)
  • Councillor Kathleen Gorman
  • Councillor Daniel Browne

Plans Committee

  • Councillor Daniel Browne
  • Councillor Katya Dray
  • Councillor Oliver Jacques
  • Councillor Kathleen Gorman ( Vice Chair)
  • Councillor Cora-Laine Moynihan
  • Councillor Dave Skinner (Chair)

Schedule of Meetings for Municipal Year 2026/27

(All meetings start at 6.30pm unless otherwise stated)

Committee Meetings
Day Date Meeting
Monday 13/04/26

6pm start

Annual Town Meeting
Thursday 16/04/26 Community & Cultural
Thursday 23/04/26 Economic & Tourism
Monday 27/04/26 Allotments
Thursday 07/05/26 Plans
Thursday 14/05/26 Finance & Policy
Thursday 21/05/26 Mayor Making
Monday 01/06/26 Plans
Thursday 04/06/26 Finance & Policy
Thursday 11/06/26 Community & Cultural
Monday 22/06/26 Special Council
Thursday 25/06/26 Economic & Tourism
Monday 06/07/26 Plans
Monday 13/07/26 Allotments
Thursday 16/07/26 Full Council
Wednesday 05/08/26 Plans
Thursday 13/08/26 Finance & Policy
Wednesday 09/09/26 Plans
Thursday 10/09/26 Community & Cultural
Monday 21/09/26 Allotments & AGM at 7pm
Thursday 24/09/26 Economic & Tourism
Monday 05/10/26 Plans
Wednesday 07/10/26 Finance & Policy
Thursday 15/10/26 Full Council
Monday 02/11/26 Plans
Thursday 05/11/26 Community & Cultural
Monday 16/11/26 Allotments
Thursday 19/11/26 Economic & Tourism
Thursday 03/12/26 Plans
Thursday 17/12/26 Full Council
Wednesday 13/01/27 Plans
Thursday 14/01/27 Finance & Policy
Thursday 21/01/27 Special Council
Wednesday 03/02/27 Plans
Thursday 11/02/27 Community & Culture
Thursday 18/02/27 Economic & Tourism
Monday 22/02/27 Allotments
Monday 01/03/27 Plans
Thursday 11/03/27 Community & Culture
Thursday 25/03/27 Full Council
Thursday 01/04/27 Plans
Thursday 08/04/27 Community & Cultural
Monday 12/04/27

6pm start

Annual Town Meeting
Monday 26/04/27 Allotments
Thursday 29/04/27 Economic & Tourism
Wednesday 05/05/27 Finance & Policy
Monday 10/05/27 Plans
Thursday 13/05/27 Mayor making

 

Calendar of Meetings 2026-2027

To view the calendar of meetings from May 2026 until May 2027 please click here

How to Speak at a Town Council Meeting

You can find out how to speak at a Town Council meeting here: Public Speaking Leaflet 2023