Yate Town Council welcomes comments from the members of the public on any issue. You can either contact your local Councillor or Council Staff directly (contact details below), contact the Town Council, or attend a Full Council meeting and speak during the public participation session.
Mayor of Yate
At the Annual Town Council meeting held on Tuesday 14th May 2019, Councillor Karl Tomasin was elected as Mayor and Chair of Yate Town Council, with the position of Vice-Chair and Deputy Town Mayor passing to Councillor Cheryl Kirby.


Councillor Tomasin gave a vote of thanks to Councillor Ford for his excellent work and his great support of Yate during his time as Chair of Yate Town Council and Mayor of Yate.
Councillor Tomasin added “I consider it a great privilege that I have been elected to lead the council over the next couple of years.
I’m looking forward to the many challenges and new opportunities that may come along over the next few years. We currently have many projects which are at various stages of completion, which we are eager to move to a conclusion in order to benefit our residents.
Fortunately, I am not on my own and with the excellent and strong support from our staff, fellow councillors and the local community, together we can achieve this.”
Councillors
Yate Town Council has 17 elected members who represent the people of the town. All Town Councillors are governed by a Code of Conduct, which ensures that high standards are maintained.


Councillors for Yate Central Ward
You can contact any of the councillors below via the Council contact page.
John Emms
01454 314139
42 Clayfield,
Yate, Bristol
BS37 7HU
John Gawn
01454 880674
99 Stanshawe Crescent,
Yate, Bristol
BS37 4EF
John Serle
01454 312169
27 Goose Green,
Yate, Bristol
BS37 5BL
John Ford
01454 311632
13 Argyle Drive,
Yate, Bristol
BS37 5TZ
Margaret Marshall
01454 315750
18 Stanshawe Crescent,
Yate, Bristol
BS37 4EB
Penny Thoyts
01454 851520
5 Lydbrook Close,
Yate, Bristol,
BS37 4HS
Councillors for Yate South Ward
Tony Davis
01454 881495
11 Lydbrook Close,
Yate, Bristol
BS37 4HS
Cheryl Kirby – VICE
01454 856495
213 Dovecote,
Yate, Bristol,
BS37 4PF
Councillors for Yate North Ward
John Davis
01454 864412
22 Longford
Yate, Bristol
BS37 4HS
Sandra Emms
01454 314139
42 Clayfield,
Yate, Bristol
BS37 7HU
Ben Nutland
07596338096
58 Dorset Way,
Yate, Bristol
BS37 7SP
Jane Price
25 The Brake
Yate, Bristol
BS37 7QW
Chris Willmore
01454 311777
3 Churchfarm Close,
Yate, Bristol
BS37 5BZ
Mike Drew
01454 311777
3 Churchfarm Close,
Yate, Bristol
BS37 5BZ
Alan Monaghan
01454 881251
13 Homefield,
Yate, Bristol
BS37 5US
Wully Perks
01454 313907
46 Somerset Avenue,
Yate, Bristol
BS37 7SQ
Karl Tomasin – MAYOR
07828 984099
37 Chichester Way
Yate, Bristol
BS37 5TB
Council Staff
If you have any problems or enquiries which are relevant to Town Council staff, then our list of staff names, positions and contact details will help.
If the person you wish to contact does not have contact details published then please contact the Town Council here.
Many of Yate Town Council’s staff work from the town council office at Poole Court, Yate, there are also caretakers, estates people and cleaners who work across the town.
To view the Yate Town Council Staff Structure chart, please click here.
Town Clerk & Deputy Town Clerk
You can email the Town Clerk & Deputy Town Clerk directly via our contact form.
Town Clerk | Hayley Townsend | 01454 866510 |
Deputy Town Clerk | Julia Alden | 01454 866509 |
Service Support Team
You can email individual council staff here.
Service Support Manager | Julia Alden | 01454 866509 |
Service Support Officer | Vacancy | 01454 866506 |
Service Support Assistant | Karen Harris | 01454 866508 |
Service Support Assistant | Jeanette Cryer | 01454 866506 |
Office Apprentice | Kezi Cerrone | 01454 866506 |
Finance Team
You can email individual council staff here.
Responsible Finance Officer & Finance Manager | Paul Carroll | 01454 866510 |
Deputy Responsible Finance Officer | Catherine Demmery | 01454 866507 |
Finance Assistant | Julie Westcott | 01454 866511 |
Finance Assistant | Becky Gunter | 01454 866251 |
Finance Assistant | Vacancy | 01454 866251 |
Estates Team
Estates Manager | Phil Jones |
Estates Supervisor | Rob Noble |
Estates Person | Tom Edge |
Estates Person | Adam Hill |
Estates Person | Tim Goodfield |
Estates Person | Harry Thomas |
Estates Person | Joe Hackett |
Estates Apprentice | Luke Firstbrook |
Estates Site Cleaner | Nigel Slade |
Estates Site Cleaner | Shaun Jankovic |
Resident Caretaker – Poole Court | Tom Kott |
Community Projects Team
You can email individual council staff here.
Community Projects Manager | Leah Collier | 01454 866512 |
Community Projects Manager | Lori Ramsay | 01454 866512 |
Community Projects Officer | Sally Johnston | 01454 866512 |
Community Projects Apprentice | Ashleigh Porton | 01454 869441 |
Yate Heritage Centre Staff
You can email individual council staff here.
Community Heritage Officer | David Hardill | 01454862200 |
Heritage Education Assistant | Vacancy | 01454 862200 |
Armadillo Youth Cafe and Venue Staff
To contact the Armadillo please call 01454 869441 or email [email protected]
Venues Operations Officer | Carene Whiting-Hays |
Youth Officer | June Yeoman |
Venues Operations Assistant | Stephanie Thorne |
Venue Assistant | Kelly Rogers |
Youth Co-ordinator | Jodi Soper |
Youth Co-ordinator | Niall Farnan |
Venue Assistant | Jacqui Wardle |
Venue Assistant | Holly Payne |
Venue Assistant | Georgia Andrews |
Venue Assistant | Jo Lovell |
Venue Assistant | Suzanne Carter |
Venue Assistant | Kade Pogose |
Venue Assistant in Training | Vacancy |