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 10th May 2022, Councillor Cheryl Kirby was elected as Mayor and Chair of Yate Town Council, with the position of Vice Chair and Deputy Town Mayor going to Councillor Ben Nutland.


Councillor Kirby stated:-
“I would like to thank Councillor Karl Tomasin for his 3 years of service as Mayor and Chair of Yate Town Council, and I would also like to thank my fellow council members for their support and for their help during my time, so far, as a Yate Town Councillor. As Chair and Mayor of Yate Town Council, I now look forward to the future and to representing the residents of Yate, to support, encourage and promote their achievements within our community.”
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
62 Wiltshire Avenue, Yate, Bristol BS37 7UG
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 881415
11 Lydbrook Close,
Yate, Bristol
BS37 4HS
Cheryl Kirby – MAYOR
01454 856495
213 Dovecote,
Yate, Bristol,
BS37 4PF
Councillors for Yate North Ward
Ray Perry
01454 821599
14 Tyndale Avenue,
Yate, Bristol
BS37 5EU
Sandra Emms
01454 314139
42 Clayfield,
Yate, Bristol
BS37 7HU
Ben Nutland –
Deputy Mayor
07596338096
58 Dorset Way,
Yate, Bristol
BS37 7SP
Jane Price
25 The Brake
Yate, Bristol
BS37 7QW
Chris Willmore
01454 882356
3 Churchfarm Close,
Yate, Bristol
BS37 5BZ
Mike Drew
01454 882356
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
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 866506 |
Service Support Team
You can email individual council staff here.
Service Support Manager | Julia Alden | 01454 866506 |
Service Support Officer | Lucy Bennett | 01454 866506 |
Lead Service Support Assistant | Karen Harris | 01454 866508 |
Service Support Assistant | Rachel Evans | 01454 866506 |
Office Apprentice | Emily Clark | 01454 866506 |
Community Engagement Assistant | Alona Dubinko | 01454 866506 |
Finance Team
You can email individual council staff here.
Responsible Finance Officer & Finance Manager | Paul Carroll | 01454 866507 |
Deputy Responsible Finance Officer | Catherine Demmery | 01454 866507 |
Finance Assistant | Julie Westcott | 01454 866251 |
Finance Assistant | Becky Gunter | 01454 866251 |
Finance Assistant | Sue Horner | 01454 866251 |
Estates Team
Estates Manager | Phil Jones |
Estates Supervisor | Rob Noble |
Community Support Assistant | Lynn Jephtha |
Lead Estates Person | Tom Edge |
Estates Person | Adam Hill |
Estates Person | Tim Goodfield |
Estates Person | Luke Firstbrook |
Estates Person | Vacancy |
Estates Apprentice | Liam Palmer |
Estates Site Cleaner | Nigel Slade |
Estates Site Cleaner | Shaun Jankovic |
Resident Caretaker – Poole Court | Tom Kott |
Estates Weekend Caretaker | Vacancy |
Community Projects Team
You can email individual council staff here.
Community Projects Manager | Leah Collier | 01454 866506 |
Community Projects Officer | Vacancy (mat leave) | 01454 866506 |
Community Projects Assistant | Hannah Thomas | 01454 866506 |
Yate Heritage Centre Staff
You can email individual council staff here.
Community Heritage Officer | David Hardill | 01454 862200 |
Heritage Education Assistant | Hannah Frost | 01454 862200 |
Armadillo Youth Cafe and Venue Staff
To contact the Armadillo please call 01454 869441 or email info@yatearmadillo.co.uk
Venues Operations Officer | Carene Whiting-Hays |
Assistant Venue Operations Officer | Stephanie Thorne |
Senior Youth Co-ordinator | Kasie Niblett |
Youth Co-ordinator | Rakhesh Kaur |
Venue Assistant | Kelly Rogers |
Venue Assistant | Holly Payne |
Venue Assistant | Georgia Andrews |
Venue Assistant | Kian Langley |
Venue Assistant | Suzanne Carter |
Venue Assistant | Lucie Lonsdale |
Venue Assistant | Bethany Edwards-Coomber |
Venue Assistant | Keiran Morton |
Office Apprentice | Kezi Cerrone |