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Ramsgate Town Council Structure

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Ramsgate Town Council has four committees and four working groups, which meet regularly to discuss business, as well as the Full Council meetings. Click the link below to download the latest Calendar of Meetings.

Calendar of Meetings 2026-27

The committees are as follows: Asset Management, Finance & General Purposes, Planning & Infrastructure and Town Promotion. Listed below are the committees, their chairs, their clerk and their responsibilities.

Full Council
Chair: Councillor Stephen Albon
Vice Chair: Councillor Anne-Marie Nixey
Clerk: Laura Fidler, Town Clerk & RFO
Membership: All Councillors
Terms of Reference: General Rules for Committees
  • Election for Chair of Council
  • Election for Vice Chair of Council
  • Election for Mayor of Ramsgate
  • Election for Deputy Mayor of Ramsgate
  • Agreement of Committee Structures
  • Civic Assets
  • Civic Matters
  • Councillor Attendance Matters
  • Councillor Ward Community Funding
  • Events Funding
  • Ramsgate Funding
  • Public Engagement Meetings

Asset Management Committee
Chair: Councillor Anne-Marie Nixey
Vice Chair: Councillor Stephen Albon
Clerk: Laura Fidler, Town Clerk & RFO
Membership: All Councillors
Terms of Reference: Asset Management Committee
  • Allotments
  • Charlotte Court
  • Montefiore Woodland
  • Radford House
  • Technician's Depot
  • The Custom House

Finance & General Purposes Committee
Chair: Councillor David Green
Vice Chair: Councillor Jane Hetherington
Clerk: Laura Fidler, Town Clerk & RFO
Membership:
Councillor Barbara Young
Councillor David Green
Councillor Helen Crittenden
Councillor Jane Hetherington
Councillor Jim Driver
Councillor Laurie Hudson
Councillor Pat Makinson
Councillor Stephen Albon
Councillor Tricia Austin
Terms of Reference: Finance & General Purposes Committee
  • Administration and Democracy
  • Budget Allocations
  • Climate Change Emergency
  • Council Accounts
  • Council Audits (Internal and External)
  • Markets
  • Staffing Matters and Contractors

Planning & Infrastructure Committee
Chair: Councillor Pat Makinson
Vice Chair: Councillor Stephen Albon
Clerk: Dean Williams, Deputy Town Clerk & Compliance Officer
Membership:
Councillor Anne-Marie Nixey
Councillor Becky Wing
Councillor Jane Hetherington
Councillor Pat Makinson
Councillor Stephen Albon
Councillor Trevor Shonk
Councillor Tricia Austin
Terms of Reference: Planning & Infrastructure Committee
  • Highway Improvement Plan
  • Neighbourhood Plan
  • Statutory Consultee for Planning Applications from TDC and KCC
  • Other Consultations received from TDC and KCC

Town Promotion Committee
Chair: Councillor Helen Crittenden
Vice Chair: Councillor Corinna Huxley
Clerk: Rebekah Smith, Town Centre and Tourism Manager
Membership:
Councillor Anne-Marie Nixey
Councillor Corinna Huxley
Councillor Helen Crittenden
Councillor Pat Moore
Councillor Raushan Ara
Councillor Stephen Albon
Councillor Tony Ovenden
Terms of Reference: Town Promotion Committee
  • Active Ramsgate
  • Community Ad Magazine
  • Decorative Lighting
  • Organise Events within the Town
  • Ramsgate Town Websites
  • Town Improvements (Palms etc)
  • Town Promotion
  • Visitor Information Centre
  • Work with Visit Kent and TDC Tourism


The working groups are as follows: Active Ramsgate, Climate Change Task Group, Grant Scrutiny and Town Enhancement. Listed below are the working groups, their chairs, their clerk and their responsibilities.

Active Ramsgate Working Group
(Reports to Town Promotion Committee)
Chair: Councillor Helen Crittenden
Vice Chair: Councillor Corinna Huxley
Clerk: Rebekah Smith, Town Centre and Tourism Manager
Membership:
Councillor Corinna Huxley
Councillor Helen Crittenden
Councillor Tony Ovenden
Representative from Thanet Tourism
Rebekah Smith, Town Centre and Tourism Manager
Gemma Dempsey, Visit Ramsgate Project Manager
Katie Kelley, Marketing and Communications Officer
Terms of Reference: Active Ramsgate Working Group
  • Increase the economic benefits accruing from tourism in Ramsgate
  • Promotion of Active Tourism initiatives, linking the town to the countryside
  • Achieve health, well-being and leisure gains for the local community and tourists

Climate Change Task Group
(Reports to Finance & General Purposes Committee)
Chair: Councillor Tricia Austin
Vice Chair: Councillor Tony Ovenden
Clerk: Dean Williams, Deputy Town Clerk & Compliance Officer
Membership:
All Councillors
Members of the Public
Terms of Reference: Climate Change Task Group
  • Prioritise the aims and objectives of the Climate Change Emergency
  • To influence, facilitate, communicate and carry out projects that will result in a lower carbon footprint for the Ramsgate parish area

Grant Scrutiny Working Group
(Reports to Full Council)
Chair: Not Applicable
Vice Chair: Not Applicable
Clerk:Dean Williams, Deputy Town Clerk & Compliance Officer
Membership:
Councillor Anne-Marie Nixey
Councillor Jane Hetherington
Councillor Laurie Hudson
Councillor Pat Moore
Terms of Reference: Grant Scrutiny Working Group
  • Scrutinise Funding applications and make recommendation to Full Council.

Town Enhancement Working Group
(Reports to Town Promotion Committee)
Chair: Councillor Helen Crittenden
Vice Chair: Councillor Corinna Huxley
Clerk: Rebekah Smith, Town Centre and Tourism Manager
Membership:
Councillor Corinna Huxley
Councillor Helen Crittenden
Councillor Raushan Ara
Maxine Morgan, Technician Manager (Projects and Community)
Gary Mills, Technician Manager (HR and Health & Safety)
Rebekah Smith, Town Centre and Tourism Manager
Katie Kelley, Marketing and Communications Officer
Terms of Reference: Town Enhancement Working Group
  • Audit of all Open Spaces
  • Liaise with existing volunteer groups
  • Develop a support network
  • Improve environmental aesthetics of Ramsgate