Officers & Staff

Adam Keppel-Green FSLCC

Town Clerk and Responsible Financial Officer

Adam joined the Town Council in 2012, starting as the Deputy Town Clerk and Town Centre Manager and becoming Town Clerk in 2014. Adam is responsible for overseeing all council matters, developing strategy across all council activity and managing the council’s staff. As RFO Adam is also responsible for the management of the council’s finances.

Adam is a Fellow of the Society of Local Council Clerks and has obtained both CiLCA and the Communtiy Governance BA.

Bob Allen

Deputy Town Clerk

Bob joined the council in 2020, leading on the management of the council’s role as a planning consultee including monitoring of the Neighbourhood Plan. Bob oversees the management of the council’s assets and manages the council’s grounds and maintenance team.

Bob leads on projects such as delivering the Nature Action Plan and a range of other ad hoc projects.

Sandra Curties

Town Centre Manager

Sandra first started working at the council in 2017-2021 and after a short break returned as Town Centre Manager in 2022. Sandra’s role is to support the economic vitality of the town centre – working closely with the business community on initiatives to promote footfall, managing the Market Hall and promoting tourism.

Sandra works part time (32hrs): Monday- Thursday.

Jeanette Hine

Corporate Support Manager

Jeanette joined the Town Council in 2023, and in 2025 took on the new role of Corporate Support Manager. Jeanette supports Adam and Bob in their duties and delivers a number of projects for the council. She supports the day-to-day management of the council’s assets and manages the council office and administration function.

Jeanette works part time (30hrs): Monday to Thursday.

Laura Phillipson

Events Manager

Laura joined the Town Council in 2023, initially as Civic Events Officer and shortly progressing to this role where she  manages the council’s popular events programme and organises events including the three-day Knutsford Music Festival, Knutsford Pumpkin Path and Knutsford Christmas Weekend. Laura also works with external event organisers in the town to facilitate other events in Knutsford.

Laura works part time (24hrs): Monday, Tuesday and Thursday.

Laura Anderson

Tourism and Marketing Officer

Laura joined the council in 2023. Her role includes supporting Sandra with the promotion of Knutsford as a visitor destination and initiatives which promote tourism and footfall to the town centre. Laura also leads on the marketing of events, initiatives and services such as the Market Hall and Taste Knutsford.

Laura works part time (21hrs): Tuesday to Friday

Lauren Atkinson

Marketing Assistant

Lauren joined the council in April 2025 and works with Laura A to deliver engaging marketing activity to promote Knutsford. This includes working with our Discover Knutsford place brand to promote Knutsford and supporting the marketing of the Market Hall and our events.

Gemma works part time (20 hrs): Monday, Tuesday and Friday.

Karen Billington

Administration Assistant

Karen joined the council in 2022 and provides support across a number of the council’s services. Karen provides a welcome to visitors and callers at the Council Offices and supports other officers in a range of duties.

Karen works part time (12hrs): Monday to Wednesday.

Lucy Fox

Community Engagement Officer

Lucy joined the council in April 2025 in this new role. Lucy’s role is to help deliver the council’s engagement with the community, including regular e-newsletters, maintaining noticeboards and engaging with and supporting our community organisations. Lucy will also help deliver community projects and develop volunteering opportunities.

Lucy works part time (20 hrs): Monday-Wednesday and Friday.

Gemma Jackson

Civic Events Officer

Gemma joined the council in September 2023 and works with the Town Mayor to plan a programme of charitable fundraising events for the Mayor’s chosen charities. Gemma coordinates mayoral invitations and organises the council’s civic events including Remembrance Sunday and the Crib Service.

Gemma works part time (17 hrs): Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

Alex Molloy

Events Officer

Alex joined the council in September 2023 and works with Laura to deliver the council’s events programme, working on events such as the Music Festival, Pumpkin Path and Christmas Market.

Alex works part time (21hrs): Tuesday to Thursday. 

Georgia Padfield

Administration and Support Officer

Georgia joined the council in April 2025 and provides support across the full range of council services, from burial administration to Taste Knutsford tours. Georgia provides a welcome to visitors and callers to the Council Offices, supports the financial administration of the council including debtor management and generally helps the rest of the team work efficiently.

Bob Garner

Town Ranger

Fergal Owens

Cemetery Groundskeeper