Council Staff

The Town Council employs a small team of staff who work within the Town Clerk’s Office which is located at Todmorden Town Hall.

Naomi Crewe

Town Clerk & Responsible Financial Officer

Naomi joined Todmorden Town Council in February 2022 and is enjoying the new challenges which have come with this role and  supporting the community in Todmorden.

Naomi has held a range of operational/management positions in the private sector and the need to provide good service has always been the forfront focus in all of her roles. She  views this as very important for the residents of Todmorden in her role as Town Clerk & Responsible Financial Officer at Todmorden Town Council.

Naomi has also held various management positions in the public sector and in local government.  She joins us from  Colne Town Council, where she oversaw many services, including parks, play areas, events, allotments and many more.

Colin Hill

Project Manager

Colin has held a range of operational/management positions in the private sector in banking, electrical retail and marketing .Whether at the sharp end or at a head office, the need to provide good service has always been a key aspect of focus and is still important in his role as Project Manager with Todmorden Town Council.

Colin has held various management positions in the Public Sector at Borough Counci level covering Public Halls, Retail Markets, Town Centre Management, Head of Service Facilities Management and more recently CEO for Colne Town Council, where he oversaw an eightfold increase in turnover as a number of services were transferred from Pendle Borough Council.

Colin joined Todmorden Town Council in June 2019 as Town Clerk and Responsible Financial Officer and together with a new team of Susan and Nicola from the private sector, was able to us his 23 years in varied Public Sector positions to take the team forward in helping implement the business of the Town Council with great success.

Colin retired from the role of Town Clerk and RFO at the end of February 2022 but is staying with the Town Council for a little while to help with handover and to work on some outstanding projects before then helping the Town Council proposal as Sponsor for six Centre Vale Park projects to be funded by the Town Deal fund.

Susan Miles

Assistant Town Clerk

Susan joined the Town Council in October 2019 after recently moving to Todmorden. She is already passionate about Todmorden, its people/organisations, heritage and ‘Kindness’.   She has previously enjoyed a variety of management, administration and training/development roles in a diverse range of organisations, including the Open University, Bedfordshire Council, Leighton Buzzard Theatre, British Telecom and Central Government.  Susan is a Trustee of Age Concern Todmorden.

Nicola Pugh

Administration Officer

Nicola joined the Town Council in September 2019.  She moved to Todmorden in 2004 ago from Bethnal Green in London where she worked in events and project management roles for Burson-Marsteller and the Earls Court & Olympia Group.

Prior to joining the Town Council Nicola spent 14 years working in the renewable energy sector initially on the development of community renewable energy projects and latterly managing the planning/permitting side of medium/large wind energy projects.

Nicola loves living in Todmorden and is a keen walker, she is also Secretary to the Cloughfoot School Trust, a local charitable trust offering small grants to young people in Todmorden who are in education or training.