Chris Bowring
More information about this councillor
PDF 2 MBSurgery details
The Town and Borough Councillors for all Town Wards, Evendons, Emmbrook, Wescott and Norreys offer Councillor surgeries every third Saturday of each month at Wokingham Town Hall from 10am to 12 noon.
There is a rota so that each ward covers three surgeries per year and there is always a Borough and a Town Councillor present to take any concerns for all Town wards and Borough issues.
Contact information
Home address:
1 Gull Close
Wokingham
RG41 3TW
Mobile: 07710070389
Email: chris.bowring@wokingham.gov.uk
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Responsibilities
Committee appointments
- Commons Registration Committee
- Constitution Review Working Group (Chairman)
- Council
- Licensing and Appeals Committee
- Licensing and Appeals Hearings Sub Committee
- Planning Committee (Vice-Chairman)
- Planning Site Visits
- School Transport Appeals Panel
Terms of Office
- 10/06/2004 - 01/05/2008
- 01/05/2008 - 03/05/2012
- 03/05/2012 - 07/05/2015
- 07/05/2015 -
Appointments to outside bodies
Additional Information
Chris Bowring was born in Stoke on Trent in 1953. In 1979 he moved to the Wokingham area and in 1999 was elected to Wokingham Town Council for the ward of Evendons East. Since then he has served on the Finance and General Purposes Committee and was Chairman of the Amenities Committee from 2002 to 2004. In 2004, Chris was elected to Wokingham District Council as member for Evendons Ward. Since then he has served on many committees and policy teams, most recently joining the Planning Committee. Chris obtained an honours degree in mathematics from Peterhouse, Cambridge and on graduating gained a diploma in Piano from the Royal Academy of Music. Chris worked in the computer industry as a programmer and consultant for 25 years, but in 2002 changed his career to teaching music. Currently he has a successful private practice giving piano lessons to both adults and children in the Wokingham area. In his spare time, Chris enjoys performing in amateur dramatics, gardening and watching cricket