Earley Town Council Mayor
The Town Mayor is elected annually in May by the Town Council. The Mayor serves as the Chair of the Town Council and presides over meetings of the council. The Mayor also acts a figurehead for the Council in the community, attending engagements, officiating at events, presenting prizes or certificates and acting in an apolitical way on behalf of the Council.
If you would like to invite the Town Mayor to your event then please contact the Council Offices:
By phone: 0118 9986 8995
By email: [email protected].
By post: Earley Town Council, Radstock Lane, Earley, RG6 5UL.
Please note that all invitations are automatically extended to the Deputy Mayor if the Mayor is unable to attend the event.
When thinking about what information you need to include with your invitation, be sure to enclose the essential details: the nature of the event; what the event is; the date and time; the venue address; the Mayor’s involvement.
Details of recent events the Mayor has attended can be found in the section below.
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ETC Mayor & Deputy Mayor 2024/25
Councillor Mike Smith was elected Town Mayor of Earley and Councillor Nicola Brock, Deputy Town Mayor of Earley at the Annual meeting held on 8th May 2024.
Cllr Mike Smith, Town Mayor Cllr Nicola Brock, Deputy Town Mayor
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Mayor’s Nominated Charity
Councillor Mike Smith, Mayor of Earley’s nominated charity for 2024/25 is Daisy’s Dream.
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Events Attended by the Mayor of Earley 2024/25
Date |
Event |
| Saturday 18th May 2024 | University of Reading – Community Festival |
| Thursday 23rd May 2024 | Promise Inclusion Ltd – AGM |
| Friday 7th June 2024 | Lord Lieutenant’s Summer Reception |
| Saturday 15th June 2024 | The Salvation Army – Men’s Breakfast |
| Wednesday 19th June 2024 | Hawkedon Primary School Key Stage 2 Sports Day |
| Saturday 22nd June 2024 | British Korean War Veterans Appreciation Day |
| Monday 1st July 2024 | Radstock Primary School 40th Anniversary Celebration |
| Saturday 13th July 2024 | Wokingham Pride Annual Celebration |
| Monday 15th July 2024 | Aldryngton Primary School ‘Ask the Mayor’ Assembly |
| Saturday 3rd August 2024 | Earley Green Fair |
| Friday 9th August 2024 | Daisy’s Dream Teddy Bears Picnic |
| Wednesday 14th August 2024 | Royal County of Berkshire Army Cadet Force’s Annual Camp Visitors Day |
| Saturday 31st August 2024 | Reading Pride’s Love Unites 2024 Parade & Festival |
| Saturday 7th September 2024 | Earley One Square at a Time 2024 Patchwork Quilt Opening |
| Wednesday 18th September 2024 | Share Earley – Brookside Church |
| Sunday 29th September 2024 | Opening Ceremony of the Extension of the Gurdwara |
| Monday 30th September 2024 | Daisy’s Dream Opening Event |
| Monday 7th October 2024 | Wokingham Volunteer Centre – Annual Meeting |
| Friday 11th October 2024 | Berkshire Judicial Service |
| Tuesday 15th October 2024 | Royal County of Berkshire Lord Lieutenant’s Award Ceremony |
| Saturday 2nd November 2024 | Unveiling of Defibrillator & Bleed Control Kit in Earley |
| Saturday 2nd November 2024 | Opening of Swallows Meadow |
| Sunday 10th November 2024 | Earley St Peter’s Church Remembrance Service and Wreath Laying |
| Wednesday 27th November 2024 | Official Opening to Celebrate the Newly Refurbished ‘Memory Lane Community’ at Austen House Care Home |
| Saturday 30th November 2024 | Daisy’s Dream Choir & Bucket Collection |
| Sunday 1st December 2024 | Reading Toy Run 2024 |
| Sunday 8th December 2024 | Wokingham Borough School’s Carol Concert |
| Thursday 9th January 2025 | Mayor’s Reception |
| Saturday 8th February 2025 | Men’s Breakfast – Salvation Army |
| Thursday 27th February 2025 | Community Learning Awards at the Earley Crescent Resource Centre |
| Thursday 27th February 2025 | Link Visiting Scheme Open Day |
| Friday 28th February 2025 | Undertwok Shop Opening |
| Saturday 8th March 2025 | Magistrates Court Mock Trial Competition for Berkshire Schools 2024-25 |
| Monday 10th March 2025 | Yearly Meeting of the University of Reading Court |
| Tuesday 11th March 2025 | Care4Calais Concert at St Nicolas Church |
| Saturday 5th April 2025 | 50th Anniversary Earley Day Centre |
| Monday 7th April 2025 | Town Mayor’s Fundraising Event for Daisy’s Dream – Earley’s Easter Eggstravaganza! |
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Previous Earley Town Council Chairmen & Mayors
| Period of Office | Title | Forename | Surname | Position |
| 1974-1976 | Mr | R.E | Boulton | Chairman |
| 1976-1981 | Mr | A.C | Paddick | Chairman |
| 1981-1983 | Mr | A.W | Spratling | Chairman |
| 1983-1987 | Mr | J | Busby | Chairman |
| 1987-1988 | Mr | A.W | Spratling | Chairman |
| 1988-1989 | Mrs | V.J. | Santon | Chairman |
| 1989-1990 | Mr | D.J | Fruin | Chairman |
| 1990-1991 | Mr | P | Devonald | Chairman |
| 1991-1992 | Mr | A.W | Spratling | Chairman |
| 1992-1994 | Mrs | F.M | Rolls | Chairman |
| 1994-1996 | Mrs | E | Spratling | Chairman |
| 1996-1998 | Mr | M | Richman | Chairman |
| 1998-1999 | Mrs | E | Spratling | Chairman |
| 1999-2001 | Mr | A.D | Long | Chairman |
| 2001-2003 | Mrs | I | Dowdall | Chairman |
| 2003-2004 | Mrs | J | Shockley | Chairman |
| 2004-2006 | Mr | D.D | Chopping | Chairman |
| 2006-2007 | Mr | David | Chopping | Mayor |
| 2007-2008 | Mr | Norman | Jorgensen | Mayor |
| 2008-2009 | Mr | Andrew | Bradley | Mayor |
| 2009-2010 | Mr | John | Armstrong | Mayor |
| 2010-2011 | Mr | Peter | Willis | Mayor |
| 2011-2012 | Mr | Tim | Chambers | Mayor |
| 2012-2013 | Mrs | Pauline | Jorgensen | Mayor |
| 2013-2015 | Mrs | Linda | Chambers | Mayor |
| 2015-2016 | Mrs | Melanie | De Jong | Mayor |
| 2016-2017 | Miss | Jackie | Rance | Mayor |
| 2017-2018 | Mr | Michael | Firmager | Mayor |
| 2018-2019 | Mr | Brian | Wedge | Mayor |
| 2019-2021 | Mr | David | Hare | Mayor |
| 2021-2022 | Mrs | Anne | Bassett | Mayor |
| 2022-2023 | Mr | Tahir | Maher | Mayor |
| 2023-2024 | Mrs | Caroline | Smith | Mayor |