mayor, with deputy

tasked with choosing a charity to benefit from fundraising during their year in office, and Cllr Rowland has chosen Woodley Foodbank, which helps those in the town and surrounding areas fight food poverty.

The initiative is part of the Pilot Light Trust, a registered charity set up by the churches of Woodley. Established in 1997, it has been providing food to its community for more than 25 years.

Alongside Cllr Rowland, Cllr Adrian Mather, who represents Evendons ward, will serve as deputy mayor.

Cllr Mather has been a Wokingham resident since 1999 and has three grown-up children who were all born and educated locally.

He was previously chair of the Wokingham Borough Health and Overview Scrutiny Committee and also a partner governor of the Royal Berkshire NHS Trust and a representative on the joint Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee.

It is his intention to continue, where possible, these or similar roles and therefore represent health aspects of Wokingham Borough residents.