Staffing

Chris Turrell

I’ve been on Bracknell Town Council since 2000, and have been Leader of the Council since 2004. I also chair the Strategy & Finance and Staffing committees.
I am keen to see the Town Council keep up its high standards of maintenance for the parks, play areas and other facilities in its care. Recently, these have included new water supply to Glenwood allotments and refurbishment work on Oareborough play area.
I want the Town Council to continue to offer residents in Harmans Water the best possible service and value for money, and to maintain its grant support for local groups.
I work locally for a major hotel group, and have lived in Bracknell since 1993.
I am also Executive Member for Planning and Transport on Bracknell Forest Council.
With my fellow councillors, we hold regular monthly surgeries and produce regular In Touch newsletters.

Gill Birch

I have been proud to represent Birch Hill since 2000. Birch Hill has its own spirit which is vibrant and caring
We are fortunate to have South Hill Park. My grandson Leo (7), loves the park and the lakes. Hedgehog Park is his favourite play area and I have encouraged and supported the continued improvements.
The play area at Barry Square is soon to be taken over by the Town Council from BFC and I will press for improvements.
I have worked to improve car parking at South Hill Park for main events. I secured funding for signs directing cars to the parking at Leppington. I also worked with South Hill Park to get the markings on the car park repainted.
Now retired from teaching, I was a governor of Birch Hill School and I am still a governor of The Pines School, so I stay in touch with parents and children.
I was delighted to organise the art and poetry competitions to commemorate the centenary of the end of WW1. Over 300 poems were entered for the competition and the highlight was a recording of the winning 14 children’s poems being played at North Lake Field.
All the schools had a recording given to them. The art exhibition at SHP had 84 entries which were outstanding and a delight to view and I was thrilled that the overall winner for the Junior schools was from The Pines.
I pledge to work hard to keep Birch Hill a great place to live, work and play.

Isabel Mattick

With my family I moved to Bracknell in 1972 and I was first elected to Bracknell Town Council in 1976. I currently sit on the Strategy and Finance and Staffing Committees. Bracknell Town Council has consistently maintained high standards.. The value and importance of these facilities are much appreciated by local people and I will work to ensure that this continues.
I am involved with health related matters and sit on several committees. My particular interest is mental health and the care given to both those suffering and their carers, I am one of the founder members of Ascot Area Alzheimer’s Support Group. I am very proud to be the Chairman of a Disabled Sports Club.
I am a member of 2 local Community Associations, a member of Frimley Park Hospital Dementia Group. Local communities are important and I will continue to support residents in partnership with my colleagues.

Roger Meakes

I am honoured to be returned as town councillor for another term. I believe I had a productive 4 years as a councillor for Great Hollands South and wish to continue for the next 4 years. I have met a lot of people from all walks of life, some of which I have been able to help or assist, most, I have been there for them in the form of an advisory.
Bracknell has been my home for the major part of my life and I have seen how it has flourished under the stewardship of the Conservatives, which is still ongoing. I am proud to be part of a team that cares for its residents and the locality in which they live. I hope the next four years will be as exciting as the last four.

Mary Temperton

I have now served on Bracknell Town Council for over 30 years. I am proud of our superb play areas and well maintained recreation grounds. I am also proud of the fact that we still employ our own workforce - who take pride in maintaining the highest standards.

Bracknell Town Council has taken over responsibility for Bracknell in Bloom, organising the Celebrating Woods day and the Teddy Bears\' Picnic.

I will continue to ensure everything the council does is of the highest standard and for the benefit of all.

Paul Bidwell

I have lived in the Bracknell ward of Priestwood for eight years, moving to Berkshire from Essex in 1996. A lifelong Labour supporter, I am also a trustee of a local elderly day centre and am especially interested in ensuring that the elderly of Bracknell have access to quality services that allow those over 65 to enjoy a safe and full life.

I combine my support of Labour, Trusteeship with a full-time job delivering ICT services to Local Authorities across the UK and have worked in Europe and the USA. I am married with three children and combine my family with a passion for sport and the arts.

Malcolm Tullett

Since leaving the Fire and Rescue Service, as a senior officer, I have owned and continue to run my own company, which employs local people and provides risk management and occupational safety advice and support services.
I have been a Justice of the Peace for over 30 years. With a 17-year-old son, I also tend to be kept fully up to date with the issues of relevance to young persons and believe, passionately, that we should have more for our young people to do. I support the provision of the forthcoming youth hub, in the town centre.
I have been fortunate to have been both a Borough and Town Councillor since 2015. I have served on a number of committees, panels and public-facing forums. I have also been heavily involved in both the World War One centenary commemorations at North Lake, South Hill Park, and the building of the new Great Hollands Pavilion, now completed and ready for use.
I want to become your councillor so that I can use my skills, to be your voice in the right places and drive well-managed change, to make sure that Old Bracknell remains such a great place to live.