User:Neil Bowers

Neil Bowers
Neil John Bowers, (born July 7,1972) in Luton, Bedfordshire. Son of Gordon William Bowers (Father) and Sylvia Ann Bowers (formerly Wright)(Mother). Has an older sister, Joanne Louise Robinson and younger brother Steven. Neil Currently works for Royal Mail and has done since 13th November 1989. Is also a volunteer at the Luton and Dunstable Hospital as a Hospital Radio DJ since 2003, presenting a weekday morning Breakfast Show and a Thursday afternoon show

Early Life
Neil, who is the son of a dustman was brought up in Dunstable in Bedfordshire for the first six years of his life, attending Oakwood and Downside Lower School until his parents decided to move the family away from the town and eventually settled in the village of Studham some 5 miles from Dunstable. He attended Studham Lower school until 1981 where he then went back to being educated in Dunstable at Streetfield Middle School and going on to Manshead Upper School where he left in May 1989. He worked for J Lyons for almost a year at Whipsnade Wild Animal Park (Now ZSL Whipsnade Zoo)and used to help run the Newsagents "Maisies" until he started working for Royal Mail, where he still works to this day...so far! Neil remained in Studham until November of 1993 when he brought himself his first house, where he still currently lives almost fifteen years later.

His sister Joanne married Robert on April 22,1989 and has three Children, James, Kirsty and Nathan.

His brother Steven married Elizabeth on April 2,2008. They have no children, but a large collection of rabbits, guinea pigs and 5 cats.

On 18th February 2012 Neil married Judith-Ann Pearson at Wrest Park, Silsoe. Two months later, the family number increased again with the arrival of Murphy William a Blue Roan, Cocker Spaniel.

Hospital Radio
Neil has been a volunteer at L & D Hospital Radio] since 2003, he celebrates his 5th year this November. He first started training as a Ward Visitor, collecting requests from patients and preparing music for the request programme, he eventually went on to present his first "Live" programme some 6 months later every Thursday (5pm until 7pm) and now as well as that he presents the Morning Breakfast Show ( L & D Breakfast) from 7am until 10 am weekday mornings, once asked if he thought that anyone was really listening his reply was "well if Terry Wogan has a listener, I'm certain that I have a least one too..." He also holds the post of Programme Controller, Assistant Engineer and Tea maker. He has also edited and Co-produced several talking books for Children "Jasper T's Tales", "Poppy to the Rescue", Round, Round and "The Sergeant's Secret"