In recognition of his contributions, Page received an honorary Doctor of Letters from the University of Reading in July 2023.
[1][2][3] Tony Page is on record as saying that he was taken on one of the Aldermaston marches at the age of six by his parents, who were both members of CND.
He graduated from the University of Reading with a Bachelor of Arts in Politics in 1975, two years after he was first elected as a local councillor.
[2][4] Tony Page was first elected to Reading Borough Council on June 7, 1973, as the councillor for the now-defunct Castle Ward.
[7][8] From 1986 to 2005, Tony Page was the chairman of Reading Transport Ltd, the town's arms length council owned bus company.