Welcome to my blog†

My name is Mike Hocking, Teignbridge District Councillor and Newton Abbot Town Councillor. I am a Independent Member for Newton Abbot (Bradley) in South Devon.

My committee membership within the District Council include Overview & Scrutiny and Audit Scrutiny Committees.

My responsibilities within the Town Council include Finance & General Purposes, Activities, Environment Services, Transportation, Grants, Museum, Newton in Bloom.

The purpose of this site is to try and keep you informed about my role and provide you with information about developments in Teignbrdige District Council and our local Ward Newton Abbot (Bradley).

I will clarify my responsibilities in future blogs...

Wednesday 23 September 2009

Just over a few weeks ago I had a report of over grown trees and brambles at the junction of Coombeshead Rd and Ashburton Rd, with the help of Mark Payne from TDC, I have arrange to get the area tided up so by the time you read this blogg it should have been done. If you have any problems in your area (Bradley Ward) please let me know and I will see what I can do, with no guarantees contact me through this blogg or by phone via TDC.

Over the last weekend (19th-20th) I with several others, walked around the boundary of Newton Abbot, this is the first time in 30yrs the beating of the bounds has taken place and some 30 plus walkers covered the 17 miles in the two days. Although very tiring, the good but later summer weather helped to ease the pain. my thanks to the Town Council and the small committee that spent over 12 months organising the event. My thanks also must go to the parishes which bound with Newton Abbot for their help with the beatings, by meeting the walkers at Boundary Stones throughout the 17 miles and assisting with the official readings. This was an excellent event and I look forward to a re-run in 7yrs time.

Monday 14 September 2009

Rowcroft Fund Raising

On Monday last I gave the Kingsteignton branch of the friends of Rowcroft £700 from a concert I help to run back in May members of the Newton Abbot Music Comedy Society