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...

Sunday 29 November 2009

Cold Weather

As the winter months start to rush in and the weather starts to get colder let us share a thought for other less fortunate then ourselves our older neighbours, someone who is sick or house bound I am sure that a few minutes of our time may well make a big difference to them and quite possible make a bad day better.
We all need to keep warm, but save energy as well, one easy cost effective way is to keep our homes energy efficient is to have both our wall cavities and lofts insulated. For more information go to    http://www.teignbridge.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=11468
Not only do us humans need help in cold weather but birds also find it very hard, so a little food put out daily will help and I am sure bring some colour into your garden as a thank you. if you need more info on the feeding of our garden birds then go to the RSPB web site.

Christmas in Newton Abbot

Just a quick reminder if one is needed, that Christmas is just around the corner. Festive lights and other arrangements are up and running, from now on ever Wednesday including the 23rd will be late night shopping with father Christmas, street entrainment and all the usual seasonal events. please go to the Newton Abbot town council web site for up to date information www.newtonabbot-tc.gov.uk