The Mayor, Councillor David Weekes
I was honoured to be selected as Town Mayor for my home town where I grew up, following my service as Member and Committee Chair to the Town Council for six years. It is a great pleasure and fantastic to attend other mayoral functions across Devon representing and promoting Okehampton. This year we welcome new Councillors with new ideas, which is refreshing.
In line with other local authorities and national trends, we are looking to make savings throughout the Council's operations, each being scrutinised carefully. There are more challenges for this tier of government, we have to communicate and engage with the public more, examine issues openly. An example is the initiative to create a record of modern history for Okehampton, I ask anyone to offer any interesting stories or old pictures of the last fifty years to the Council for this project.
My two adopted charities are Age Concern and The Dartmoor Railway.
If anyone wishes to speak to me, please call or leave a message at the Town Hall.
The Mayor and Mace Bearers, David Hollinshead and Basil Jones, prepare for Edwardian Evening in the town
