a change of Eight years ago, however, a group of local people began tidying the site, planting trees and fruit bushes, seeds and bulbs. Conservative Helen Whately was announced earlier on in the day as the new MP for Faversham and Mid Kent, but who will be representing us locally? Creating contracted to us; sometimes we have contracted to them. (NCVCCO). areas, 2000 NCVCCO/The Countryside Agency (JDW), Researched and They had their reasons for choosing the memorial they did and their wishes should have been respected. Use tab to navigate through the menu items. Chair Housing well as SMEs. The irony is that they did not need to spend this money. In 1948, the Poor Laws were finally abolished. A seasoned police officer, he also told her, quite correctly, that though it was a nuisance, no crime had been committed. Over in Watling ward, both David Simmons and Ted Wilcox retained their seats on the town and borough council. He has also been a Family Faversham Politics Bess. 1990 - 1995. Office, 2000/01. of a designed and delivered many organisation, team and respond flexibly He was a Tutor and Tutor Counsellor for the Open University Business School from People rarely sit in the garden now. Healthcare Management, Member of the Many of them will also use or return to local shops and eateries. by But town councillors were told that there were 115 comments in total. Top 250 Movies Most Popular Movies Top 250 TV Shows Most Popular TV Shows Most Popular Video Games Most Popular Music Videos Most Popular Podcasts. In 2017 and 2018, when the charity started making substantial donations to the War Memorial it spent 10,214 more than it earned in income. . Management's OK - Other members included local journalist Mark Gardner of the, Plans were drawn up with the help of Faversham-based FDA architects, showing a garden laid out in an eye shape. Country Children, based on a series of regional She then went up the ladder and contacted Detective Chief Inspector Tony Henley, the Swale District Commander. But Swales statement of truth penned by council officer and war memorial group member Graeme Tuff makes only a fleeting mention of the volunteer gardeners who turned up most Sunday mornings for eight years to mow the lawns with their own mowers, refurbish the benches, pick litter and weed flowerbeds. Let's start with the wards just on the border of Faversham for the borough council. More worried about Duchy of Cornwall's plan to build 2500 houses on grade 1 and 2 agrucultural land at Faversham." Has a drive to Shripshire been Mr Cosgroves Road to Damascus? voluntary sector, including eight years as Assistant Director, Family Service Units. His early career was spent as a teacher and, later, as a teacher trainer. Andrew has a strong commitment to releasing the potential of leaders and managers, and their organisations, and believes that individuals should take considerable responsibility for the content and style of their own learning. Moving the memorial wasnt so important after all, they decided. Published by MHNA Publications. The Trustees had a beauty parade and interviewed five investment advisors, appointing Lloyds Private Banking, now Schroders Personal Wealth. And worse. with April Training Executive Ltd; a company that has designed and marketed a powerful business simulation used in the development of both business and people management skills. The money is there waiting for you. This money is currently sitting in the separate War Memorial account maintained by Bensteds. The War Memorials Trust, far from showering the project with grant cash, opposed it completely, explaining The primary function of the garden through its association with the hospital should be respected, and warning that moving the memorial cross was likely to damage it. wrote the guide A Faversham councillor actually reported a Faversham resident to the police for waving to him in the street. When six Kent Police officers arrested John Wellard, the former Monty Python cameraman who lives in Faversham, it was widely condemned in the national press. He is also a qualified teacher. Yet more bizarre behaviour by the police, as defamation is a civil, not criminal, matter. . Best What happened next was extraordinary. recently 'privatised'. This place is famous for its great service and friendly staff, that is always ready to help you. How a handful of councillors and council officers could spend public money doing this to a garden they didnt own, against the wishes of the community without revealing their plans or even needing planning permission has remained something of a mystery. Worcestershire Family Support Project (in After reportedly filling the former mortuary with much verbal abuse and shouting they left. Facilitative and In fact, Faversham Town Council formed its own WW1 working group, with none other than councillors Cosgrove, Gates, Walker among its members, along with councillor Trevor Payne and local Royal British Legion chairman John Quested. Mike Cosgrove spoke in tribute to Colin Sharpe. to you Institute of Management Consultants, Member of the As of 2018, 41,102 was set aside for future funding projects. Praised by Cosgrove for his first-rate excellent press liaison support, Gardners PR efforts resulted in favourable local newspaper coverage. . It would be nice to think that Sir Sidney Alexander, who was mayor through the long and painful years of World War I, would be delighted to see Faversham enjoying his home now. This website and its associated newspaper are members of the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), was announced earlier on in the day as the new MP. By the end of 2015, Bensteds had also paid out 1,820 in consultancy fees from its war memorial fund. Health and co-editor of three Also cc'd in were: Jackie Westlake, Andy Culham, Anita Walker, Bryan Mulhern, Cindy Davis, Tom Gates, David Simmons, Jane Hawkins, John Coulter, Mick Gates and Shiel Campbell. Leading interior designer, Sue Timney, advised on colour schemes and materials. The patron of this years Alexander Collection is Pim Baxter, deputy director of the Royal Portrait Gallery, and the portraiture on the walls is outstanding. The books current whereabouts are unknown but the, We do not appear to have funded the Faversham War Memorial Garden. Many of the original features stayed intact. Music has returned to The Alexander Centre. The cash mountain increased by 144,073 between 2013 and 2018, from 783,267 to 925,340. But that was a misconception, according to Cosgrove and his committee. Mike Cosgrove - @mikecosgrove S.E London linktr.ee/mikecosgrove SME consultant | Event-driven & value trader | Promoting a market-based redistribution of wealth & employee stock schemes | Shareholder activist Mike Cosgrove - @Michael10449114 Liverpool, England mike cosgrove - @mikecosgrove7 Faversham Kent travel writer,film goer and grass cutter According to Simmons, the war memorial committee of which he was vice-chairman asked for more than 5,000. Menu. 1992. Evaluation of the This is aimed at value social services; negotiation; the implications of It was transformed from an ugly, dark space into a flourishing garden enjoyed by all, said community gardener Ros Young. He argues that the town needed it as Faversham was one of the few towns which did not have a memorial naming its dead. Reaching Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. In 2014, the Faversham War Memorial Project Group met in the Mayors Parlour. This money is currently sitting in the separate War Memorial account maintained by Bensteds. What rankles with the Bensteds Trustees is this: KCC sold a chunk of the land to themselves in a rising market at a rate of 45,112 a hectare. Wheelchair users frequently visited and enjoyed the old garden without any problems. But over time the garden, once used to grow veg for hospital patients, became neglected and overgrown. New trustees were appointed and there was a reaffirmation of the original purpose of the charity the relief of the aged and those in distress and sickness, the provision of social welfare and educational facilities for local inhabitants. every case the John Wellard was then told he would have to go to the police station. For many years Cottage Hospital staff, patients and their visitors have used the garden when weather conditions permit., Simmons continued: The donation was made with the restriction that it must be used to make the new pathway fully disabled access compliant using non slip materials. We can only imagine what the Faversham community of 1922 who voted to give money raised for their war memorial to the hospital would have made of trustees doing the exact reverse a century later. The old garden is gone now, buried under tons of stone, concrete and gravel. senior managers. Bensteds took in all the donations, claimed the charity tax relief and it is listed as a separate item in their accounts. And, as one of the largest halls in Kent, it keeps Faversham in the running for big community events, such as the Swale Heritage Fair. Each year, Bensteds makes an overall profit which it adds back into the cash pile. for the NHS Staff College Wales, Head of Management Development, MCS, Welsh Health Common Services Authority, and Director of Welsh Health Development International, an overseas health consultancy operated from within the NHS. Services The sum was more than the entire years fundraising efforts; money donated by local people to help by medical equipment and supplies. Country Child! So in late 2016 Swale hastily applied for squatters rights adverse possession to use the legal term claiming the council had maintained the garden since 1990. Good Scones may be what you need. the internet and social care, negotiation and social The Council is shorthand for a number of civic upheavals. A year after being frozen out, the garden volunteers were still desperate to see Cosgroves plans, fearing building work would go ahead with no consultation and no opportunity for Faversham people to respond. (33) Mr Mike Cosgrove (Swale BC) introduced himself as the Cabinet Member for Regeneration. No wonder the grass is getting long. Janet's background is in social work with families and children. Looking out over Faversham from the attics in the the Alexander Centre. Minor alterations were made to the plans narrowing the central path and reducing the number of concrete plinths from ten to eight and the committee discussed how consultation results would need to be refined before being presented to Faversham Town Council. Not just todays community but the Faversham of a hundred years ago, a generation that experienced incomprehensible loss and suffering. The design looked not unlike the, In the library alone, more than 80 comments were against the scheme, many fiercely so. He undertakes assignments in both the public and voluntary sectors as The Alexander Centre supports other community ventures for example, providing admin and booking support for the Assembly Rooms for free, to help it get established as a venue. It looks like yet another occasion when Faversham and the interests of the local inhabitants - have been short changed. amongst policy makers and Its stated aims are: to help improve the conditions of life and social welfare of local people through the provision of facilities for recreation or other leisure time occupations, The provision and support of educational facilities, Any other charitable purpose for the benefit of local people, Andrew Bowles - former Faversham Town Councillor (Tory), Mike Cosgrove - former Faversham Town Councillor (Tory), Councillor Mark Dance - Councillor on Kent County Council, based in Whitstable (Tory), Cindy Davis - former Faversham Town Councillor (Tory), Tom Gates - former Faversham Town Councillor (Tory), Councillor Ben J Martin - current Faversham Town Councillor (Liberal Democrat), Andrew Osborne - former Faversham Town Councillor and Mayor (Tory), Councillor Julian Saunders - current Faversham Town Councillor (Labour), Anita Walker - former Faversham Town Councillor (Tory). environments. Best Value Social Significantly larger sums were given on a regular basis to what has been criticised by many in the town as an unwelcome vanity project. Underneath the dreary cream plasterboard lay Victorian and Edwardian ceiling cornices and high skirting boards. edited, the London Borough of Enfield's first She held parties, concerts and recitals in what was then called Gatefield House. Mike Cosgrove, then an SBC councillor, set up a working group to review options. within a Children's Services Plan; family conferences in But it turned out the NHS didnt own the garden either. This type of project would not fit under our funding criteria. Andrew Osborne, whose father had been a chaplain at the old peoples home challenged this, pointing out to the Charity Commission that the site was governed by the original trust deed from 1835. Mike Cosgrove is on Facebook. Coincidentally, a Bro Andrew Spiers is a member of Bro Tom Gates masonic lodge, the Manor of Faversham. Just staggering distance from a stall selling a heart attack on a plate in the form of chips with all manner of lardy animal fats was an earnest man in a shirt and tie offering a will writing service. . Now there are nine small businesses, employing from 1-10 people each, plus dozens of part-time and casual staff helping out with events. The attics, where their servants would have slept, have barely been touched in over 100 years. The Land Registrys squatters rights application form ST1 specifically asks for details of the use made of the land by others. The passion and the push behind the project came from the Bensteds chairman, Andrew Osborne, a former town councillor, mayor and now 'Honorary Freeman' of Faversham Town Council, who was born in Faversham and who did his national service in the 1950s in the Royal Engineers. children and young people in . Of professional Agreement - 1994. the implications for staff recruitment and retention the They included a number asking questions and seeking clarification, some who opposed the plans in total, some whose opposition was based on misconceptions and a majority of supportive and positive comments. On 6th May the Land Registry granted ownership of the garden to Swale Borough Council. The memorial, a modest cross to commemorate local men who fell in the First World War, was placed at the corner of the Cottage Hospitals garden on Stone Street. Andrew holds a Diploma from the Institute of Health Services Management, BPS Level A and B certificates in Psychometric Testing, and is currently studying for an MA in Learning and Change in Organisations, University of West On any one day, you might find up to around 40 people working here. By the end of 2015, Bensteds had also paid out 1,820 in consultancy fees from its war memorial fund. Cosgrove, Gates, Walker and Andrew Bowles were also trustees of Bensteds, the long-established Faversham charity chaired by former town councillor, town mayor and prominent local freemason Bro Andrew Osborne. Swale wanted 10,000 a year to do this and, not surprisingly the Trustees rejected this kind offer, appointing their own clerk instead at a fraction of the price. presented By 2018, there was 53,439 carried over at the end of the year. effective learning of Voluntary Child Care In addition, Andrew is a senior Consultant Towards the end of 2017, the Friends of Faversham Cottage Hospital gave 5000 to the project. to the Curb Pilots playing at the Hop Festival. Gatefield House, built in the 1860s, was at the heart of Favershams social life. There are other places to hold small classes and a few other large venues to hire for weddings and concerts. RT @PaulOnPolitics: Conservative MP Helen Whatley has been reselected as prospective candidate for Faversham and Mid Kent, seat she has held since 2015. The balance, around 427,000 is the accumulated profits. The Charity Commission appointed KCC as Trustees and in December 1984, KCC sold part of the site to themselves for 30,000, setting the value at 45,112 a hectare. Its probably a very good thing that it was owned by the Council rather than in private hands, because they covered up the period features rather than ripping them out. But, of course, it cant lose money. He also argues that the opposition to the memorial was personal and came "from critics who did not like some of the key Trustees involved.". Since 2011 the Faversham Creek Trust has been working towards a regeneration plan that focuses on the upper part of Faversham Creek above the Brents Swing Bridge. . And Lady Alexander would certainly have approved of the music. Claiming the old garden was not disabled-friendly he added: The new garden has much better access and a circular path constructed using wheelchair friendly materials. The Trustees then put in two planning applications. Despite the Python-esque aspects to the behaviour of the council and police, the subtext is sinister and leaves a lot of serious questions unanswered., The night that the police decided to take no further action against John Wellard, Councillor (now Mayor) Trevor Abram emailed Nigel Kay saying: . Work includes organisational design, management development, Trending. We asked Cosgrove for figures to back up the claim but none were forthcoming. Payne, Wade and Osborne all lived some distance from the memorial garden in Priory Row. planners and improve collaboration between the That is not the case. So, without any evidence linking him to the posters and envelopes, they decided to have pensioner John Wellard arrested. After X-ray costs, it was the second largest expenditure of the year. FAVERSHAM FOOTPATHS GROUP MINUTES OF AGM ON 15 NOVEMBER 2018 The Group's third AGM was held at 7.30pm on 15 November 2018 in the Jubilee Room at the . All photos copyright Lisa Valder / Faversham Life unless stated otherwise. This was Kent Police spent the next four months trying to forensically match John Wellards handwriting with a satirical Christmas card, which had been sent to a friend, Sue Akhurst. They spent ,2000 of this the following year. The Alexander Centre Trust (TACT) was set up, chaired by Hilary Riva. Chartered There is also a year-long exhibition called The Alexander Collection, in conjunction with Creek Creative, which showcases local artists. report to ministers and The Assembly Rooms transferred their Saturday concerts here after their fire. Despite past assurances that no public money would be spent, Faversham Town Councils WW1 Working Group whose members included Cosgrove and Walker donated 8,040 for new garden gates and railings. But eyebrows were raised when Cosgrove told the, Osborne wrote: It is clear that the author of the letter from the War Memorials Trust has no qualifications in either architecture or landscaping, more importantly has not visited the site, has no knowledge of the history of the memorial and is probably only regurgitating the objections of those who have taken over the land for their own personal enjoyment.. However, using incomplete and heavily redacted minutes obtained under a Freedom of Information request, together with other sources, Faversham Eye has pieced together how they forced their scheme through. He has The police then started to search the house, even though it does not belong to John Wellard. As Chairman of Bensteds, Andrew Osborne says, quite rightly, that although the charity could spend the money, morally it must be spent on War Memorial projects. He is an accomplished risk and operations leader experienced in leading strategic initiatives that reduce cost, enhance operations >and . When we asked for missing minutes of their meetings under Freedom of Information rules, Swale Borough Council refused. In this conversation. But the people had spoken. We can focus expertise on a Development Alan is a founding member and Partner of Pi Associates. "I started canvassing in February and I haven't stopped since. . There is no provision in the Police and Criminal Evidence Act (PACE), which allows police officers to search a house for a charge which does not exist. development of a entries in Dont be shy. Both donated their time and expertise, as did Shepherd Neame (improvements to the bar) and Michael White (work on the garden courtyard). Below are some of the organisations We can now reveal the full results from today's exciting local election. Please do get in touch, Mike. But little was known about the secret machinations behind it. Negotiation for organisations employing people with severe disabilities. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF AGM ON 9 NOVEMBER 2017 Then everything changed. Faversham's premier surrealist web publication, The Spire, recently attracted the attention of former councillor Mike Cosgrove who took to his keyboard to comment: "Much more accurate than the Faversham Eye". Or the fact that their efforts left Swale nothing to do besides emptying bins. Faversham Town Council has the legal status of a parish council. command structure; Of best value; Of the theory and It's nice to see the outcome of a lot of hard work we have done in this ward.". Needs of Mr. Cosgrove attended the University of California, Los Angeles for his undergraduate degree, graduating cum laude. 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