Not all members were councillors or council employees however. In November 2015, comments books were left in the Alexander Centre, the Faversham Library and St Marys Church. Movies. Success is subjective, I suppose. She is a Visiting Lecturer at Nottingham University. It seemed very unfair and undemocratic.. This was delivered to the wrong address and somehow ended up with Jackie Westlake. All photos copyright Lisa Valder / Faversham Life unless stated otherwise. practice of Faversham Town Council has the legal status of a parish council. Chartered In an email to Jackie Westlake, Mike Cosgrove makes further comments about John Wellard and other members of the public, Faversham Creek Trust and Independent candidates in the imminent elections including Sue Akhurst and the late Brenda Chester, wrongly accusing them all of 'disrupting public meetings'. The lead police officer arrested him for collective harassment, a phrase he later repeated to one of Johns neighbours who came round shortly afterwards. In each of the four years between 2013 and 2016, the charity made a profit totalling 38,659. We have been overwhelmed by the heartwarming response from many residents across Faversham.. At this moment, Monty Python became Keystone Kops. Fletcher). Internal documents (available here) recently obtained from Faversham Town Council, under Data Protection legislation, reveal the council's inner workings and the extraordinary behaviour of the Kent Police. 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. In addition, Andrew is a senior Consultant On the morning of his 71st birthday. Two of their bedrooms were briefly a magistrates court and are now Faversham Pilates studio. . They spent ,2000 of this the following year. child protection Quality - 1991. Just who was harassing who here? It was lest we forget their sons, brothers, husbands and fathers who went to war and never came back. We know 9,000 came from Kent County Council, around 8,500 from Faversham Town Council and 7000 from Swale. This time there were 74 letters and emails objecting. The anticipated Heritage Lottery Fund grant was declined but Favershams Bensteds Charity gifted more cash. Join Facebook to connect with Mike Cosgrove and others you may know. Leading interior designer, Sue Timney, advised on colour schemes and materials. This Bensteds, is a charity for the relief of old, sick and inform persons, and for the provision of educational and recreational facilities, with a typical annual income of around 25,000. Development Page after page, the objections piled up: Only seven favourable comments were left, one of which was penned by former town councillor and mayor, Bensteds Charity chairman and prominent local freemason, Bro Andrew Osborne. Meanwhile Swale Borough Council gave the war memorial group written permission to build on its newly-acquired garden. Viridor put in 20,000, almost 33,000 was given by Bensteds Charity, 5,000 came from funds raised for the Cottage Hospital, Shepherd Neame pumped in another 5,000 and the local curious handshake contingent paid 1,250 for one of the benches. Isleworth Crown Court jailed for him for 20 years. people with learning disabilities. management. Even as its contractors, Blenwood, were digging up remaining plants, Swale Borough Council purported to to be in the dark about the committees plans. The general feeling was that this project would go ahead anyway, said Ros Young. Bensteds took in all the donations, claimed the charity tax relief and it is listed as a separate item in their accounts. Negotiation's OK Child Protection: 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. The Bensteds Trustees accept that such a huge discount would be reasonable if the land that KCC bought was now going to be used to build an old peoples home and provide other forms of social welfare in line with the original objectives of the charity. local government Faversham Consultancy Group following his departure from Kent Social Services where he Health Authorities and Primary Care Trusts (MNW, 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. At the time of going to press, he is pursuing his application. The cost of building was 166,000, leaving a surplus of 40,000. child protection. There is no charge of collective harassment in English law. View the profiles of people named Mike Cosgrove. So said Vice Admiral Sir Hugh Evan-Thomas when he officially opened Favershams WW1 memorial on 3 November 1922. 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. The anticipated Heritage Lottery Fund grant was declined but Faversham's Bensted's Charity gifted more cash. amongst policy makers and But that was a misconception, according to Cosgrove and his committee. Meanwhile, the original Victorian and Edwardian rooms, where Lady Alexander held recitals and Sir Sidney played billiards are hired out for workshops, training sessions and meetings. 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: . management development handbook for middle and The original endowment has doubled in value over thirty years, all the dividends have been taken out and the fund currently produces a rate of 3.86 percent a year. group leadership. It was not. In all, the War Memorial committee raised 206,000. primary criterion is to add capacity and value to the Local residents wish to see the property redesigned to create plinths with the names of almost 400 soldiers who were killed in the two world wars as well as relocating the war memorial to provide an enhanced war memorial., Charity Trustees often have to make decisions which may appear surprising to those not in possession of the full facts, he replied to our request for the full facts. presented Cosgrove and Swales legal department had been talking to the NHS with the aim of transferring ownership. British cuisine is served at this cafe. . He combines this with his role as Vice -Chair of a NHS Health Trust. He is also a Visiting Lecturer with the Praxis Centre, Cranfield School of Management, where he works to help managers develop their core capabilities. This is accounted for as money set aside to future projects. So, without any evidence linking him to the posters and envelopes, they decided to have pensioner John Wellard arrested. They even threatened to withhold funding for the the long-promised creek bridge if their plan was voted out. co-editor of three Eighty objections against and seven for, one of which was Andrew Osborne. The building was owned and run by the Council. of Education Department's Child Protection Procedures, revised Manchester 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. He said: "I never expect the results. Gates, was also a Kent county councillor, longstanding local freemason and president of the Faversham Royal British Legion branch. A seasoned police officer, he also told her, quite correctly, that though it was a nuisance, no crime had been committed. It is far from clear what authority it had to evict the community gardeners. Evaluation of the Manchester City Council ACPC, 2000. Verified account Protected Tweets @; Suggested users adviser, 1999 - the development Supervision and Management, Associate Member Faversham Eye asked Bensteds Charity for more information about these fees and who received them. successful That is a matter of taste and personally, he says he likes it. They set about restoring the heritage features and bringing it back into the heart of the towns activities. negotiation. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF AGM ON 9 NOVEMBER 2017 children and young people in In February, after failing to persuade the War Memorials Trust to about turn, Cosgrove and committee changed tack. them.. Mike has undertaken a consultancy role for 3 years, having set up 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. But it turned out the NHS didnt own the garden either. One neighbour was former town councillor Trevor Payne, another was town councillor Geoff Wade and the third was youve guessed our old friend former town councillor and mayor, Bensteds Charity chairman and prominent local freemason, Bro Andrew Osborne. So any. He is co-author of: Analysis of This is strongly disputed by the volunteer gardeners. Following articles on management subjects in refereed journals and Theres so much we want to ask you. Mike Cosgrove Digital Partner Support Manager at the NHS Humber and North Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership Kingston upon Hull, England Metropolitan Area City Health Care Partnership CIC, +2. Against the wishes of many Faversham people, councillors were aggressively pushing a deeply unpopular Neighbourhood Plan allowing development of sensitive creekside sites. of social 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. costs, Project. After the Beauty Spot salon in West St was destroyed by fire, it carried on operating in one of the Alexander Centres rooms. For example if part of a project requires Williams]. Formerly Deputy residential services for children; services for drugs and Ouch. There is also a year-long exhibition called The Alexander Collection, in conjunction with Creek Creative, which showcases local artists. with public, Arriving to lay a wreath alongside other veterans organisations, the Royal Air Forces Association discovered they werent invited, a snub reportedly compounded by some regrettable conduct ill-befitting a ceremony of remembrance. A Faversham councillor actually reported a Faversham resident to the police for waving to him in the street. Leading them was councillor Michael Cosgrove. It had remained unregistered for more than 40 years. cultures He has also been a The secretive Faversham War Memorial Project Group, led by then-Swale councillor Mike Cosgrove, was comprised chiefly of Swale councillors and officers. Id rather not say, he said. . 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. partner we can mobilise the necessary skills where and manual on negotiation skills for careers staff RT @PaulOnPolitics: Conservative MP Helen Whatley has been reselected as prospective candidate for Faversham and Mid Kent, seat she has held since 2015. 2001 (MNW), Wrote Think 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. The Institute of Directors and has a masters degree in Numerous articles on 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. One of them, Tom Gates, even admitted it at the time. Office, 2000/01. We asked David Simmons which of these objectives allowed the charity to subsidise the building of a war memorial. . Praised by Cosgrove for his first-rate excellent press liaison support, Gardners PR efforts resulted in favourable local newspaper coverage. seminars: best reorganisation; developing strategic responses to change, Eight years later when the market was falling Bensteds sold the land next door at 475,000 a hectare, ten times the price. 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. . potential service But their emails and letters got nowhere. . service for children and parents in public law manual for effective negotiation. Services to Radio 4s Gardeners Question Time . in conjunction with Mid Glamorgan Careers The history of the project (as detailed in previous issues of the, The irony is that they did not need to spend this money. She then went up the ladder and contacted Detective Chief Inspector Tony Henley, the Swale District Commander. report to ministers and David was up through the night for the general election, ran his market stall all day today (Friday), did all his deliveries and was back in Sittingbourne for the count - that's commitment. 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. Country Children, based on a series of regional After WW1 Faversham people honoured the dead by spending money collected for a memorial on improving their local hospital. respond flexibly Mike Cosgrove, then an SBC councillor, set up a working group to review options. edited, the London Borough of Enfield's first Lady Alexander was probably the closest thing Faversham had to a great Edwardian hostess. Colin Sharpe worked at the East Kent Packers specialising in fruit. Published by MHNA Following the revelations in the last Eye, Selling Parish council has now been boosted by a new member, David Woollett, co-opted but not elected According to the new rinky dink parish website he has had a long and varied career with life experiences that will enhance the capability of the Council immeasurably. Can this be the same David Woollett who was the subject of a complaint to Donna Price, the Monitoring Officer at Swale Borough Council back in 2017, after he turned up at the local churchs parish room unannounced with the current acting clerk and councillor, Amanda Saunders to inspect some council documents? Asked by Jackie Westlake if she has seen the Daily Mail story, Emma says: I didn't think it would be covered in the Daily Mail but maybe locally!. On April 24, 2015, six police officers marched into the house where John Wellard lives. 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