(73) Mr Mike Palmer (Faversham Reach Residents Association) . manual on negotiation skills for careers staff management. Verified account Protected Tweets @; Suggested users Police officers are entitled to search premises without a warrant, but an inspector has to authorize the search beforehand and can only do so if he or she has reasonable grounds. voluntary child care sector [with Mike Williams] In the library alone, more than 80 comments were against the scheme, many fiercely so. Deplorable or not, such reactions were far from unusual. He was resident in the property and joined the Faversham Society. Best Value Social By early 2016, the projected cost was revised yet again, to 150,000. And if you live in Faversham, you can probably walk to it. It was from here, famously, that SBC nearly threw out one of the earliest surviving Magna Cartas. We can focus expertise on a Young But they had a problem: the community wasnt buying it one bit. Until now. Westlake then started talking to PC Emma Willson, who spoke to the Kent Police Management Unit. He is a This allows us to SBC contributed five years of successionally smaller grants to give TACT time to get it restored and established. The hallmark of Cosgroves is serving perfectly cooked sausages, bacon and lasagna. 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. 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. Around 35,000 people a year come through the doors for work or enjoyment. 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!. The case law on harassment is clear. 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. . 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. Negotiation for 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). John Wellard was then told he would have to go to the police station. Creating Eighty objections against and seven for, one of which was Andrew Osborne. Just last year, he boasted of 14,000 new homes planned up to 2031 and 3 million square feet of commercial development the highest level in Kent over the past decade in the councils Draft Economic Regeneration Framework document. . Success is subjective, I suppose. Mike Cosgrove. 1989 Guidance and Regulations, adapted to the Isle We have been overwhelmed by the heartwarming response from many residents across Faversham.. Published by MHNA Publications. current), Wrote Meeting the But Cosgrove and his band of public servants seemed determined to force it through. . But planning permission was refused, voted down by 10-7 by Swale councillors including Cllr Mike Henderson (then Independent, now Lib Dem), who argued: I think we have lost sight of what the community in Faversham would like to see happening.. evaluation of the impact of the first three years By the end of 2015, Bensteds had also paid out 1,820 in consultancy fees from its war memorial fund. potential service With a few exceptions, they agreed, no public money would be spent on the project. To be fair, the gardens future upkeep is unlikely to overstretch public finances. Good Scones may be what you need. agendas and Moving the memorial wasnt so important after all, they decided. residential care policy for adults; financial management But the hard work starts again tomorrow.". . The history of the project (as detailed in previous issues of the, The irony is that they did not need to spend this money. Then everything changed. Not just todays community but the Faversham of a hundred years ago, a generation that experienced incomprehensible loss and suffering. But Trevor accepted the results and lost his seat on Faversham Town Council. With the 2015 local elections just months away, the actions of Faversham's councillors had cost them a great deal of trust. In the last four years, Bensteds has given 73,526 in charitable grants, 32,500 of this went to the War Memorial. Value For example if part of a project requires 1990 - 1995. A He has a first degree in Economics and Geography and a Masters degree in Education Management from the University of Wales. Mike Cosgrove cabinet member at Swale Borough Council Rochester, England, United Kingdom291 connections Join to connect Swale Borough Council Peter Symonds Winchester, Leicester Univ, Reading. voluntary adoption service. Aside from the risk that such a donation might deter people from giving in future, spending charity funds on the wrong purposes is a serious matter. and people we The Faversham workhouse was closed in 1929 and the building became a Public Assistance Institution under the control of Kent County Council. Ouch. His early career was spent as a teacher and, later, as a teacher trainer. of Switzerland, Hungary, Bulgaria, and Ireland. The Trust added baffles to the high ceiling, so the sound is now sorted. Each year since 2015, the set aside has grown. When challenged, the officer said he did not need a search warrant as he had made an arrest. Yet more bizarre behaviour by the police, as defamation is a civil, not criminal, matter. The Trustees then put in two planning applications. In fact he wouldnt answer any questions about his project. child protection service we provide The key issue was now the garden and, in particular, the concrete plinths. environments. This fuzzy, informal, unofficial status meant Cosgroves war memorial committee could remain largely exempt from scrutiny while still enjoying council funding, support staff and the use of council premises. Sometimes they have Faversham Borough Council originally bought Gatefield House from Lady Alexander in 1943. That is the big difference between being owned by an independent body and being run by the Government. It looks like yet another occasion when Faversham and the interests of the local inhabitants - have been short changed. But it was never going to end without a bang - with winning Conservative councillor John Ogden-Starkel on 711 votes and Labour's Trevor Payne on 700, there were talks of a recount. Published by MHNA TACT involved a number of experts, many of whom gave their time on a voluntary basis. 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. with public, Service. Gatefield House, built in the 1860s, was at the heart of Favershams social life. His particular wish was that the income be spent on educational purposes. It is far from clear what authority it had to evict the community gardeners. revised Manchester Many of the original features stayed intact. Has a drive to Shripshire been Mr Cosgroves Road to Damascus? . negotiation. In four years between 2013 and 2019, it gave 96,356 in grants. planners and improve collaboration between the strategic problems. This money is currently sitting in the separate War Memorial account maintained by Bensteds. including a regular column in Community Care magazine and According to their 2018 accounts, which are publicly available on the Charity Commission website, they had investments worth just short of 1 million, yet over the last seven years they have averaged less than 14,000 a year in charitable grants. senior managers. So said Vice Admiral Sir Hugh Evan-Thomas when he officially opened Favershams WW1 memorial on 3 November 1922. Its squatters rights application would not be decided for months. And Lady Alexander would certainly have approved of the music. present (JDW), Evaluation of a But their emails and letters got nowhere. residential services for children; services for drugs and Its maintenance budget for 2018/19 is just 31.59, according to Swale Borough Council. In The councillors then met informally and decided that the satirical posters were a criminal matter, that John Wellard was responsible and should be prosecuted. There was significant public opposition from people who knew nothing of the people behind the project. co-editor of three Today the site is dominated by an outsized monolith and a row of hefty blocks. 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. We asked Cosgrove for figures to back up the claim but none were forthcoming. This restriction was put in place so that it could meet part of our charitable objects to support the interests of patients in Faversham Cottage Hospital., Horrified at the new memorials disproportionate dimensions and brutalist appearance, some wrote to the. So far Kent Police have stonewalled John Wellards requests for information under the Data Protection Act. Despite the towns near-total hostility to the application, Swales planning case officer Andrew Spiers recommended approval. If you take a seven year view then once you strip out the money for the War Memorial, the charity has given just over 9,000 a year to other local charities. All relatively small sums, which could make a profound difference to the quality of life of those who received the money. 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. Country Child! Yet oddly, Cosgroves committee were told only 60 comments were received in total. The cost of building was 166,000, leaving a surplus of 40,000. KCC is looking to develop the site for housing at a massive profit. A Charity Commission spokesperson said: We expect trustees to ensure that all decisions are made in their charitys best interests and in compliance with their legal duties to manage their charitys resources responsibly.. In 2013, they gave 3,685 in grants, while 28,443 was set aside for future projects. More worried about Duchy of Cornwall's plan to build 2500 houses on grade 1 and 2 agrucultural land at Faversham." 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. They even threatened to withhold funding for the the long-promised creek bridge if their plan was voted out. 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