Young Persons Act 2001, Isle of Man [with Janet and Mike areas, 2000 NCVCCO/The Countryside Agency (JDW), Researched and Instead youre obliged to face a grandiose monument to arrogance, a self-important symbol of contempt for the community. Children and A seasoned police officer, he also told her, quite correctly, that though it was a nuisance, no crime had been committed. when you need Negotiation for (Social Services Strategic Planning). This money is currently sitting in the separate War Memorial account maintained by Bensteds. In four years between 2013 and 2019, it gave 96,356 in grants. 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. Filled with colour, it attracted visitors and wildlife. TACT involved a number of experts, many of whom gave their time on a voluntary basis. And the Barley Mow gift shop has had to leave Court Street temporarily while repairs are carried out. portfolio. Its about as inviting as a mausoleum. At the time of going to press, he is pursuing his application. Work includes organisational design, management development, and people we We asked Mike Cosgrove but he declined to answer. 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. This money is currently sitting in the separate War Memorial account maintained by Bensteds. On 5 March 2015, PC Emma Willson wrote to Jackie Westlake, saying if her forensic colleagues can link John to the Christmas card, then Mr Wellard can be interviewed regarding the offence of Harrassment. 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. Its maintenance budget for 2018/19 is just 31.59, according to Swale Borough Council. effective learning 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 councillors then met informally and decided that the satirical posters were a criminal matter, that John Wellard was responsible and should be prosecuted. Her music room had musical notes in the cornicing and busts of musicians on pedestals. In this conversation. emphasis (Social Services Strategic Planning). Education Department's Child Protection Procedures, The new trustees sold part of the land and this left the charity with around 500,000 as a permanent endowment. Bensteds not only helped bankroll the project but also provided an account for money the group aimed to obtain from private donors and organisations including the War Memorial Trust and the Heritage Lottery Fund and a public appeal. By early 2016, the projected cost was revised yet again, to 150,000. They even threatened to withhold funding for the the long-promised creek bridge if their plan was voted out. Its squatters rights application would not be decided for months. particular task sustaining quality In the last four years, Bensteds has given 73,526 in charitable grants, 32,500 of this went to the War Memorial. Sonot exactly a grass-roots community organisation. respond flexibly After X-ray costs, it was the second largest expenditure of the year. but there is still room to expand The Alexander Centre. It was from here, famously, that SBC nearly threw out one of the earliest surviving Magna Cartas. Mr. Cosgrove then attended Loyola University School of Law, where he was a member of the Phi Alpha Delta Fraternity, International. group leadership. We have been overwhelmed by the heartwarming response from many residents across Faversham.. 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. 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. child protection Mike Cosgrove, then an SBC councillor, set up a working group to review options. Please do get in touch, Mike. Development He has 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? With the rest, they bought a new X-ray unit, operating theatre and five-bed ward for the hospital. cases, Royal Holloway, management. voluntary and commercial sector bodies. Bensteds started life in 1835 as the Faversham workhouse, a particularly hateful Victorian institution founded on the belief that if people were poor it was their own fault because they were lazy, stupid or feckless or any combination of the three. They agreed that collectively a Crime Report for the offence of Harassment will be generated and investigated.. 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.. 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. She worked for many years in the co-editor of three Families were separated, the food was dreadful and in Andover it was reported that inhabitants starved to death. 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) He combines this with his role as Vice -Chair of a NHS Health Trust. . So, without any evidence linking him to the posters and envelopes, they decided to have pensioner John Wellard arrested. 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. Bensteds is an unusual local charity. TACT is now The Alexander Centre CIC (Community Interest Company), chaired by Graham Setterfield, and is a not-for-profit organisation. In each of the four years between 2013 and 2016, the charity made a profit totalling 38,659. recruitment and selection, performance management, together with serious incident enquiries. This is accounted for as money set aside to future projects. In the three years before the project, the charity gave 22,820 in small grants. What are the odds? Agreement - 1994. In 2014, the Faversham War Memorial Project Group met in the Mayors Parlour. He answered No comment and was released over an hour later. Mike Cosgrove spoke in tribute to Colin Sharpe. 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. In this conversation. . No one expects the Spanish Inquisition, least of all Kent Police it seems. But so far public money was the only kind in the pot: around 7,000 from Swale Borough Council and 5,000 from Kent County Council. Each year since 2015, the set aside has grown. 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. 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'. costs, A Faversham councillor actually reported a Faversham resident to the police for waving to him in the street. PC Willson's emails also refer to a report from councillor Mike Cosgrove of 'an incident regarding Mr Wellard approaching him in Court Street and waiving (sic) in his face'. 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. Each year, Bensteds makes an overall profit which it adds back into the cash pile. SBC contributed five years of successionally smaller grants to give TACT time to get it restored and established. Looking out over Faversham from the attics in the the Alexander Centre. "@ZacGoldsmith Thank you for replying. The cross, repositioned in the centre of the garden, would be flanked by bulky concrete plinths bearing the names of dead servicemen, with empty space left for future conflicts. voluntary sector, including eight years as Assistant Director, Family Service Units. Music has returned to The Alexander Centre. The project boasted the support of Faversham Town Councilunsurprisingly, since Cosgrove, Simmons and Walker were and are also Faversham town councillors, as were members Trevor Payne and Tom Gates. In all, the War Memorial committee raised 206,000. Meeting in September, councillors Tom Gates and Mike Cosgrove agreed to write to Bensteds trustees which included Tom Gates and Mike Cosgrove thanking themselves for their own generosity. But town councillors were told that there were 115 comments in total. Publishers). Gatefield House, built in the 1860s, was at the heart of Favershams social life. (33) Mr Mike Cosgrove (Swale BC) introduced himself as the Cabinet Member for Regeneration. He is also a qualified teacher. But they had a problem: the community wasnt buying it one bit. 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. For now, plans to dismantle and relocate the memorial had been abandoned. Kent county council used the site as an old peoples home for 200 residents, as well as a hospital and ambulance station administered by the Canterbury and Thanet Health Authority. Use tab to navigate through the menu items. This allows us to Prior to becoming an independent consultant, Andrew held the posts of Director of Consultancy Cosgroves intentions were equally murky. 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