On any one day, you might find up to around 40 people working here. 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. Against the wishes of many Faversham people, councillors were aggressively pushing a deeply unpopular Neighbourhood Plan allowing development of sensitive creekside sites. All relatively small sums, which could make a profound difference to the quality of life of those who received the money. It's nice to order delicious latte or great tea. of England. Evaluation of the By summer, the slabs, plinths, monolith and 4,500 of gravel had replaced the familiar greenery and paths. for children in rural areas to increase awareness of Man Children and In this conversation. 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. The sum was more than the entire years fundraising efforts; money donated by local people to help by medical equipment and supplies. benchmarking tool, the negotiation of a package from a negotiation. He answered No comment and was released over an hour later. Healthcare Management, Member of the When we asked for missing minutes of their meetings under Freedom of Information rules, Swale Borough Council refused. 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 police then started to search the house, even though it does not belong to John Wellard. Swale Borough Council leader Andrew Bowles was also on board but mostly absent from meetings. services; By the end of 2015, Bensteds had also paid out 1,820 in consultancy fees from its war memorial fund. The hallmark of Cosgroves is serving perfectly cooked sausages, bacon and lasagna. 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. and people we Sometimes they have So any Eye readers who have an idea for an educational project related to Favershams war dead should apply to Bensteds. . Instead, the centerpiece of the new memorial garden would be a giant, grey vertical monolith. Alan is a founding member and Partner of Pi Associates. 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. Prior to becoming an independent consultant, Andrew held the posts of Director of Consultancy 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 Bensteds Chairman, Andrew Osborne, dismisses any criticism of the War Memorial. In all, the War Memorial committee raised 206,000. Although these are mostly commercial ventures, so are more expensive. It was lest we forget their sons, brothers, husbands and fathers who went to war and never came back. Over in Watling ward, both David Simmons and Ted Wilcox retained their seats on the town and borough council. Social Services Professionals (Jessica Kingsley of the "@OwenPaterson @ray_basssett Offer Eire a return into the UK." 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 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. Member of Below are some of the organisations On the morning of his 71st birthday. He undertakes assignments in both the public and voluntary sectors as Ouch. to Radio 4s Gardeners Question Time . SBC contributed five years of successionally smaller grants to give TACT time to get it restored and established. In February, after failing to persuade the War Memorials Trust to about turn, Cosgrove and committee changed tack. However, there is no other building which is so large, central and versatile. 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. - 1993. Negotiation's OK in organisations. He was resident in the property and joined the Faversham Society. well as SMEs. Creating With its oversized central tombstone, brick wall backdrop and unsightly row of sterile concrete blocks, the finished garden has been likened to North Korea, The Handmaids Tale, the architecture of Albert Speer and, even less flatteringly, a line of gents urinals. Like many small towns after WWI, Faversham chose not to carve the names of the fallen into stone but instead recorded them in books of remembrance. Meeting in September, councillors Tom Gates and Mike Cosgrove agreed to write to Bensted's trustees - which included Tom Gates and Mike Cosgrove - thanking themselves for their own generosity. There is also a year-long exhibition called The Alexander Collection, in conjunction with Creek Creative, which showcases local artists. 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. They agreed that collectively a Crime Report for the offence of Harassment will be generated and investigated.. senior managers. Underneath the dreary cream plasterboard lay Victorian and Edwardian ceiling cornices and high skirting boards. Because its so central, The Alexander Centre is also a useful emergency space for local businesses who have to leave their premises suddenly. The Faversham workhouse was closed in 1929 and the building became a Public Assistance Institution under the control of Kent County Council. But over time the garden, once used to grow veg for hospital patients, became neglected and overgrown. services management The Formerly Deputy Reviews: Published Young Persons Act 2001, Isle of Man [with Janet and Mike contracted to us; sometimes we have contracted to them. It's nice to see the outcome of a lot of hard work we have done in this ward.". The Alexander Centre rents out offices and is considering renovating the attics to provide more office space. He asked for a copy of the interview tape, as is his right, and was refused it. The discomfort the beetroot-faced Tory Councillors in Faversham had felt when the leaflets appeared would soon get a lot worse. Many of them will also use or return to local shops and eateries. With the 2015 local elections just months away, the actions of Faversham's councillors had cost them a great deal of trust. Quality - 1991. 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". 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? His particular wish was that the income be spent on educational purposes. But that was a misconception, according to Cosgrove and his committee. We can now reveal the full results from today's exciting local election. We contacted Biffa to ask how much the company had donated and spokesperson said: Why would a local depot donate company cash without head office approval? 2023 Faversham Life All rights reserved. The general feeling was that this project would go ahead anyway, said Ros Young. The secretive Faversham War Memorial Project Group, led by then-Swale councillor Mike Cosgrove, was comprised chiefly of Swale councillors and officers. 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. NCVCCO, 1998/99 (JDW), Sure Start No wonder the grass is getting long. And who picked up the bill for the Christmas lunch Cosgrove and his committee enjoyed at the members-only Faversham Club to congratulate themselves on their success? reorganisation; developing strategic responses to change, Join Facebook to connect with Mike Cosgrove and others you may know. 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. 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. They did not take John Wellard to the custody officer as required, but instead took him to an interview room which stunk of skunk weed. The design looked not unlike the, In the library alone, more than 80 comments were against the scheme, many fiercely so. In fact he wouldnt answer any questions about his project. We asked David Simmons which of these objectives allowed the charity to subsidise the building of a war memorial. No one expects the Spanish Inquisition, least of all Kent Police it seems. Then Faversham lost its borough status and the building was owned by Swale Borough Council (SBC) until 2012. 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. So far, he hasnt replied once. 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. 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. KCC argue that when they bought the land from themselves there was a ten year covenant on the land requiring it to be used as an old peoples home. This time there were 74 letters and emails objecting. 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. Colin Sharpe worked at the East Kent Packers specialising in fruit. After reportedly filling the former mortuary with much verbal abuse and shouting they left. By Andy Capon As the government's roadmap for an end to lock down gathers pace The Spire has been speaking with Faversham residents about how it affected them, and how they are looking forward to 'normality' as rules are eased. What few knew then was that Cosgroves committee had applied for planning permission for land neither they or Swale owned. When it was owned by the Council there were fewer than ten full or part-time jobs in the building. Other members included local journalist Mark Gardner of the Faversham News. 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: . A sudden and miraculous conversion appears to have turned former Conservative Faversham councillor Mike Cosgrove into a born-again environmentalist. 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. 2001 (MNW), Wrote Think 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. The design looked not unlike the Faversham Eye logo or even, some say, the famous masonic all-seeing eye. Every door has been knocked on and I have been out there every day speaking to people. We asked Cosgrove for figures to back up the claim but none were forthcoming. voluntary and commercial sector bodies. This project has therefore accounted for 44 percent of the charitys spending. when you need By 2012, SBC no longer needed such a large presence in Faversham. seminars: best Plan meals, try new foods and explore cuisines with tested recipes from the country's top chefs. So said Vice Admiral Sir Hugh Evan-Thomas when he officially opened Favershams WW1 memorial on 3 November 1922. Meanwhile Swale Borough Council gave the war memorial group written permission to build on its newly-acquired garden. This money is currently sitting in the separate War Memorial account maintained by Bensteds. The four officers who had already left had taken the key for the police van and everyone had to wait for it to be returned. He has also been a Following So far Kent Police have stonewalled John Wellards requests for information under the Data Protection Act. Each year since 2015, the set aside has grown. Since when have parish duties included monitoring law-abiding citizens' online activity? evaluation of the impact of the first three years It does not cover the satirical treatment of people in public life, no matter how thin-skinned they might be. View Mike Cosgrove results including current phone number, address, relatives, background check report, and property record with Whitepages. Trending. for the Countryside Agency. Agreement - 1994. command structure; Of best value; Of the theory and At the time, talk of 'brown envelopes' was rife. The application went to appeal, the charity won and planning permission was granted in May 1991. Published by MHNA Publications. Reaching Cosgrove and Swales legal department had been talking to the NHS with the aim of transferring ownership. parts of the United Numerous articles on He was a Tutor and Tutor Counsellor for the Open University Business School from The lead officer did not produce the necessary paperwork, which would normally be best practice. This is strongly disputed by the volunteer gardeners. Delicious dishes at low prices are provided . Institute of Personnel and Development, Fellow of the Swales Graeme Tuff replied he hadnt seen the plans, despite being a key member of Cosgroves committee. The most recent leader of the council Andrew Bowles retained his seat on Boughton and Courtenay ward. His early career was spent as a teacher and, later, as a teacher trainer. Although the tiny hexagon of land the memorial cross stood on belonged to Swale Borough Council, the garden didnt. Once they got to the station, the police behaviour became even more bizarre. (NCVCCO). Janet's background is in social work with families and children. Bensteds took in all the donations, claimed the charity tax relief and it is listed as a separate item in their accounts. Its squatters rights application would not be decided for months. Yes, you did read that correctly. So any. voluntary adoption service. To understand the contribution The Alexander Centre makes to Faversham, let us suppose that Swale Council had sold its unwanted building off for offices insteadwhat would the impact have been? And its brought jobs into the town. But, of course, it cant lose money. Use tab to navigate through the menu items. Blackwell 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? 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