Janet's background is in social work with families and children. The Friends is a registered charity. Congratulations to the Hop Festival organisers for their well developed sense of irony. Posted: 13th July, 2018 Category: Architecture, Culture, People, Words Alexandra Campbell Photographs Alexandra Campbell. Institute of Personnel and Development, Fellow of the The secretive Faversham War Memorial Project Group, led by then-Swale councillor Mike Cosgrove, was comprised chiefly of Swale councillors and officers. For nearly a hundred years, the town was proud to pay its respects at the memorial. Until a group of local councillors decided they knew better. Mike has over 20 years experience as a management consultant, including 10 years working with not-for- profit organisational and The anticipated Heritage Lottery Fund grant was declined but Faversham's Bensted's Charity gifted more cash. areas, 2000 NCVCCO/The Countryside Agency (JDW), Researched and British cuisine is served at this cafe. completion of the main manual, wrote a "brief case Volunteers complained the plans were shrouded in secrecy as Swale referred their queries to Cosgrove, who failed to answer them. In four years between 2013 and 2019, it gave 96,356 in grants. Covers initiatives and strategies for building and 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. Even as its contractors, Blenwood, were digging up remaining plants, Swale Borough Council purported to to be in the dark about the committees plans. Driving across England to Shripshire (sic), seeing the awful creep of new housing development across the countryside. The people had another say in September 2016, when Cosgroves committee tried to get planning permission for what it called its substantially modified plans. We asked Mike Cosgrove but he declined to answer. Many of them will also use or return to local shops and eateries. By 2012, SBC no longer needed such a large presence in Faversham. Austere, unwelcoming and almost always empty, neighbours call it the Graveyard of Stone Street. successful They spent ,2000 of this the following year. for children in rural areas to increase awareness A Faversham councillor actually reported a Faversham resident to the police for waving to him in the street. 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. Workshops and value social services; negotiation; the implications of negotiation. 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. Sonot exactly a grass-roots community organisation. Praised by Cosgrove for his first-rate excellent press liaison support, Gardners PR efforts resulted in favourable local newspaper coverage. But the people had spoken. 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. 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. 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. But, of course, it cant lose money. residential care policy for adults; financial management Supervision and Management, Associate Member Formerly Deputy 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. services; 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. The lead officer did not produce the necessary paperwork, which would normally be best practice. The cash mountain increased by 144,073 between 2013 and 2018, from 783,267 to 925,340. The application went to appeal, the charity won and planning permission was granted in May 1991. the internet and social care, negotiation and social It has set up in the Sidney Room. costs, Trending. Despite the towns near-total hostility to the application, Swales planning case officer Andrew Spiers recommended approval. That is not the case. Favershams 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. 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 had given evidence at the Inspector's public enquiry about Footpath ZF5 in 2014. . of the North Fletcher). Eight years ago, however, a group of local people began tidying the site, planting trees and fruit bushes, seeds and bulbs. By 2018, there was 53,439 carried over at the end of the year. These included 2,500 to the Bowls Club, 4,000 to Age UK, 1,500 to Faversham Town Football Club, 500 to the guides, 300 to the Sea Cadets and 1,000 to Magna Carta Educational Workshops, 500 to the Friends of Westbrook and Stonebridge Pond and 200 to an individual. 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? His clients include the National Assembly for Wales, Health Authorities, NHS Trusts, General Practices, the Independent Health Sector, Local Government and private individuals. In what looks like spite, Swale rejected them both. Organisations, 2000 (MNW, with Keith Fletcher), Researched and 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. to the Curb Pilots playing at the Hop Festival. When challenged, the officer said he did not need a search warrant as he had made an arrest. programmes for social care organisations in Wales and But it turned out the NHS didnt own the garden either. anti-poverty strategy; The fact that its modern has proved a bonus, because it can be dressed up for a wedding, then cleared for dancing lessons or a wrestling match. cultures Not so much democracy in actionmore yelling in Selling. seminars on planning But eyebrows were raised when Cosgrove told the Faversham News there was an overwhelming majority of opinion in favour of the plans. version" for staff (MNW), Updated and The discomfort the beetroot-faced Tory Councillors in Faversham had felt when the leaflets appeared would soon get a lot worse. 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. 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". The Council is shorthand for a number of civic upheavals. 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. We know 9,000 came from Kent County Council, around 8,500 from Faversham Town Council and 7000 from Swale. 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. . said Mike Cosgrove. (73) Mr Mike Palmer (Faversham Reach Residents Association) . edited, the London Borough of Enfield's first This . Users, Updating complete Hundreds fought it out for those all important seats and with an unexpected flurry of independent and Ukip candidates standing, it all came down to tonight's count (Friday). 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. Free from accountability, members were not obliged to answer questions, divulge costs, publish full minutes of their meetings or even reveal their names. Not only did the key Bensteds trustees drive the project, the charity was used to handle the money. Reviews: Young Persons Act 2001, Isle of Man [with Janet and Mike Bensteds argue that KCC has a moral obligation to share some of that with the charity, to be spent in accordance with the wishes of the original trust deed in 1835. With the story rapidly going global, Faversham Town Clerk Jackie Westlake circulates an email containing a link to the Daily Mail story to Faversham's conservative councillors and Labour councillor Trevor Payne, advising them not to comment. Promoting shared Councillor's Guide to planning services for His particular wish was that the income be spent on educational purposes. After a bitter dispute with Kent County Council in the late 1980s, an independent board of trustees was appointed. This is strongly disputed by the volunteer gardeners. Favershams books, in St Marys Church, lists names from both world wars. Published Instead, the centerpiece of the new memorial garden would be a giant, grey vertical monolith. Each year, Bensteds makes an overall profit which it adds back into the cash pile. Filled with colour, it attracted visitors and wildlife. In the last four years, Bensteds has given 73,526 in charitable grants, 32,500 of this went to the War Memorial. people with learning disabilities. All photos copyright Lisa Valder / Faversham Life unless stated otherwise. statutory and voluntary Agreement - 1994. It was lest we forget their sons, brothers, husbands and fathers who went to war and never came back. organisations employing people with severe disabilities. Children and (NCVCCO). In 2014, the Faversham War Memorial Project Group met in the Mayors Parlour. Published 2023 Faversham Life All rights reserved. This project has therefore accounted for 44 percent of the charitys spending. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF AGM ON 9 NOVEMBER 2017 Sometimes they have But from 1943 to 2012, The Alexander Centres fine plasterwork and high ceilings were hidden under plasterboard and strip lighting. The Faversham workhouse was closed in 1929 and the building became a Public Assistance Institution under the control of Kent County Council. He has RT @PaulOnPolitics: Conservative MP Helen Whatley has been reselected as prospective candidate for Faversham and Mid Kent, seat she has held since 2015. evaluation of the impact of the first three years Westlake then started talking to PC Emma Willson, who spoke to the Kent Police Management Unit. Association for But in one sense they were neighbours: They all lived next door to each other. We can focus expertise on a Swales Graeme Tuff replied he hadnt seen the plans, despite being a key member of Cosgroves committee. Mike Henderson (ind) Mike Cosgrove Nigel Kay Ted Wilcox David Simmons Bryan Mulhern Anita Walker See next week's Faversham News for full coverage and pictures. In 1948, the Poor Laws were finally abolished. In November 2015, a public consultation exposed the full strength of opposition to the plans. 1989 Guidance and Regulations, adapted to the Isle This time there were 74 letters and emails objecting. Now hopefully the balance will be redressed., It was an interesting birthday, albeit alarming, said John. Swale Borough Council contractors (and sometimes with the help of volunteers) are employed to maintain the garden in good condition, he wrote in the statement made on 21 October 2016. benchmarking tool, the negotiation of a package from a sectors, 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. Chairman Cosgrove and core members David Simmons and Anita Walker were all Swale councillors, while assorted council officers from both Swale and Faversham Town Council were drafted in to assist. Has a drive to Shripshire been Mr Cosgroves Road to Damascus? When the Faversham workhouse was closed in 1929, the buildings became a Public Assistance Institution under the control of Kent council. 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. Conditions were made to be deliberately very harsh to discourage people from wanting to receive help. The money is there waiting for you. She then went up the ladder and contacted Detective Chief Inspector Tony Henley, the Swale District Commander. of England. when you need It was not. Mike Cosgrove is on Facebook. She was married to Sir Sidney Alexander, Mayor of Faversham from 1910-20. . 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.". So any. Blackwell 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. 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. He says that some people will like the design, others will not. In the library alone, more than 80 comments were against the scheme, many fiercely so. View the profiles of people named Mike Cosgrove. Use tab to navigate through the menu items. The irony is that they did not need to spend this money. It was mainly used as council offices, with rooms carved up into cubicles by plasterboard and ceilings lowered to house lighting and cables. Westlake forwarded the email to other 'involved parties' councillors Michael Cosgrove, Nigel Kay and Trevor Payne. Inspector, Social Services Inspectorate Wales. Its maintenance budget for 2018/19 is just 31.59, according to Swale Borough Council. With the rest, they bought a new X-ray unit, operating theatre and five-bed ward for the hospital. He was a Tutor and Tutor Counsellor for the Open University Business School from Below are some of the organisations A It seemed very unfair and undemocratic.. Services children and young people in Yet oddly, Cosgroves committee were told only 60 comments were received in total. According to Swale, its councillors were all involved in personal capacity. 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. is the co-author . KCC is looking to develop the site for housing at a massive profit. In reorganisation; developing strategic responses to change, Colin Sharpe bought Ardens Cottage in Abbey Street. John Humphrys discusses John's arrest on Radio 4 and hundreds of well-wishers from all over the world comment online, the vast majority expressing disgust and astonishment at the actions of both the police and Faversham's councillors. wrote Best He is used extensively by the NHS, and by other public sector clients, to provide a range of services from training and development programmes through to executive coaching for top managers. The following year, they gave 8,420 in grants, but put aside an extra 20,000 for future projects. Theres so much we want to ask you. And worse. Four of them were Councillors, Andrew Bowles, Anita Walker, Tom Gates and Mike Cosgrove. TACT is now The Alexander Centre CIC (Community Interest Company), chaired by Graham Setterfield, and is a not-for-profit organisation. There are other places to hold small classes and a few other large venues to hire for weddings and concerts. As new legal owner, Swale Borough Council automatically had so-called permitted development rights to carry out smaller scale improvements to its own sites. 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. Healthcare Management, Member of the A Meanwhile Swale Borough Council gave the war memorial group written permission to build on its newly-acquired garden. Social Services Professionals (Jessica Kingsley 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. 2001 (MNW), Wrote Think What's for dinner? 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. They set about restoring the heritage features and bringing it back into the heart of the towns activities. Its official purposes are: To mobilise, encourage, foster and maintain the interest of the public in the patients and the support of the work of Faversham Cottage Hospital and community health centres by means of voluntary services.. He undertakes assignments in both the public and voluntary sectors as 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.. Ten years that covenant has expired so the land can now be used for house building. He answered No comment and was released over an hour later. Motive and Gatefield Hall was once a vast sauna-style room, with gloomy pine walls and appalling acoustics. 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 14 Preston Street, Faversham ME13 8NS England +44 1795 537866 Website Open now : 09:00 AM - 4:00 PM See all (49) Ratings and reviews 136 Travellers' Choice 2022 RATINGS Food Service Value Atmosphere Details CUISINES Cafe, British Special Diets Vegetarian Friendly, Vegan Options, Gluten Free Options Meals Breakfast, Lunch, Brunch View all details When the brown envelopes first appeared, Jackie Westlake, then Town Clerk, contacted the local police inspector, Gavin Wade, who told her that no crime had been committed. 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 . Neither did Cosgroves committee, the NHS, nor the Cottage Hospital. In February, after failing to persuade the War Memorials Trust to about turn, Cosgrove and committee changed tack. recruitment and selection, performance management, together with serious incident enquiries. Then Faversham lost its borough status and the building was owned by Swale Borough Council (SBC) until 2012. contracted to us; sometimes we have contracted to them. A sudden and miraculous conversion appears to have turned former Conservative Faversham councillor Mike Cosgrove into a born-again environmentalist. Yet another email from Westlake to Cosgrove quotes comments made at a public meeting and online by a member of the public about the Neighbourhood Plan. cases, Royal Holloway, effective learning has been extended for a further year to include a . But Cosgrove and his band of public servants seemed determined to force it through. The design looked not unlike the Faversham Eye logo or even, some say, the famous masonic all-seeing eye. I was informed only recently by people more knowledgable by myself that there had been a possible violation of my rights. In response to one email requesting specific details about environmental impact reports, stonework and tenders, he swerved: Thank you for your email and interest in this project that may have come following the Remembrance display of crosses. Use tab to navigate through the menu items. Most all of, there are the 35,000 people a year who come into Faversham town centre for an event at The Alexander Centre. them.. Mike has undertaken a consultancy role for 3 years, having set up The Undertaken jointly unless indicated otherwise by initials. Lady Alexander was probably the closest thing Faversham had to a great Edwardian hostess. After X-ray costs, it was the second largest expenditure of the year. Published by MHNA Join Facebook to connect with Mike Cosgrove and others you may know. At the time of going to press, he is pursuing his application. 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. In 2013, they gave 3,685 in grants, while 28,443 was set aside for future projects. Mr. Cosgrove then attended Loyola University School of Law, where he was a member of the Phi Alpha Delta Fraternity, International. Verified account Protected Tweets @; Suggested users This money is currently sitting in the separate War Memorial account maintained by Bensteds. 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. The police then started to search the house, even though it does not belong to John Wellard. Mike Cosgrove is known for Alien Ant Farm: Movies (2001), Alien Ant Farm: Smooth Criminal (2001) and Dystopia Tonight with John Poveromo (2021). Switzerland, Hungary, Bulgaria, and Ireland. Since Cosgrove, Walker and Simmons all sat on Faversham Town Council, no-one was especially surprised when the council warmly endorsed the refined results. Several comments slated the project as an absurd waste of taxpayers cash. Ouch. Deplorable or not, such reactions were far from unusual. TACT involved a number of experts, many of whom gave their time on a voluntary basis. From 1978 - 1988 he was a Senior Lecturer (later a Principal Lecturer) in Management at the Business School of the University of Glamorgan. Best Value Social As of 2018, 41,102 was set aside for future funding projects. It was transformed from an ugly, dark space into a flourishing garden enjoyed by all, said community gardener Ros Young. 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. presented NCVCCO, 1998/99 (JDW), Sure Start Best Value: a in organisations. For now, plans to dismantle and relocate the memorial had been abandoned. The town has many halls for hire, including the beautiful Assembly Rooms just down the road. The peoples voice was clear. However, using incomplete and heavily redacted minutes obtained under a Freedom of Information request, together with other sources, Sonot exactly a grass-roots community organisation. We asked David Simmons which of these objectives allowed the charity to subsidise the building of a war memorial. comprehensive service for elderly people; integration of strategic problems. It is no secret our local councillors were behind John's arrest. 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. We must not let this continue.. child protection 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. He has parts of the United And the people were not impressed. Sir Sidney, a pioneering vascular surgeon, played billiards with the most prominent men in Faversham (he added a billiards room to the side of the house). Country Children, based on a series of regional leadership development including a regular column in Community Care magazine and Hilary ran The Alexander Centre on SBCs behalf for a couple of years, to learn what the issues were and to put together a business plan. senior managers. Until the War Memorial project came along, the focus was on the future not the present. The last count of the day, around 10pm this evening (Friday), was for Abbey ward. Peter Binnie, a wedding photographer, was appointed project manager at chairman Cosgroves suggestion. She added: From time to time, there are small surpluses this is due in part by not having suitable applications to consider at that time.. It was from here, famously, that SBC nearly threw out one of the earliest surviving Magna Cartas. A local fruit broker, Colin Sharpe left 500,000 to Bensteds in his will. Institute of Management Consultants, Member of the He combines this with his role as Vice -Chair of a NHS Health Trust. This place is famous for its great service and friendly staff, that is always ready to help you. The history of the project (as detailed in previous issues of the, The irony is that they did not need to spend this money. It was classed as income balance carried forward., In an answer to an email from the Faversham Eye, Sue Bayford, the Clerk to the Trustees explained that the Trustees only pay out charitable funds on receipt of a copy invoice from the organisation/individual to prove that the money is being spent correctly, and/or until they have been able to secure the balance of funds required to complete the project., When the charity prepares the end of year accounts these pledges for future spending are put into income balance carried forward. This also includes funds set aside for administration, portfolio management fees and other everyday expenses.

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