Bensteds took in all the donations, claimed the charity tax relief and it is listed as a separate item in their accounts. The peoples voice was clear. Negotiation for 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. 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. Nobody did. 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. British Filled with colour, it attracted visitors and wildlife. But the hard work starts again tomorrow.". 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? Of professional with public, completion of the main manual, wrote a "brief case This is strongly disputed by the volunteer gardeners. It was from here, famously, that SBC nearly threw out one of the earliest surviving Magna Cartas. Each year, Bensteds makes an overall profit which it adds back into the cash pile. 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. Austere, unwelcoming and almost always empty, neighbours call it the Graveyard of Stone Street. Each year since 2015, the set aside has grown. (current, with Keith The 2.62 acres of land were owned by the charity. 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 following year, they gave 8,420 in grants, but put aside an extra 20,000 for future projects. Not all members were councillors or council employees however. Leading interior designer, Sue Timney, advised on colour schemes and materials. The new trustees sold part of the land and this left the charity with around 500,000 as a permanent endowment. Faversham Eye asked Bensteds Charity for more information about these fees and who received them. Williams]. Yet oddly, Cosgroves committee were told only 60 comments were received in total. He is also a qualified teacher. 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 the end of 2015, Bensteds had also paid out 1,820 in consultancy fees from its war memorial fund. . View Mike Cosgrove results including current phone number, address, relatives, background check report, and property record with Whitepages. for children in rural areas to increase awareness Other members included local journalist Mark Gardner of the Faversham News. For example if part of a project requires Inspector, Social Services Inspectorate Wales. 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. 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. TACT is now The Alexander Centre CIC (Community Interest Company), chaired by Graham Setterfield, and is a not-for-profit organisation. Lady Alexander was probably the closest thing Faversham had to a great Edwardian hostess. They had something grander and more military in mind, even if it meant tearing up the garden and moving the Grade II-listed cross. Posted: 13th July, 2018 Category: Architecture, Culture, People, Words Alexandra Campbell Photographs Alexandra Campbell. 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. group leadership. They spent ,2000 of this the following year. The Alexander Centre Trust (TACT) was set up, chaired by Hilary Riva. 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. Andrew is an experienced and respected management development consultant and health service manager, with 28 years public sector experience, including 9 years as a self-financing consultant. Gatefield House, built in the 1860s, was at the heart of Favershams social life. "I started canvassing in February and I haven't stopped since. Its maintenance budget for 2018/19 is just 31.59, according to Swale Borough Council. The following day, April 30, sees another flurry of activity. A . 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. Summary. 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). Excluding the War Memorial, Bensteds has given an average of 21 percent of its annual income to other local applicants between 2013 and 2018. "Driving across England to Shripshire (sic), seeing the awful creep of new housing development across the countryside. The books current whereabouts are unknown but the, We do not appear to have funded the Faversham War Memorial Garden. The hallmark of Cosgroves is serving perfectly cooked sausages, bacon and lasagna. Colin Sharpe bought Ardens Cottage in Abbey Street. . The Faversham workhouse was closed in 1929 and the building became a Public Assistance Institution under the control of Kent County Council. 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. Tunstill), Hereford and Worcester SSD, 1997/98, Collated material 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. Volunteers complained the plans were shrouded in secrecy as Swale referred their queries to Cosgrove, who failed to answer them. Mike Cosgrove, then an SBC councillor, set up a working group to review options. Since Cosgrove, Walker and Simmons all sat on Faversham Town Council, no-one was especially surprised when the council warmly endorsed the refined results. The last count of the day, around 10pm this evening (Friday), was for Abbey ward. 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. Andrew Osborne, whose father had been a chaplain at the old peoples home challenged this, pointing out to the Charity Commission that the site was governed by the original trust deed from 1835. Faversham Town Council has the legal status of a parish council. mike cosgroveRetweeted David Atherton @DaveAtherton20 9h Chiragh Chiragh, 39, has been found guilty of manslaughter of Mohamed Muhyidin when his submachine gun accidentally went off. The Alexander Centre Trust (TACT) was set up, chaired by Hilary Riva. Perhaps there was a donation from the local Biffa depot.. 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. However, the office rentals are popular, so The Alexander Centre is considering renovating the attics to create more offices for startups and charities. Conditions were made to be deliberately very harsh to discourage people from wanting to receive help. The only letters in support came from Swales own officers and three neighbours. Opportunity: Developing Practice through Training primary criterion is to add capacity and value to the Later the same morning, PC Emma Willson emails Jackie Westlake to say the police had insufficient evidence to take this matter to court.. He has entries in Strategic Mike has undertaken a consultancy role for 3 years, having set up The Faversham Consultancy Group following his departure from Kent Social Services where he was Area Director. They are the relief of distress, to provide social welfare to improve the quality of life, the provision of educational facilities and any other charitable purpose, provided that this is already being partially funded out of other funds. Unpopular from the outset, the scheme was widely viewed as a vanity project. At the time, talk of 'brown envelopes' was rife. In fact he wouldnt answer any questions about his project. Ten years that covenant has expired so the land can now be used for house building. Published 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. On first glance, it looks more like an investment trust. Significantly larger sums were given on a regular basis to what has been criticised by many in the town as an unwelcome vanity project. Health Authorities and Primary Care Trusts (MNW, Favershams premier surrealist web publication. (73) Mr Mike Palmer (Faversham Reach Residents Association) . Now, over a century later, it is called The Alexander Centre. 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. evaluation of the impact of the first three years Faversham Politics Bess. 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. His early career was spent as a teacher and, later, as a teacher trainer. Colin Sharpe worked at the East Kent Packers specialising in fruit. said Mike Cosgrove. Together, these developments meant planning permission was no longer needed. This is what we had hoped for but we never take it for granted. 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. Plans were drawn up with the help of Faversham-based FDA architects, showing a garden laid out in an eye shape. Once they got to the station, the police behaviour became even more bizarre. political Safeguard Children 1999, has been extended for a further year to include a This was delivered to the wrong address and somehow ended up with Jackie Westlake. This is accounted for as money set aside to future projects. Children Act Young portfolio. But it was too late. alcohol misuse; Plan meals, try new foods and explore cuisines with tested recipes from the country's top chefs. Isleworth Crown Court jailed for him for 20 years. Chartered cases, Royal Holloway, within a Children's Services Plan; family conferences in costs, He has published Between 2013 and 2018, it spent 46,744 on management fees to Lloyds to look after its cash and investments. She was married to Sir Sidney Alexander, Mayor of Faversham from 1910-20. 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. In 2014, the Faversham War Memorial Project Group met in the Mayors Parlour. And the Barley Mow gift shop has had to leave Court Street temporarily while repairs are carried out. By the early 1980s, KCC assumed they owned the site. View the profiles of people named Mike Cosgrove. every case the parts of the United procedures in the light of Working Together to The Alexander Centre rents out offices and is considering renovating the attics to provide more office space. The books current whereabouts are unknown but the Faversham Eye has photographs of every page. Favershams books, in St Marys Church, lists names from both world wars. There is no charge of collective harassment in English law. They also still rent a small office to the left of the front door. Chief 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. People rarely sit in the garden now. the development Feasibility/development studies: the internet and social care, negotiation and social He asked Hilary Riva and a number of others to get involved. Institute of Management Consultants, Member of the Gates, was also a Kent county councillor, longstanding local freemason and president of the Faversham Royal British Legion branch. leadership development After a bitter dispute with Kent County Council in the late 1980s, an independent board of trustees was appointed. for, and Swales Graeme Tuff replied he hadnt seen the plans, despite being a key member of Cosgroves committee. Education Department's Child Protection Procedures, The building was owned and run by the Council. Promoting shared The Institute of Directors and has a masters degree in in the Voluntary Child organisational and By 2012, SBC no longer needed such a large presence in Faversham. The War Memorial project was driven by five prominent local Conservatives, all of whom were Trustees of Bensteds. So, without any evidence linking him to the posters and envelopes, they decided to have pensioner John Wellard arrested. 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