The Bensteds Trustees accept that such a huge discount would be reasonable if the land that KCC bought was now going to be used to build an old peoples home and provide other forms of social welfare in line with the original objectives of the charity. Faversham Consultancy Group following his departure from Kent Social Services where he articles on management subjects in refereed journals and The Trust added baffles to the high ceiling, so the sound is now sorted. (NCVCCO). 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). What happened next was extraordinary. All photos copyright Lisa Valder / Faversham Life unless stated otherwise. completion of the main manual, wrote a "brief case Both donated their time and expertise, as did Shepherd Neame (improvements to the bar) and Michael White (work on the garden courtyard). On first glance, it looks more like an investment trust. Sometimes they have The objectives of the Bensteds charity were set out in the original trust deed. He undertakes assignments in both the public and voluntary sectors as 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. Family On 6th May the Land Registry granted ownership of the garden to Swale Borough Council. practice of 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.. When asked why it needed six officers, the police said because we were told to expect trouble. Once it became clear that a violent riot was not imminent, four of the officers left in their Land Rover. of social The councillors then met informally and decided that the satirical posters were a criminal matter, that John Wellard was responsible and should be prosecuted. The Alexander Centres Gatefield Hall hosts everything from weddings . This time there were 74 letters and emails objecting. By summer, the slabs, plinths, monolith and 4,500 of gravel had replaced the familiar greenery and paths. View the profiles of people named Mike Cosgrove. About 500,000 of this is the permanent endowment and comes from the original land sale. statutory and voluntary within a Children's Services Plan; family conferences in He says that some people will like the design, others will not. Health and But in one sense they were neighbours: They all lived next door to each other. Creating Meanwhile Swale Borough Council gave the war memorial group written permission to build on its newly-acquired garden. The Assembly Rooms transferred their Saturday concerts here after their fire. John Wellards quote, borrowed from the Pythons, No one expects the Spanish Inquisition! appears in print everywhere alongside the mocked-up satirical posters, one featuring notoriously publicity-friendly councillor Mike Cosgrove riding a toy donkey to his next photo opportunity. of the North Evaluation of the 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. including a regular column in Community Care magazine and respond flexibly The books current whereabouts are unknown but the, We do not appear to have funded the Faversham War Memorial Garden. . Negotiation for present (JDW), Evaluation of a of a Gatefield Hall was once a vast sauna-style room, with gloomy pine walls and appalling acoustics. "@ZacGoldsmith Thank you for replying. Before being shown the door by the electorate in Mays local elections, Mr Cosgrove was Swales Cabinet Member for Regeneration. Tunstill), Hereford and Worcester SSD, 1997/98, Collated material Bensteds then sold the land to John Mowlem Homes for 475,000, having had to knock 40,000 off the price because of the further deterioration of the site caused by the delays when Swale rejected two planning applications. rural Mike Cosgrove, then an SBC councillor, set up a working group to review options. edited, the London Borough of Enfield's first 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 cash mountain increased by 144,073 between 2013 and 2018, from 783,267 to 925,340. The cost of building was 166,000, leaving a surplus of 40,000. 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. 2023 Faversham Life All rights reserved. residential care policy for adults; financial management 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 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) Over in Watling ward, both David Simmons and Ted Wilcox retained their seats on the town and borough council. Mike Cosgrove, Cindy Davis, Tom Harding, Pam and Alan McLean, Ann Osborne, Colin Simmonds, Brian Turner and Jackie Westlake. 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. Prior to becoming an independent consultant, Andrew held the posts of Director of Consultancy the internet and social care, negotiation and social reorganisation; developing strategic responses to change, A peace garden seemed a far better way to remember the fallen and look forward to a better future without war.. Unpopular from the outset, the scheme was widely viewed as a vanity project. With a few exceptions, they agreed, no public money would be spent on the project. What few knew then was that Cosgroves committee had applied for planning permission for land neither they or Swale owned. costs, With the 2015 local elections just months away, the actions of Faversham's councillors had cost them a great deal of trust. Users, Updating complete By early 2016, the projected cost was revised yet again, to 150,000. The Faversham workhouse was closed in 1929 and the building became a Public Assistance Institution under the control of Kent County Council. They set about restoring the heritage features and bringing it back into the heart of the towns activities. Education Department's Child Protection Procedures, Join Facebook to connect with Mike Cosgrove and others you may know. Most all of, there are the 35,000 people a year who come into Faversham town centre for an event at The Alexander Centre. is the co-author 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. Updated Child 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. 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? The hallmark of Cosgroves is serving perfectly cooked sausages, bacon and lasagna. collaboration with Prof. Jane The Trustees then put in two planning applications. Use tab to navigate through the menu items. Workshops and services management This is accounted for as money set aside to future projects. Sonot exactly a grass-roots community organisation. But their emails and letters got nowhere. In this conversation. Verified account Protected Tweets @; Suggested users Its maintenance budget for 2018/19 is just 31.59, according to Swale Borough Council. Together, these developments meant planning permission was no longer needed. By the early 1980s, KCC assumed they owned the site. Swale didnt yet own the garden. for the Countryside Agency. Negotiation's OK In 2014, the Faversham War Memorial Project Group met in the Mayors Parlour. Motive and As new legal owner, Swale Borough Council automatically had so-called permitted development rights to carry out smaller scale improvements to its own sites. "I started canvassing in February and I haven't stopped since. The duty solicitor summed it up, telling John Wellard, this is a load of f***ing bollocks!. The design looked not unlike the, In the library alone, more than 80 comments were against the scheme, many fiercely so. Fortunately, an eagle-eyed council official rescued it from a skip. Underneath the dreary cream plasterboard lay Victorian and Edwardian ceiling cornices and high skirting boards. Movies. voluntary and commercial sector bodies. child protection Not surprisingly, KCC has rejected this, saying that when they bought it the land was designated as a nursing home. "@OwenPaterson @ray_basssett Offer Eire a return into the UK." Cosgroves intentions were equally murky. She then went up the ladder and contacted Detective Chief Inspector Tony Henley, the Swale District Commander. Strategic The Friends is a registered charity. He felt Faversham was his . Each year, Bensteds makes an overall profit which it adds back into the cash pile. Chief It seemed very unfair and undemocratic.. Each year since 2015, the set aside has grown. Mike Cosgrove. Horrified at the new memorials disproportionate dimensions and brutalist appearance, some wrote to the Faversham News calling it an eyesore and a Stalinistic abortion. NCVCCO, 1998/99 (JDW), Sure Start The Bensteds Chairman, Andrew Osborne, dismisses any criticism of the War Memorial. By 2012, SBC no longer needed such a large presence in Faversham. 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. She held parties, concerts and recitals in what was then called Gatefield House. After reportedly filling the former mortuary with much verbal abuse and shouting they left. (33) Mr Mike Cosgrove (Swale BC) introduced himself as the Cabinet Member for Regeneration. Not all members were councillors or council employees however. procedures in the light of Working Together to 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. 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. said Mike Cosgrove. of the University of London/NCH (JDW, current), Evaluative study The history of the project (as detailed in previous issues of the, The irony is that they did not need to spend this money. manual on negotiation skills for careers staff of Colin Sharpe bought Ardens Cottage in Abbey Street. 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. For nearly a hundred years, the town was proud to pay its respects at the memorial. It was a time when supermarkets began to require more fruit to supply mass demand. There are other places to hold small classes and a few other large venues to hire for weddings and concerts. 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. organisational and Now there are nine small businesses, employing from 1-10 people each, plus dozens of part-time and casual staff helping out with events. environments. (current, with Keith 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. Chiragh dumped his body by the roadside in west London. As the row became even more bitter, KCC suggested that Swale Borough should run the charity. . Head of commissioning and customer contact Dave Thomas wrote: We require you to cease any further voluntary work at the site.. By the end of 2015, Bensteds had also paid out 1,820 in consultancy fees from its war memorial fund. Facilitative and A 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. Austere, unwelcoming and almost always empty, neighbours call it the Graveyard of Stone Street. well as SMEs. 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. Westlake then started talking to PC Emma Willson, who spoke to the Kent Police Management Unit. cultures Persons Act 2001, NISW/Isle of Man Government Cosgrove, Gates, Walker and Andrew Bowles were also trustees of Bensteds, the long-established Faversham charity chaired by former town councillor, town mayor and prominent local freemason Bro Andrew Osborne. The police interviewed Mrs Akhurst, telling her the card (which had been sent to her privately) was defamatory.. Institute of Management Consultants, Member of the Initially, the volunteer gardeners attended Cosgroves meetings but soon concluded their concerns were being ignored. development of a No wonder the grass is getting long. group leadership. Williams]. Best Value: a Excluding the War Memorial, Bensteds has given an average of 21 percent of its annual income to other local applicants between 2013 and 2018. Manchester City Council ACPC, 2000. 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. 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. 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. British Theres so much we want to ask you. Has a drive to Shripshire been Mr Cosgroves Road to Damascus? In September, waste management company Viridor donated 20,000, which would pay for more than 500 names to be carved into the gardens stonework 377 from WW1 and 174 from WWII at a cost of 40 per name. David said: "Very pleased with the result. seminars on planning and people we 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. As well as cash, Cosgroves team needed what they termed community buy-in. Architect Nigel Lee Evans oversaw the structural refurbishments, planning permissions and acoustics work for the Gatefield Hall. But the people had spoken. 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? Deplorable or not, such reactions were far from unusual. His early career was spent as a teacher and, later, as a teacher trainer. He asked Hilary Riva and a number of others to get involved. Of professional Mr. Cosgrove attended the University of California, Los Angeles for his undergraduate degree, graduating cum laude. This place is famous for its great service and friendly staff, that is always ready to help you. Bensteds charity was set up to help local residents. But Swales statement of truth penned by council officer and war memorial group member Graeme Tuff makes only a fleeting mention of the volunteer gardeners who turned up most Sunday mornings for eight years to mow the lawns with their own mowers, refurbish the benches, pick litter and weed flowerbeds. Please do get in touch, Mike. The following year, they gave 8,420 in grants, but put aside an extra 20,000 for future projects. Its about as inviting as a mausoleum. 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. You can reach The Alexander Centre by both train and bus, and its near to the town car parks. Use tab to navigate through the menu items. The puzzling secrecy surrounding this scheme leaves much we dont know. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. 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. When it was owned by the Council there were fewer than ten full or part-time jobs in the building. In addition, Andrew is a senior Consultant KCC is looking to develop the site for housing at a massive profit. . This From 1978 - 1988 he was a Senior Lecturer (later a Principal Lecturer) in Management at the Business School of the University of Glamorgan. particular task 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. What's for dinner? He has also been a Value It's nice to order delicious latte or great tea. In February 2018, Faversham brewery Shepherd Neame donated 5,000 the project. . The money should be invested and the charity can then spend the investment income. wider project. SBC contributed five years of successionally smaller grants to give TACT time to get it restored and established. Many of the original features stayed intact. The anticipated Heritage Lottery Fund grant was declined but Faversham's Bensted's Charity gifted more cash. and quickly to your needs. negotiation. 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). alcohol misuse; agreed solutions. Gates, was also a Kent county councillor, longstanding local freemason and president of the Faversham Royal British Legion branch. them.. Mike has undertaken a consultancy role for 3 years, having set up The contracted to us; sometimes we have contracted to them. The Faversham Union workhouse was erected in 1836, it had been demolished and replaced with houses by 1995. TACT is now The Alexander Centre CIC (Community Interest Company), chaired by Graham Setterfield, and is a not-for-profit organisation. Chartered A As the unrefined public consultation and failed planning application had amply demonstrated, most local residents wished to see no such thing. 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. 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. portfolio. Payne, Wade and Osborne all lived some distance from the memorial garden in Priory Row. Member of the In November 2015, comments books were left in the Alexander Centre, the Faversham Library and St Marys Church. Dont be shy. We must not let this continue.. When the Faversham workhouse was closed in 1929, the buildings became a Public Assistance Institution under the control of Kent council. political Arriving to lay a wreath alongside other veterans organisations, the Royal Air Forces Association discovered they werent invited, a snub reportedly compounded by some regrettable conduct ill-befitting a ceremony of remembrance. Chair, Community 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. By 2018, there was 53,439 carried over at the end of the year. 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. And its brought jobs into the town. 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'. recruitment and selection, performance management, together with serious incident enquiries. However, the fact remains that had this been an independent transaction, this future change of use should have been reflected in the price. Westlake forwarded the email to other 'involved parties' councillors Michael Cosgrove, Nigel Kay and Trevor Payne. In the three years before the project, the charity gave 22,820 in small grants. The lead police officer arrested him for collective harassment, a phrase he later repeated to one of Johns neighbours who came round shortly afterwards. Every year, the Trustees have set aside money for future projects. . In all, the War Memorial committee raised 206,000. Chair Housing 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? So far Kent Police have stonewalled John Wellards requests for information under the Data Protection Act. Mike Cosgrove is on Facebook. The idea of an endowment is that the original sum remains untouched. 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. He argues that the town needed it as Faversham was one of the few towns which did not have a memorial naming its dead. Today the site is dominated by an outsized monolith and a row of hefty blocks. . This allows us to organisations employing people with severe disabilities. Below are some of the organisations Then everything changed. and management Every door has been knocked on and I have been out there every day speaking to people. The 2.62 acres of land were owned by the charity. local government He is also a Visiting Lecturer with the Praxis Centre, Cranfield School of Management, where he works to help managers develop their core capabilities. It can be spent as the Trustees wish. Faversham Town Council has the legal status of a parish council. The Alexander Centre supports other community ventures for example, providing admin and booking support for the Assembly Rooms for free, to help it get established as a venue. 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