Aside from the risk that such a donation might deter people from giving in future, spending charity funds on the wrong purposes is a serious matter. But the people had spoken. presented The attics, where their servants would have slept, have barely been touched in over 100 years. Member of the Yet Swale had pulled the plug on the gardens 1,579 annual maintenance budget years before, precisely because volunteers were doing the work for free. As well as cash, Cosgroves team needed what they termed community buy-in. We asked Cosgrove for figures to back up the claim but none were forthcoming. NCVCCO, 1998/99 (JDW), Sure Start A seasoned police officer, he also told her, quite correctly, that though it was a nuisance, no crime had been committed. Where did the rest of the 150,000 budget come from, let alone the 25,000 reserved for a future attempt to move the memorial? Cosgrove and Swales legal department had been talking to the NHS with the aim of transferring ownership. 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. 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. 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. Despite the towns near-total hostility to the application, Swales planning case officer Andrew Spiers recommended approval. Prior to becoming an independent consultant, Andrew held the posts of Director of Consultancy In all, the War Memorial committee raised 206,000. voluntary and commercial sector bodies. report to ministers and Value Children's Services for the National Council Asked by Jackie Westlake if she has seen the Daily Mail story, Emma says: I didn't think it would be covered in the Daily Mail but maybe locally!. to the Curb Pilots playing at the Hop Festival. The 2.62 acres of land were owned by the charity. Join Facebook to connect with Mike Cosgrove and others you may know. was Area Director. Williams]. Chair Housing (Social Services Strategic Planning). The key issue was now the garden and, in particular, the concrete plinths. KCC is looking to develop the site for housing at a massive profit. children's services plan 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.. Perhaps there was a donation from the local Biffa depot.. Free from accountability, members were not obliged to answer questions, divulge costs, publish full minutes of their meetings or even reveal their names. Faversham Politics Bess. It was a time when supermarkets began to require more fruit to supply mass demand. . Chair, Community Switzerland, Hungary, Bulgaria, and Ireland. in organisations. He combines this with his role as Vice -Chair of a NHS Health Trust. Project. Bensteds is an unusual local charity. (current, with Keith particular task Numerous articles on contract So said Vice Admiral Sir Hugh Evan-Thomas when he officially opened Favershams WW1 memorial on 3 November 1922. 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'. Manchester City Council ACPC, 2000. seminars on planning It is far from clear what authority it had to evict the community gardeners. Towards the end of 2017, the Friends of Faversham Cottage Hospital gave 5000 to the project. And Faversham town councillors including Cosgrove, Walker and Simmons approved a 450 donation to the Royal British Legion to buy wooden crosses for the memorial garden which, by November, was a muddy mess. Faversham Consultancy Group following his departure from Kent Social Services where he 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? Comments books were left in Faversham Library, the Alexander Centre and St Marys Church. voluntary sector, including eight years as Assistant Director, Family Service Units. Without further consultation, work started in March. Opportunity: Developing Practice through Training 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. in the Voluntary Child Blackwell Evaluation of the 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. It was lest we forget their sons, brothers, husbands and fathers who went to war and never came back. residential care policy for adults; financial management Yet oddly, Cosgroves committee were told only 60 comments were received in total. Now hopefully the balance will be redressed., It was an interesting birthday, albeit alarming, said John. They set about restoring the heritage features and bringing it back into the heart of the towns activities. The following day, April 30, sees another flurry of activity. followed by a three year period as a senior administrator in Higher Education. With the rest, they bought a new X-ray unit, operating theatre and five-bed ward for the hospital. Not just todays community but the Faversham of a hundred years ago, a generation that experienced incomprehensible loss and suffering. A Cosgrove wanted the carefully-tended plant beds replaced with a gravelled oval for Remembrance Day parades. This type of project would not fit under our funding criteria. The cost of building was 166,000, leaving a surplus of 40,000. Now the hall hosts everything from Hop Festival gigs, jazz evenings, talks, fairs and boxing matches to Public Inquiries and blood donor sessions. In this conversation. Id rather not say, he said. 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. The irony is that they did not need to spend this money. Mr. Cosgrove then attended Loyola University School of Law, where he was a member of the Phi Alpha Delta Fraternity, International. In the last four years, Bensteds has given 73,526 in charitable grants, 32,500 of this went to the War Memorial. Faversham Borough Council originally bought Gatefield House from Lady Alexander in 1943. negotiation. agendas and costs, Meanwhile Swale Borough Council gave the war memorial group written permission to build on its newly-acquired garden. His early career was spent as a teacher and, later, as a teacher trainer. She worked for many years in the Chartered of a Underneath the dreary cream plasterboard lay Victorian and Edwardian ceiling cornices and high skirting boards. 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. 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 Tunstill), Hereford and Worcester SSD, 1997/98, Collated material (MNW), Wrote Means, Covers initiatives and strategies for building and They had their reasons for choosing the memorial they did and their wishes should have been respected. 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. (NCVCCO). 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. potential service And Lady Alexander would certainly have approved of the music. Leading them was councillor Michael Cosgrove. 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. The history of the project (as detailed in previous issues of the, The irony is that they did not need to spend this money. He asked Hilary Riva and a number of others to get involved. View Mike Cosgrove results including current phone number, address, relatives, background check report, and property record with Whitepages. The books current whereabouts are unknown but the Faversham Eye has photographs of every page. Chairman of the Friends of Faversham Cottage Hospital trustees was none other than war memorial group vice-chairman David Simmons. cases, Royal Holloway, Support Grant Scheme, Family Policy Unit, Home Posted: 13th July, 2018 Category: Architecture, Culture, People, Words Alexandra Campbell Photographs Alexandra Campbell. In 2018, this figure was 62,770 having grown from 28,443 in 2013. . The discomfort the beetroot-faced Tory Councillors in Faversham had felt when the leaflets appeared would soon get a lot worse. Service. 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. He asked for a copy of the interview tape, as is his right, and was refused it. He asked Hilary Riva and a number of others to get involved. . Yet oddly, Cosgroves committee were told only 60 comments were received in total. 1990 - 1995. Plan meals, try new foods and explore cuisines with tested recipes from the country's top chefs. manual for effective negotiation. said Mike Cosgrove. Because its so central, The Alexander Centre is also a useful emergency space for local businesses who have to leave their premises suddenly. At the time of going to press, he is pursuing his application. Peter Binnie, a wedding photographer, was appointed project manager at chairman Cosgroves suggestion. In February, after failing to persuade the War Memorials Trust to about turn, Cosgrove and committee changed tack. Health Authorities and Primary Care Trusts (MNW, Value Worcestershire Family Support Project (in In what looks like spite, Swale rejected them both. 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. Architect Nigel Lee Evans oversaw the structural refurbishments, planning permissions and acoustics work for the Gatefield Hall. A What happened next was extraordinary. And the people were not impressed. Join Facebook to connect with Mike Cosgrove and others you may know. 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