Cllr Derek Jarvis, the councillor responsible for Culture, has rebuffed comments from pressure group SKIPP which claim that the new Southend museum plans are ‘pie-in-the-sky.’ SKIPP claims that the museum will cost £50 million, rather than the Council’s estimate of £35 million, and that Southend Council will never be able to obtain the additional...
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Pressure group SKIPP has called the Southend Council’s plans for a new museum ‘pure fantasy’ after an artist’s impression of the new building was released this week. The museum, which would house the Saxon King excavated on Priory Crescent and simultaneously repair the cliff slip on the seafront, will cost around £35 million to...
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Following Southend Council’s cabinet reshuffle, the pressure group Saxon King In Priory Park (SKIPP) has made demands on Cllr Anna Waite’s successor. Cllr Mark Flewitt (left), formerly the executive councillor for Adult Social Care, Health and Housing, is now in charge of Transport and Planning. Cllr Waite became unpopular with pressure groups, particularly SKIPP,...
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Southend protest group Saxon King In Priory Park (SKIPP) has launched a campaign to change the way in which the Council makes its decisions. SKIPP objects to the current system, whereby nine councillors hold cabinet seats and are responsible overall for certain areas of service delivery, such as social care, health and housing or...
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Cllr Anna Waite has been removed from her position as Executive Councillor for Transport and Planning in today’s Cabinet reshuffle. Southend Council leader Nigel Holdcroft announced the changes to the Cabinet today, which include creating a new cabinet position of Deputy Leader Portfolio. Cllr Waite’s role in redevelopments around the town, such as the...
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By Rachel Charman The Saxon King in Priory Park (SKIPP) pressure group, which opposes the development of Cuckoo Corner and Victoria Circus, has spoken out over the vandalism of Cllr Anna Waite’s home. Cllr Waite is the Council’s portfolio holder for transport and planning in Southend. She has been targeted in some of SKIPP’s...
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By Rachel Charman The environmental protest group Saxon King in Priory Park (SKIPP) again disrupted a full Council meeting tonight. The group is opposed to the redevelopment of Priory Crescent, Cuckoo Corner and Victoria Circus, and has staged several protests against these. During a court hearing, SKIPP was most recently evicted from the Cuckoo...
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By Rachel Charman One of the leaders of protest group Saxon King In Priory Park (SKIPP) will lodge a formal complaint against Southend Borough Council over the treatment of protestors during the redevelopment of Cuckoo Corner. SKIPP and its supporters had occupied a piece of land opposite the roundabout at Cuckoo Corner to prevent...
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By Rachel Charman Camp Cuckoo protestors tonight rallied together against Southend Council’s redevelopment of Priory Crescent. Speaking to Councilbust.com, SKIPP protestor Mark Sharp accused the Council of “ruling like a military junta.” The Council began legal proceedings today to have the protestors removed from the site. Mr Sharp said that when bailiffs arrive to...
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By Rachel Charman Southend Borough Council’s Parks Department staff today planted 10 horse chestnut trees in Priory Park. All of the trees planted today were at least 12 years old. The trees planted today are in addition to nine horse chestnut trees planted as part of the Cuckoo Corner regeneration program last year. The...
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