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March 2010
Fedor, my son-in-law, came over on Saturday 13th March and we went to see Cecilia Harding at her "At Your Fingertips" computer shop in the Greywell Centre, Leigh Park, to try to retrieve the money I paid for an Acer laptop computer that had failed, even after an attempted repair, though, in the meantime, Fedor had found that the model of computer in question, an Acer Extensa, appeared to be of questionable vintage, as well as seeming to have a reputation for memory problems. Unfortunately the shop was closed; I was later to find out that opening times had changed, been reduced, at the beginning of January 2010.
On
Sunday 21st March, I managed to spend some more time on my Web Sites, as
opposed to blogging and similar, adding some correspondence, including
a letter I wrote to some Havant Residents that I had met over the
previous several weeks, primarily about the corruption in Havant Borough
Council that has, unknown to the residents, cost them hundreds of
thousands of Pounds, possibly £1m, or more.
Tuesday 23rd March brought up an old topic in the form of a story in
"The News" (Portsmouth).
It was an
article by Elise Brewerton, "Campaigners are hoping to get funding for a
second Hayling island bridge to make it safer for pedestrians and
cyclists to cross to the Island" (http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/newshome/Community-leaders-call-for-second.6173239.jp).
The irony is that there could have been a Second Hayling island bridge a decade
ago but that opportunity was not taken up by
Havant Borough Council as they had recently wrecked my project that had
taken five years to set up, the Council had been involved in various
forms of corruption and fraud, followed by a cover-up, and me being in
the public domain was about the last thing they wanted - see
an E-mail sent to a number of Havant Residents., the E-mail mention above
that i had finally got around to posting on this web site.
I finally managed to retrieve my money for the dud Acer Computer from
the At Your Fingertips" computer shop in Leigh Park, Havant, on
Wednesday 24th March. Fedor accompanied me but he was not invited to give his opinion on the
Acer computers, the money being fairly rapidly counted out instead. I
was relieved that the saga was all over but it had cost many visits to
the shop, a number of consultations with Trading Standards and a great
deal of correspondence.
On Monday 29th March I finally managed to get around to writing and
sending an
E-mail to the Planning Department at Hampshire County Council about
havant Hockey Club's proposed development of new pitches at Warblington
School, Havant. I was pleasantly surprised to receive
a response from Councillor Jackie Branson, Councillor for St Faith's
ward and Mayor of Havant, on the same day, though also received one
from Kerry Cook at Hampshire County Council the follow day, 30th March.
February 2010
On
Monday 1st February I attended a meeting of
Havant Borough 50+ Forum. having missed the
Monday 4th January meeting.
January 2010
The loan of a computer by "At Your Fingertips", of Greywell Centre,
Leigh Park, Havant, has greatly eased my computer problems while they
and I chase Acer about the new, quickly failed computer - Acer computers
very good, until they go wrong, Acer backup absolutely rubbish. At least
it allowed me to publish the start f the
January Journal Page, including the problems we were having with
Curry's and a non-removed old freezer that should have been taken away
at the time of the delivery of the old one in December, sorting out
which meant missing the 4th January meeting of
Havant Borough 50+ Forum.
December 2009
My new Acer laptop was still away being repaired so my Web Sites get
behind again, though, with a now not very reliable old computer managed
to relink to my Host Company and put up a rudimentary
December Journal Page, including mention of a meeting of
Havant Borough 50+ Forum at the Civic Offices, Havant and the not
entirely full replies to my questions to Councillor Tony Briggs, Leader
of the Council, and Sandy Hopkins, Chief Executive of the Council.
November 2009
On the afternoon of Monday 2nd
November
I attended a meeting of
Havant Borough 50+ Forum at the Civic Offices, Havant and a coffee
morning at the Beacon Centre, in the Meridian Centre the following day,
as well as being involved in
“The News”
story about the crossing in East Street, Havant.
October 2009
On the morning
of the first Saturday in
October,
Jo and I left for a holiday in the New Forest. Just before leaving, I
sent a few E-mails, some a little urgent; they included an
E-mail to Chris Stanley, Acting Chairman of
Warblington and Denvilles
Residents’ Association.
As we did not leave until, almost, midday, the post arrived before our departure. it included a brochure and other information from Havant Borough 50+ Forum.
June 2009
On Saturday 3rd
June I Went to Havant
“Party in the
Park”
in the Park event, organised by
Joy Okwuadigbo, Head of
Regeneration
at Havant Borough
Council. My "adventures", or otherwise, are written up on my Party
in the Park Feature Page.
September 2008
In early September I finally wrote something that I have been thinking
about for some time, a cryptic description of events in and around
Havant; Cryptic Havant. it is, as
outlined on the page, not to the standard I would like but here is a
reason for its existence and something is better than nothing. besides,
I have so much else, especially writing, which still needs to be done.
August 2008
During August I came across a report on the BBC Web Site about a report
by the Taxpayers' Alliance. they were very critical of the Regional
Development Agencies. Wile I could understand their point of view and
the Agencies did cost a great deal of money, my general impression was
that they did a good job. for example, I doubt that the tunnel on the A3
road at Hindhead, wanted for many years, would have happened without the
South East England
Development Agency (SEEDA ). from what i had heard, learned,
SEEDA
had been the catalyst for bringing it all together. However, I was in no
position to judge how efficiently such agencies are in terms of what
they deliver for the money spent.
On the other hand, I do have direct experience of organisations that now
come under the development Agencies, primarily Business Links and
Enterprise Agencies. I have found
Business Link Hampshire
to be atrociously bad and South Hampshire Enterprise Agency the same,
though the latter comes under the former, or did.
July 2008
Somewhat belatedly, on 4th July, I sent an
E-mail to Grahame Huggins and Jenny Oakley, of
Business Link Hampshire,
giving plenty of information about my background, in advance of the
Business Advice Clinic on Monday 7th July at Havant Civic Centre.
On 7th July I attended the Business Advice Clinic and spent an hour and
a half with Jenny Oakley. Regrettably, I was no wiser when I left than I
was at the beginning; nothing like the help and advice that is supposed
to be available at such Clinics (Business
Link Extends Business Clinic Service, Basingstoke Business News
Overview).
June 2008
On 2nd June I received a telephone call from Grahame Huggins, of
Business Link Hampshire, asking if I would be
interested in small business assistance in the form of free Business
Advice Clinics. The call came as a surprise, given the reluctance of
Business Link Hampshire
to provide me with any advice, or assistance, since I lost everything to
Havant Borough Council in 1998-1999 (five years work was wrecked). I
decided to go along with the offer and
a letter from Grahame Huggins duly arrived the following morning.
April 2008
Following my closure of accounts with
Tiscali
at the end of 2007, declining to give details of my new credit card and
paying the outstanding amounts by cheque instead I received threats from
credit recovery agencies over a trivial sum of £8-69, even though, as it
transpired, Tiscali had received cheques sent but failed to record their
receipt and did not cash them for five to six weeks. then there were
even more problems. one credit recovery company,
Creditlink Account Recovery Solutions (CARS),
was relatively reasonable, as such companies go. Staff at
Frederickson International Limited
were only interested in taking the bully approach and slandered me, on
the 'phone, despite me telling them the conversations were begin
recorded (I had resurrected an old phone with a suitable connection
specifically for the purpose. The threats only ended when I E-mailed
CARS and asked for full details to take to the Chamber of Commerce Legal
Team; no more threats from CARS, Frederickson's, or Tiscali themselves.
A
letter of complaint to Mary Turner, Chief Executive of Tiscali U.K.,
copied to sundry Tiscali Directors, resulted in a telephone call from
Tom Chisholm of Tiscali High Level Complaints, one of the very few
compos mentis, coherent Tiscali personnel with whom I have had contact.
The content of
letters from Tiscali and
E-mails from Tiscali, particularly the former, have varied from
quaint to absolute drivel. Vast numbers of Tiscali staff seem not to be
able to spell, let alone have a command of the English language, or add
up, let alone manage accounts. they certainly have no idea how to deal
with customers, or people in general.
October 2007
October saw the publication of
Barbara Ford-Hammond’s new book
“Past life Tourism – Gateway to Bridging your Past
and Future” (Mirage Publishing).
I contributed, along with Lorelei, the regressions taking place at
Barbara’s house in Newton Valence, Hampshire. Lorelei's piece was
a thousand words of comment on Andrea Wren's regression, as requested by
Barbara, channelled by me.
The story of
Sylvie Lucas and
Richard Lucas,
Sylvie's discarnate (spirit, non-physical) husband also appears in
Barbara's book.
July 2007
In early July the August Issue of "Take a Break - Fate and Fortune" was
published. That was of particular interest as it contained
the story of
Sylvie Lucas and
Richard Lucas,
Sylvie's discarnate (spirit, non-physical) husband. Sylvie is a fellow
healer and the editor, proof reader of my book,
"Remembering
Lorelei".
Later in the month I spent a few hours, on a Saturday, with Sylvie, plus
Richard Lucas
and Lorelei in the
background, while I built a Web Site for Richard and Sylvie.
April 2007
During April, not long before I was due to attend the
Scientific
and Medical Network "Mystics
and Scientists Conference" at the University
of Winchester, I received a telephone call from someone (The Well
Wisher) who confirmed what I had really known about events in the area
some years before.
The caller also advised me that it was being put about that my "marbles
are loose"; a reference to my esoteric interests; they were being used
against me rather than for the benefit of the region. I had already
heard about that, from almost the beginning of events, but the call was
additional confirmation.
While
at the "Mystics and Scientists Conference", I took the opportunity to
discuss the telephone call, particular the reference to me being
"mentally below par" with other conference participants, including
several psychiatrists, including members and fellows of the Royal
College of Psychiatrists, several of whom i have known for many years
and, of course, they know me very well. They pronounced me entirely sane
with one adding that that sort of thing happens when you "put your head
above the parapet", as he put it, confirm that you are "a little
different".
The psychiatric diagnostic skills of Havant Borough Council are as
woeful as many of it other "skills", including those involved with
business.
April 2006
At the Scientific
and Medical Network "Mystics
and Scientists Conference" at the University
of Winchester over the weekend of 1st and 2nd April, I discussed
the progress of my book and related matters with a number of fellow Members
of the Network, plus others attending. all were very encouraging, including
on the publicity front. That also resulted in links to a prominent regression
therapist in the U.S.A., to whom details of my book were taken in March.
Following the March discussions with my Business Adviser, telephone conversations
and correspondence with the publisher to whom I had been introduced.
March 2006
An encouraging meeting with the Chief Executive of the organisation acting as my Business Adviser and Agent led to the setting up of a publishing timetable for my autobiographical book "Remembering Lorelei". Media contacts and publicity will be timed to match the publication schedule.
December 2005
By the end of the
second visit to my new business support contact there seemed to be
considerable positive progress, though I still had a great deal of work
to do.
September 2005
At a meeting in
September I came across a source of business assistance without needing
to travel too far; admittedly the Sussex border is only five miles or so
from where I live. After being "blanked" in Hampshire since 1999 that
came as a considerable relief. A route past "the Hampshire Block" seemed
to have came at last.
June
2005
There have been some developments whereby we will be more widely known.
Part of my house was turned into a television studio for a large part of one day. My "co-star" travelled to Havant to join me.
I presume there have not been many previous occasions when a television camera has been driven down Blenheim Gardens, Havant
There was talk of an actress playing Lorelei and being edited in.
The results will be going world-wide.
There are reasons for not saying too much at the moment. More details and the reasons for the circumspect approach will be posted on this Web Site at the appropriate time.
Wednesday 12th January 2005
A story about me in The News (Portsmouth) as discussed on my Journal Page. Hopefully the beginning of a move past the negatives in Hampshire; not my preferred route but, perhaps, a necessary price.