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Halifax (Bank of Scotland) and Lloyds TSB Bank Targeted at Guildford

The Shalom Family Campaign for Justice | 09.10.2005 09:36 | Education | Health | Social Struggles

On Friday 7th October, two protests were conducted by one man at High Street, Guildford, Surrey. The Halifax and Lloyds TSB Bank received representation from the Shalom Family, evicted from their own Home and property in Wales, by Surrey based property developer, Crest Nicholson Plc.

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Welcome To Historic Guildford

HBOS Ethical Question Guildford
HBOS Ethical Question Guildford

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Halifax Logo Guildford Surrey

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Cash Halifax Visa Link Mastercard

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Halifax Protest Caught On Camera 2

Halifax Protest Guildford People Do Care
Halifax Protest Guildford People Do Care

High Street Guildlford Surrey England Halifax
High Street Guildlford Surrey England Halifax

Bank of Scotland Business Banking Guildford
Bank of Scotland Business Banking Guildford

Lloyds TSB Bank Corporate Social Responsibility
Lloyds TSB Bank Corporate Social Responsibility

Guildford Old Bank High Street Home to Lloyds TSB
Guildford Old Bank High Street Home to Lloyds TSB

Lloyds TSB Bank Going Down
Lloyds TSB Bank Going Down

Lloyds TSB Bank 147 High Street Guildford
Lloyds TSB Bank 147 High Street Guildford


Deemed accountable, by their respective close associations with Crest Nicholson Plc, both institutions were again invited to review the matter in terms of their Corporate Social Responsibility and Ethical Investment Management Policies.

The Family have lost M V Picton, their own houseboat Home of 14 years, possession of all their worldly goods, (seized during the eviction), and a beautiful way of life, for their Family of five daughters, who, until the eviction, had only ever known houseboat-living. They were evicted nearly two years ago from Penarth Marina, in the heart of Cardiff Bay in Wales, after Crest Nicholson conducted a ‘beauty show’. Although ‘legally’ evicted, the Family website explains the totally unethical nature of this eviction, and sets out the events surrounding a night time accident, undisputedly caused by the marina company, when Marie Shalom was eight months pregnant, and the other children were asleep in bed.

Mr. Shalom gratefully received assurances from Halifax Manager, Lin Lewis, and Lloyds TSB Business Development Manager, Mr. David Ollington, that his petition and protest would be brought to the attention of some ‘higher authority’ within their respective institutions.

The Halifax and Bank of Scotland are part of the unified financial force known as HBOS, who are major investors with Crest Plc. Lloyds TSB Group, also listed as shareholders with Crest Nicholson played a major part in Crest’s hasty disposal of their marina operations division, Crest Nicholson Marinas Limited. This was soon after the Family eviction. Lloyds TSB Bank backed the management buy-out of that marina company, by former Crest employees, Andrew Yates and Simon Haigh. The company has since been renamed as Quay Marinas Limited which operates from Avon House in Bristol.

The Family have previously invited Crest Plc major shareholders and/or associations, to witness for themselves, the documented record between the Shalom Family, Crest Nicholson Marinas Limited and Mr. Callcutt. They include Mr. Marcel Ospel Chair of UBS Bank Switzerland, (Crest Plc Merchant Bankers), Mr. Gerald Ronson’s Heron International, The Legal & General Group, and Schroders Investment Management (all previously listed shareholders). The Family have also extended their invitation to Mr. John Matthews, Chairman of Crest Plc.

John Callcutt, Chief Executive Officer of Crest Plc is to ‘retire’ at the end of October but this gives no cause for celebration for the Shalom Family. Although he was solely responsible for enforcing health & safety in the Crest Group at the time of the accident to the Family Home, (and another to their daughter Rebekah), his lucrative career change comes at a time when the Family will commemorate the second anniversary of their Houseboat eviction, on 28th October 2005.

The sole aim of the Shalom Family Campaign for Justice is to achieve a ‘Fair & Just Solution’, but to date, it would appear that the Family of seven, their Home, their ‘way of life’ and their, personal private property, have yet to receive anything, but total corporate contempt.


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Contacts:

The Shalom Family Campaign for Justice via website
www.mvpicton.co.uk

Crest Nicholson Plc
Crest House
Thames Street
Weybridge
Surrey
England

Tel 01932 847272
Fax 01932 840150

The Shalom Family Campaign for Justice
- e-mail: wwwnoahsark@aol.com
- Homepage: http://www.mvpicton.co.uk


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Edit Correction and More Useful Info Re Lloyds TSB Bank

09.10.2005 17:29

Lloyds TSB Bank Corporate Social Responsibilty
Lloyds TSB Bank Corporate Social Responsibilty

Sorry for the picture edit repeat,…… see Lloyds Bank (wrong picture…we are exhausted!) a correction is included, along with other more useful contacts information and other indy media news links. Ta!

Further Contact Info:

Simon Haigh and Andrew Yates at Quays Marinas
Quay Marinas Ltd
Avon House
Newbrick Road
Stoke Gifford
Bristol
BS34 8RA
Tel 01179 236466
Fax 01179 236508

Email  shaigh@quaymarinas.com,  prye@quaymarinas.com or  ayates@quaymarinas.com


Other news links articles:-

Protest at Centre Parcs Director John Matthews/ Chairman of both Crest Plc, Regus Plc, and director at Diploma plc, SDL plc and Rotork plc.
 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/westcountry/2005/08/320790.html

Family Petition HRH Prince Charles Business In The Community
 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2005/07/318335.html

Schroders London Boat Show Protest
 https://www1.indymedia.org.uk/en/2005/01/304204.html

Claridge’s Protest London
 https://www1.indymedia.org.uk/en/2005/04/308474.html

Crest Nicholson AGM Protest at the Runnymede Hotel and Spa Surrey
 https://www4.indymedia.org.uk/en/2005/04/309486.html

HBOS Protest National Boat Caravan and Out Show NEC Birmingham
 https://www1.indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/world/2005/03/307747.html

Various Photo Story Board links:- Broadband advised for slide shows.
 http://aol.photobox.co.uk/public/customer.html?customer=191568

The Shalom Family Campaign or Justice
mail e-mail: wwwnoahsark@aol.com
- Homepage: http://www.mvpicton.co.uk


Halifax and the missing millions

10.10.2005 18:09

Halifax made a profit of 4.3 billion pounds last year_why are they silent on the 10 million pound theft in Gowerton ,Swansea?
The Halifax is coming under growing pressure to help the victims of a 10 million pound theft .Graham Price,the boss of Halifax 's Gowerton Branch has just been convicted of stealing the money from80 private investors as well as from the bank safe itself.The money was squandereed on horses and high living .Now the investors are having a hard job getting their money from the Halifax despite its 4.5 billion pound profits last year.
According to a Halifax spokesman quoted in the South Wales Evening Post "Its a complicated matter"
Oh no it isn't!!
Bertie

bertie


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