Is Chard Camelot or Shamalot ?
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Hail there my subjects I'm Cerdic the very first King Of Wessex and the new
www.wessex.me.uk website is MINE. I landed in Britain in 497AD and conquered
the Britons with my Saxon legions.
I came to Chard - which is named after me ( originally Cerde).
Here I made my headquarters. This therefore became my headquarters and the
first capital of Wessex. (Actually my full name was Cerdic Von Wessex.)
- My father was
a Saxon Wizard called LLyr Merini. Yes legend has it that he was Merlin.
I was an illegitimate son so was Arthur.
- Both my name in Saxon and Arthur's name in Celt
mean Strongarm.
- My wife was Guignier,
sister of Cador, Prince of Cornwall. (King Arthur married Guenevere, raised
in the household of Cador Duke of Cornwall).
- I also spent 25
years in Gaul and ruled at Nantes and Vannes. (King Arthur spent 9 years
subduing Gaul and held court in Paris. Reigned in Nantes in some stories)
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- I was the dynastic founder of Glamorgan. (King
Arthur reigned for 5 years in Glamorgan).
- Medrot was my Grandson (Arthur died fighting
his nephew Modred)
- Other coincidences in the story of King Arthur
is that h
- e goes to Dunbarton and fights the Picts and
Scots. There is an emphasis on Dunbarton. This may have been due to confusion
of Cerdic with Ceredig of Dunbarton. Someone named Ceredig gathered a fleet
and ravaged the coast of Ireland around the year 450AD . King Arthur conquered
Ireland and Iceland.
- Whilst the story of King Arthur is obviously
built up in legend, like that of Robin Hood, it seems that much of that legend
was based on Cerdic.
- Wessex grew into one of Britain's largest
Kingdoms ( along with Mercia and Northumbria) and Cerdic's descendant King
Alfred became King of England.
Thus Cerdic's blood line runs through to the British Royal family to this
day. The last British king to also be King of Wessex was Harold.
- Now after a thousand years the Queen's Son, Prince
Edward is the next Earl of Wessex.
WHO WILL BE THE NEXT
KING OF WESSEX? COME TO CHARD AND CHANCE YOUR ARM! |
- Whilst other places claim to be Camelot. We know
it was supposed to be on the highest point between the English and Bristol
Channels. Chard is the highest town in Somerset on the Blackstock Hills and
near the highest point betwenn the Bristol and English Channels.
- So as you continue
through Chard just think Sir Lancelot, Guenevere or King Arthur could have
stood there before you. Just think you might even find Excalibur, my famous
sword.
Further details can be obtained
from: www.wessex.me.uk
8 St.Augustine Court, St Augustine Street,
Taunton, Somerset ,Wessex TA1 1QR
Tel: 0870 199 3871
Fax : 0870 134 0103.
email: info@chardnet.co.uk
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My Book : Conscience of the King by Alfred Duggan
"Cerdic Elesing,
King of Wessex and ancestor of all subsequent British monarchs, narrates in
this fictional biography how he murdered, cheated, looted and lied his way
to the great position he ultimately held -- and in the process served with
the great Roman leader Ambrosius and the Saxon warlord Aella, and was the
foe Arthur defeated at Mount Badon."
£7.99
Paperback 240 pages 198 x 129 mm ISBN: 0304366463 Publication: July
2005 Orion
Publishing Group, Orion House, 5 Upper St Martin's Lane, London, WC2H 9EA
tel: 020 7240 3444 www.orionbooks.co.uk
Wessex is the name of the former kingdom which originated in south-central
England and expanded to cover the whole of the south west. The Encyclopaedia
Britannica lists Hampshire, Wiltshire, Somerset and Dorset as the "permanent
nucleus" of Wessex.
Wessex began with the landing of Cerdic Von Wessex in Southampton Water in
495AD.
*Some experts believe that Cerdic was another name for King Arthur and that
Camelot was in the area.
Don't let it be forgot,That once there was a spot,
For one brief, shining moment that was known as Camelot
THE KINGS of WESSEX
Wessex Rule
| Cerdic |
519-534 |
| Cynric (son of Cerdic) |
534-560 |
| Ceawlin (son of Cynric) |
560-591 |
| Ceol (son of Cutha) |
591-97 |
| Ceolwulf (son of Cutha) |
597-611 |
| Cynegils (son of Ceol) |
611-643 |
| Cenwalh (son of Cynegils) |
643-645 |
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Under Mercian Rule 645-648
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| Cenwalh (again) |
648-672 |
| Seaxburh (Queen of Cenwalh) |
672-674 |
| Cenfus(line of Ceolwulf) |
674 |
| Aescwine (son of Cenfus) |
674-676 |
| Centwine (son of Cynegils) |
676-685 |
| Caedwalla (line of Ceawlin) |
685-688 |
| Ine (line of Ceawlin) |
688-726 |
| Aethelheard (brother-in-law of Ine) |
726-740 |
| Cuthred (kinsman of Aethelheard) |
740-756 |
| Sigeberht |
756-757 |
| Cynewulf |
757-786 |
| Beorhtric |
786-802 |
Wessex Rule claimants to the title,
'King of the English'
| Egbert |
802-839 |
| Aethelwulf |
839-858 |
| Aethelbald |
858-860 |
| Aethelbert |
860-865 |
| Aethelred I |
865-871 |
| Alfred the Great |
871-884 |
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CERDIC VON WESSEX (d. 534),
At the end of Roman Times , there
were lots of Saxon Mercenaries ( hired soldiers) living in Britain. The Roman
government had paid them to protect many of the towns.
Archaeologists have dug up many graves from this time. Some of
the skeletons were wearing special belts and carrying spears. They are thought
to be Saxon Mercenaries because similar objects have been found in Saxon graves
in Europe.
We know of some Saxons who had British names, The most famous was
Cerdic, the first King of Wessex. In Brythonic ( the British Language) his
name is Ceredig.
Old documents say that, like other Saxons, he came to Britain from
Germany or Denmark. However, Cerdic
was probably born in Britain. His father was probably a Saxon Mercenary in
Winchester ( in Hampshire) and his mother was a local Briton.
When the Roman Army left Britain, Cerdic would have been a respected
officer in the mercenary army. He would have easily been able to make himself
into a local ruler or King. He probably called for his Saxon friends and relatives
from Germany and Denmark to join him
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They set up the Saxon Kingdom of Wessex and
made Chard their capital. Cerdic is described as an ealdorman who in 495
landed with his son Cynric in Hampshire, where he was attacked at once by
the Britons. Nothing more is heard of him until 508, when he defeated the
Britons with great slaughter.
Strengthened by fresh arrivals of Saxons,
he gained another victory in 519 at Certicesford, a spot which has been identified
with the modern Charford, and in this year took the title of king. Turning westward,
Cerdic appears to have been defeated by the Britons in 520 at Badbury or Mount
Badon, in Dorset, and in 527 yet another fight with the Britons is recorded.
His last work was the conquest of the Isle of Wight, probably in the interest
of some Jutish allies.
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"ALFRED THE GREAT (848?-899).
The course of English history would have
been very different had it not been for King Alfred. He won renown both as
a statesman and as a warrior and is justly called "the Great."
The England of Alfred's time was a country of four
small Saxon kingdoms. The strongest was Wessex, in the south. Born in about
848, Alfred was the youngest son of Ethelwulf, king of WessexEach of Alfred's
three older brothers, in turn, ruled the kingdom. Alfred was by temperament
a scholar, and his health was never robust.
Nevertheless in his early youth he fought with his brother Ethelred
against Danish invaders. Alfred was 23 when Ethelred died, but he had already
won the confidence of the army and was at once acclaimed king in 871. By this
time the Danes, or Vikings, had penetrated to all parts of the island. Three
of the Saxon Kingdoms: (Northumbria, Mercia, and East Anglia) had one after
another fallen to the Danish invaders.
Under Alfred's leadership, the Saxons again found
courage. The worst crisis came in the winter of 877, when the Danish king,
Guthrum, invaded Wessex with his army. In 878 Alfred was defeated at Chippenham,
where he was celebrating Christmas, and was forced to go into hiding.
A few months later he forced Guthrum to surrender
at Chippenham. The Danes agreed to make the Thames River and the old Roman
road called Watling Street the boundary between Alfred's kingdom and the Danish
lands to the north. The treaty, however, did not assure permanent peace.
The Danes assaulted London and the coast towns repeatedly. In about 896 they
finally admitted defeat and ceased their struggle for a foothold in southern
England.
Alfred was much more than the defender of his country.
He took a keen interest in law and order and was concerned with the improvement
of the cultural standards of his people. He encouraged industries of all kinds
and rebuilt London, which had been partly destroyed by the Danes. He collected
and revised the old laws of the kingdom. He invited learned men from other
countries to instruct the people because even the clergy of Wessex no longer
knew Latin, the international language of the church. He established a school
similar to the Palace School of Charlemagne.
The "books most necessary for all men to know" were translated
from Latin into English so that the people might read them. Alfred himself
took a part in preparing the translations. The 'Anglo-Saxon Chronicle' was
probably begun under his direction.
Alfred died at the age of about 51 in 899. He was
in no sense a true king of England, for he ruled less than half of the island.
After his death, however, his capable son, Edward the Elder, and his grandsons
extended their rule over all of England."
*From Compton's Interactive Encyclopedia Deluxe © 1998
The Learning Company, Inc.
All the sovereigns of England, except Canute,
Hardicanute, the two Harolds and William the Conqueror, are said to be descended
from Cerdic.
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle states that the
kingdom expanded from south to north .
In the 9th Century, Wessex rose to become the dominant power in
a newly united England, which led to its distinctive identity being subsumed
into the larger kingdom.
However, when Canute became king in 1016,
he revived the names of the former English kingdoms and applied them to the
newly created office of Earl. Canute originally kept the Earldom of Wessex
for himself, but later awarded it to Godwin, who became the most powerful
private citizen in England as a result. He was succeeded by his son, Harold
Godwinson, later to become king Harold II of England.
When the Normans invaded in 1066, one of
their first acts was to abolish the Earldoms in favour of the more manageable
shires as the largest units of sub-national government, fearful of the threat
that powerful regional government posed to their centralising authority.
The office of Earl of Wessex remained dormant
until our own time, when Prince Edward, the third son of Queen Elisabeth II,
became the 3rd Earl upon the occasion of his marriage to Sophie Rhys -Jones.
Therefore once more bonding the Royal connection to Wessex. We
congratulate them on the recent birth of their daughter Louise.
By 1066, Harold Godwinson's earldom of Wessex had expanded to include
all the above counties, plus Cornwall, Sussex and his original territory of
Herefordshire. The Wyvern, the mythical symbol of the ancient kingdom
of Wessex still appears on many county crests in the region today. The Wyvern
emblem was carried at the Battle of Hastings in 1066 .
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Chard (Cerdre, Cherdre, Cherde)
was commercial in origin, being a trade centre near the Roman road to the
west. There are two Roman villas in the parish. There was a British camp
at Neroche in the neighbourhood. Chard is situated on the highest ground
between the Bristol and English Channels, on the border of Devonshire, and
was anciently spelt Cerde, or Cherde. - the royal house of Cerdic.
Because of it's position being the highest ground it was strategically
in the best position to defend and is more obviously "Camelot" than other
such claimants.
In the Doomsday Survey it is called Cerdre, at which time the manor
belonged to the Bishop of Wells.
The bishop of Bath held Chard in 1086. Bishop Jocelyn, of
Bath and Wells, incorporated this borough 1234, and gave the land from his
manor of Chard for the building of the town, previous to which it is supposed
to have constituted what is now known as the old town. He made
Chard a free borough, each burgage paying a rent of f 2d. Trade in hides was
forbidden to non-burgesses.
This charter was confirmed in 1253, 1280 and 1285. Chard is said
to have been incorporated by Elizabeth, as the corporation seal dates from
1570, but no Elizabethan charter can be found. It was incorporated by grant
of Charles I. in 1642, and Charles II. gave a charter in 1683.
Chard was a mesne borough, the first overlord being Bishop Joceline,
whose successors held it (with a brief interval from 1545 to 1552) until 1601,
when it was sold to Earl Poulett.
Parliamentary representation began in 1312, and was lost in 1328
by the neglect of the freemen.
A market on Monday and fair on the 25th of July were granted in
1253, and confirmed in 1642 and 1683, when two more fair days were added (November
2 and May 3), the market being changed to Tuesday. The market day is now
Saturday, fairs being held on the first Wednesday in May, August and November,
for corn and cattle only, their medieval importance as centres of the cloth
trade having departed.
Chard was therefore a town of great significance in the past.
In Stuart times it was from Chard that Charles I of England tried
to sue for peace with Oliver Cromwell. It was refused and Charles was soon
defeated and ultimately beheaded.
Duke of Monmouth Crowned King in Chard
1685
Then in the reign of James II it was at the
epicentre of the uprising against the King. The final major turmoil
for 17th-century Chard came in 1685 when the Duke of Monmouth landed at Lyme
Regis on June 11 and recruited 3,000 volunteers as part of his famous rebellion.
He marched into Somerset, was crowned
king in Chard and was the subject of more coronations in Taunton and
Bridgwater, where more local rebels swelled his army to 7,000 men.After a
series of skirmishes near Bristol and Bath, the rebels returned to Bridgwater
from where Monmouth led them into the famous Battle of Sedgemoor against James
II's Royalist army, which was encamped at Westonzoyland.It was the last land
battle on English soil and it ended in defeat for Monmouth who was later
beheaded at the Tower of London. The locals who had joined the uprising
were severely dealt with by the infamous "hanging" Judge Jeffries at both
Dorchester and Taunton Assizes.* See list of those executed
below
The town was also very much at the centre of the industrial revolution.
One of Judge Jeffries' victims kept in the stocks for 320 years!
In 1843, some 50+ years before the Wright
brothers, the first powered flight aeroplane was made and took to the air
in Chard. The inventor was John Stringfellow. It was also the place where
the first artificial limbs were made. Full descriptions and models can be
viewed at the Chard Museum.
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READ ABOUT
THE SIMILARITIES BETWEEN THE LIFE OF CERDIC & KING ARTHUR - Click
HERE or *Ref:
Arthur, Cerdic, and the Formation of Wessex By: John C. Rudmin, 864 Chicago
Av, Harrisonburg, VA, 22801
Joseph W. Rudmin, Physics Dept., James Madison Univ.,
Harrisonburg, VA, 22807 (First submitted for publication in Oct 1993) http://camelot.celtic-twilight.com/
rudmin/
Also view:
http://www.jmu.edu/montpelier/summer97/arthur.html
PEOPLE OF CHARD
EXECUTED AFTER THE MONMOUTH REBELLION
CROSS, SIMON
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EASTERBROOK, HENRY
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HITCHCOCK, HUMPHREY
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PILL, ABRAHAM
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DAVY, WILLIAM
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FOOTE, EDWARD
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JERVIS, JOHN
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WARREN, EDWARD
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DENNETT, JAMES
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GODFREY, WILLIAM
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KNIGHT, JOHN
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WILLIAMS, WILLIAM
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Only three years
later the Protestant William of Orange landed in Brixham, Devon & became
King of England
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Cerdic reports on behalf of Citizens
of Chard.
Hail to my kingdom. and to my capital
town, Chard. I am King and like it and I keep an eye on my subjects. In these
columns I still reign. 497 - 2006AD. I have seen a lot of changes and I am
sure there will be many more. European Federation ? Is that something new
? I think not - I am in charge here and I am a Saxon. Warnings to my
subjects will be covered by my Knight in Shining Armour. Welcome to www.wessex.me.uk,Camelot
and Wassail. I am always available by clicking here
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COMING VERY SOON TO YOUR HIGH STREET
The Norman Wisdom Appreciation Society wishes to inform the good people of
Chardshire & the Bog Nothing Pissers of the imminent
arrival in your High Street of the Foreign Follies starring Dick Dutch (
Fiddler on The Roof) , Jerry Kanto ( The Schmockfather) &
Seb the Pimp( The Pollack) for we trust a very limited run. Look Out in this
column for full details & History.
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From The Knight in Shining Armour
In our area we have found that whilst goods
are good value many of the services are overcharging mainly because they feel
they have a monopoly in the area. We feel that consumers have the right to
know about overcharging, bad workmanship & downright roguery. So we are
prepared to name & shame such traders. Your Knight in Shining armour will
report regularly on this page- don't be caught out be wary.
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Avoiding a cowboy builder or
unqualified electrician has been made easier by the launch of a new scheme
to register and assess tradesman who work in your home or business.
Trustmark is a scheme endorsed
by the Government and Trading Standards that can
help you be sure that the tradesmen you ask to work in your home are reputable
and trustworthy.
Firms wanting to use the Trustmark
badge must satisfy the scheme operator that they are fit to do the work proposed,
have adequate insurance and operate a user-friendly complaints procedure
in case anything goes wrong.
Many recent television programmes reveal ‘rogue traders’ or ‘dodgy
builders’ and have the audience shaking their heads in disbelief as to what
they are witnessing. Many of us take it for granted that we are not or will
not be a victim.
The Office of Fair Trading state that
‘cowboy builders’ and ‘rogue tradesmen’ are a £1.5 Billion problem,
with 38% of the public not trusting tradesmen at all, and 65% of people feeling
uncomfortable about leaving trades people in their home unaccompanied. Having
trust in your tradesman is paramount when you have to live with the final
consequences
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J.M.REFRIGERATION
It has unfortunately
been brought to our attention that a trader in Chard has failed to meet his
obligations in regards to another trader in Chard, Mr. Jon Sloman trading
as J.M.Refrigeration of 4 Leicester House, Crewkerne Road, Chard, Somerset
TA20 1HA who states " For All Your Refrigeration Needs Sales &
Service" took a Williams Refrigerator from a well known local shop on the
understanding that he would sell it for the trader. It is believed that
he sold it for £300 well over a year ago. However he has never passed
the money on - further he claims that the money was used to pay for his "Service
Contract" with that trader. Yet since the date he took the refrigerator away
he has failed to appear to do any service. (They have full receipts of the
service done prior to that date) He has been requested to produce documentation
but has failed to do so. Caveat Emptor- It is in the interests of the community
that the Knight in Shining Armour warns the people and businesses of
the area.
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Con-Man Selva Carmichael to star and produce Bollywood
Movie in Chard
after his earlier appearance at Bristol Jail!!!
Selva
Carmichael , real name Selvaraj Narasimman, 46,( Known as El Con by Daily Mirror
readers) who wooed investors with trips abroad and promises of a quick return
on their money, was jailed for four-and-a-half years in Bristol Jail for cheating
investors in a Spanish property scam. Carmichael, who operated his company,
The Carmichael Corporation, from offices in Bristol, offered people the chance
to invest in property options or plots of land in the Spanish resort of La
Manga. But soon after the operation began in 1996 "the whole thing was falling
to bits". Most of the investors never saw their money again including
one woman who lost £100,000. Despite a police raid on his offices in
1997, Carmichael continued to trade as normal, telling investors that it
was "all a mistake" and blaming the police for his problems.
Promising
investors that he was going to transform the La Manga resort, the self-proclaimed
multi-millionaire, "wooed" his investors with lavish trips to apartments in
Spain and promised them a 100% return within six months. Carmichael pleaded
guilty to nine counts of obtaining money transfers by deception and one count
of attempting to obtain property by deception. It was not known what Carmichael
had done with the money. After that he conned people in the village
of Coin outside Marbella when he started managing the old BBC village of
El Dorado. Stating that he was best friends with Richard Bransom who
he called Branston and that he rode with royalty. It did not take long before
he was exposed by the Daily Mirror and ousted from Coin & El Dorado.
He also opened a restaurant
in Newcastle Upon Tyne and fell foul of the local health authorities and was
fined.
Then this year from "the Mail on Sunday"
21 May 2006 by Tony Hetherington:
"ONETV
is a shambles. The Advertising Standards Authority upheld 65 complaints against
the company, all from viewers who said goods had not arrived and OneTV had
failed to refund their money. The company in Colchester, Essex, whined that
several top managers had quit. And it is true that four directors have walked
out in recent months, but that is just the start of it. Trading in the company's
shares has been suspended and customers seeking reassurance from the friendly
smiles of presenters displayed on OneTV's website should know that some of
them have jumped ship as well. Debbie Flint is one of the bestknown faces
on various TV shopping channels, but despite appearing on OneTV's website,
she quit last month, announcing: 'I have decided not to present any more OneTV
for the time being.' Hinting at problems behind the scenes, she offered her
good wishes to employees 'during this difficult time'. The people really facing
difficulties though, are the customers like the couple in Buxton, Derbyshire,
who told me they paid £97 for a DVD recorder to be delivered by Christmas.
When it had not arrived by January, they cancelled, but months later were
still awaiting their refund. In the face of all this, OneTV boss Graham Avery,
61, will say absolutely nothing. Avery, who has half-a-dozen
other directorships, is probably too busy driving between his television
studio in Colchester and his home in Ipswich in his luxury Mercedes. But
at least he is more savoury than one of OneTV's owners, 45-year-old Selva
Carmichael - he prefers this to his real name, Selvaraj Narasimman ."
Guess what!
I found
con-artist Selva Carmichael in a winebar in Chard on Wednesday 13th December
2006 spouting his next venture, and giving out his card under the name of
a dissolved company. ( He is banned as a Company Director and been made bankrupt
twice). Mr Selva Car
Michael is now self-styled President of SELVASCREEN INTERNATIONAL PLC. His card reads:
SELVASCREEN INTERNATIONAL PLC
Film
Financing
Film Production
Film Acadamy
Film Documentaries
Hollywood
Bollywood
Pinewood Studios,
Pinewood Road,
Iver Heath ,
Buckinghamshire
SL0 0NH
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On Location
To The Manor Born
at Cricket St.Thomas
or is it another El Dorado?
or in OneTV's studio
selling Sponsorships.
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Our Search shows: Company Details - SELVA
SCREEN INTERNATIONAL PLC Registered No. 05189862
Address: CGC 33-01 25 CANADA SQUARE
CANARY WHARF LONDON E14 5LB
Type: Public limited with share capital
Incorporation Date: 27/07/2004
Status: Dissolved
company.
Last Accounts Filed: - Last
Accounts Analysed: -
See: http://www.ukdata.com/company-listings/Se-59.html
He
pays by American Express card No 374289252191009. He claims the Company
is owned by his wife and a friend, but it has been dissolved.
He arrived in Chard
on Wednesday 13th December & announced he will be filming and starring
as the Indian Prime Minister in his Bollywood spectacular in February at Cricket
St.Thomas & that he wants to shut Holyrood Street for filming.
This article has been followed up by the
Western Daily Press see:
Response
from Mr Selva Car Michael... alias of Selvaraj Narasimman
I will try and
reply the best whey I can and I trust this might clarify the situation and
I hope you reflect on it.
In
la manga , i felt that at the time there was a great potential in acquiring
land on option and hold them for a period of time and ofload them for a profit
and thus make monies for a small number of investors . As you expect a large
proportion of monies were laid out by myself , my immediate family and a small
group of friends, we started well but because our lack of understanding of
spanish laws and things taking longer then our prediction we encountered financial
problems and we just ran out monies thus the predicment we got ourselves
into and some late investors losts monies and in any business there are risks
for high returns.
since i owned the company
I am responsible for the outcome, To deal with spanish was difficult enough
but to be caught up in their system was even more difficult. Because of non
payment of promised dividends the police became involved and their presence
made in more difficult for us to proceed to finalise matters on behalf of
us and our small number of investors and all we were delayed.
I pleaded non-guilty to
charges for over 5 years but on the trial week I was advised that these matters
were complicated for a simple jury to understand and against my better judgement
pleaded guilty. on sentencing i realised that i should have pleaded not-guilty
and tried very hard to change the plea on the basis that i made a mistake
but failed.
on you have pleaded guilty
you know the rest. I didnt wish to enter into something to lose monies for
me or my investors but these were circumstances beyond my control. We were
in La- Manga when a few people knew it ,its fair to say its a popular resort.
I am involved in other
business including the one you potray , but as for One TV , i invested in
shares with Mr Graham Avery with a group of friends and have no direct involvement
in the management of One TV and have sold that stock a long time before it
surfaced the company was in trouble , unfortunately the reporters in papers
concerned are not the most credible and tend to make up their own stories
and I taking legal advise on how to handle it. I have new been the owner of
One TV or had anything to do with the management.
I took time to respond
to this, I have never said that I was closing any street for filming, I am
working on a film project and at cricket st -thomas witness by two individuals
and i am even more baffled why you placed my card number and its a clear violation
of privacy , we came to your bar had drinks and paid for it and left. I trust
you will remove it .Should anybody use it clearly you are responsible as
a manager of the pub and i will inform the authorities. I didnt come
to chard to con anybody as you portray and I trust you do understand . I
took the time to write this and when I am chard next I will pop in to see
you.
Kind regards,
selva
Second
email from Selva Carmichael
I have e-mail this
article to my lawyers and asked them to look into the content as its although
you based in on article that are written are wholly un-true and are under
litigation you are demed liable for its content and clearly gone to other
receipient and liablious. will be in contact soon.
Kind regards,
selva
Editoral Comment: We are amazed to learn that twice bankrupt Selva Carmichael
has money to invest in both a restaurant and One TV whilst the poor investors
who lost their money, when he failed to buy the Spanish Land Options for them,
have not seen a penny in retribution. The authorities should look into where
the money he has to invest eminated from. It is all very well a man being
convicted on 9 counts, but in excess of £1 million disappeared never
to be found. Innocent citizens lost life savings and the perpetrator continues
on his merry way. From
1997 Mr Carmichael was asked to produce the purchased options & always
stated that they were elsewhere or some other feeble excuse. If he was innocent
he only had to produce them. He never did. By any chance we are a website
protecting unwary readers- not a pub
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Chard Is In The News
Yes, at last we have fame
in Chard with romance in the air. As you will see from the photo adjoining
this article it's all smiles as our happy couple proceed to play bingo at
the Lacemill. Unfortunately all is not as it seems as the poor chap is a little
short of funds as a result of his passion for bingo. After working hard for
the community for over thirty years the ex-mayor is in need of funds and
obviously needs assistance from all those he has helped over the years. So
we ask all of you to give generously this festive season and think of the
poor. He has thought about you in the past.
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My next story is about a newly found descendant of mine.
There has been a similar story in the Daily Mail on February 9th
2007 in regards to Albert James Turnbull from Newcastle-upon-Tyne, written
by Liz Hull, and incorporating my picture which was drawn for this website
by Juliet Davey.
Maine man traces ancestry
to 1st English king
By
Glenn Adams, Associated Press Writer | September 3, 2006
My Picture is copywrite of Juliet Davey.
For permission to reproduce:
julietdavey&yahoo.co.uk
HALLOWELL, Maine --After countless hours in libraries and on the Internet,
painstaking searches through public records and a couple of trips overseas,
Francis Harwood says his direct bloodline to England's first king more than
a millennium ago is confirmed.
Standing in his living room before a 4-foot framed diagram of his family
line, authenticated by the venerable College of Arms in London, the 72-year-old
Harwood smiled with satisfaction.
"I gave them a lot of information so they could connect the bloodline" to
King Egbert as well as all of the royal houses of Europe, the white-haired
Harwood said. That included copies of birth, marriage and death certificates
and wills.
Many of the records are from archives in London, but Harwood was able to
do much of his research in libraries of Maine's private colleges and state
university.
Along the way, he was gratified to draw information by meeting distant cousins
but he also encountered frustrations of finding that some potentially useful
records had been destroyed during World War II or otherwise disposed of.
As blessed by College of Arms heralds, the bloodline takes Harwood directly
back to Egbert of Wessex, who is widely considered to be England's first king
and died around 838. Also known as Egbert the Saxon, he unified all of the
kingdoms of England under his rule in the early 800s.
The research even highlights ties, through Egbert's marriage, to the emperor
Charlemagne, in whose court Egbert is believed to have lived during a period
of exile from Britain.
Harwood said his direct tie to Egbert makes him a relative of the present
Queen Elizabeth II and her son Charles, who will assume the throne.
"Many people have the pedigree, but they don't have the bloodline," he said.
Paul Milner, chairman of the British and Irish Forum for the National Genealogical
Society, said royal connections are not so unusual, but it's not easy to prove
it.
"If he's used the College of Arms, chances are he's got good documentation,
especially on the earlier generations," said Milner, who was among more than
1,800 people attending a four-day Federation of Genealogical Societies conference
in Boston that concluded Saturday.
Milner said tens of thousands of people in America have royal English ancestors,
but many who try to prove it find that it gets harder to make the connections
the farther they go back.
To someone who's had occasion to spend time in London, the name Harwood may
have a familiar ring. Francis Harwood showed photos taken during his visit
a decade ago to what was long known as the Harwood Estate in a section of
the British capital that touches the Thames River.
Many of the hundreds of houses, shops, pubs and banks in the area were occupied
under 99-year leases, some of which expired in the 1990s, then sold to lease
holders, Harwood, a retired accountant, explained as he spread out an old
map of the sector.
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He said the family in the
United States lost contact with the Harwood family heirs in 1910. But if
they had stayed connected, the American Harwoods might have gotten a share
of real estate Harwood says is now "priceless."
A real estate
agent told Harwood that a one-bedroom flat was going for 350,000 pounds, or
about $750,000. But Harwood's quest isn't so much about money, it's more about
the intrigue.
"I've had
a ball with this thing," he said. "I love it."
He recalled
walking along Harwood and Tyrawley roads while visiting the former estate
in London in 1996. The latter name corresponds with the middle name of the
first Harwood to come to America, whose portrait hangs over the fireplace
in Francis Harwood's modest home.
Julian Tyrawley
Harwood, Francis' great grandfather, settled on an expansive farm that was
something of a mini-estate itself in Augusta, Maine's capital city which borders
tiny Hallowell. The elder Harwood, bearded and gazing soberly in his portrait,
lived comfortably there off the family estate.
"He never
worked a day in his life," his descendant said with a grin.
Also invigorating
Harwood's decades-long quest are still-unanswered questions about his lineage.
His research has led Harwood to seek a DNA match with a German nobleman, Ernst
August, Prince of Hanover, to see if Harwood's roots go back to Prince Edward,
the Duke of Kent, who was Queen Victoria's father and the fourth son of King
George III.
If so, it
would prove that Harwood's great, great grandfather, British Lt. Col. Edward
Harwood, was the son of the Duke of Kent, said Harwood.
That father-son
relationship has never been mentioned in family documentation, said Harwood,
who sees the omission as a cover up of an illegitimate birth.
"It would
have been a cover up for 198 years," Harwood said.
That matter
drew the attention of Hereward Davies in his 1985 book "Channel Crossing."
The book goes into considerable detail about the Edward Harwood and the London
estate, while raising the question of how Harwood came into all of his money.
"What was
the origin of his wealth?" Davies' book asks. "If a deception actually took
place, can it be that the Duke was gratified to have fathered an English son,
would have him named Edward, would cherish him discreetly, and would make
provision for silence, upbringing, and posterity?"
Some illegitimate
births were openly documented centuries back, genealogists say. Paula Stuart-Warren
of the Federation of Genealogical Societies and herself a genealogist, advises
people who are learning to trace their lineages to be prepared to make uncomfortable
discoveries.
"I tell
people, if you're afraid of finding a skeleton in your family tree, stop now,"
she said.
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CERDIC's COLUMN
INFRASTRUCTURE
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Chard is a wonderful sleepy town in South Somerset. Having come
from the bustle and problems of Saxony I find it refreshing and the people
friendly and polite.
In summer one notices the beautifully kept flowers and the pride
that townsfolk have in their town. Whilst many townsfolk are quick to show
their discomfort in the problems of modern day living, on the whole, there
is an excellent quality of life here.
But one feels there is a burning question. Wither Chard? For this
one time market town, lace town, wool town, Capital of Wessex has actually
lost its "raison d'etre" in the 21st century.
Whilst there is an excellent industrial base here one should realize
that "industry" is a thing of the past in Britain. Dysan are moving their
industrial base abroad, many industrial companies find it too expensive to
continue in Britain. Will Numatic also think the same way as Dysan?
Those that do not
understand that our industrial base will continue to wither have their heads
in the sand.
So what will replace it? What is the new revolution in the 21st
century? As silicon valley has shown it is new technology. Today one must
embrace this new technology rapidly. Therefore Chard's future is in our youth.
They MUST be educated to face today's world. Our one skill over developing
nations is our education, knowledge, and vision.
Our vision is to prepare our youth to be white collar workers
instead of blue collar workers. To have have an educated centre of excellence
so that new companies want to come here to utilize that knowledge.
Now is the time to create that new generation that wants to bring
vision and prosperity to Chardshire rather than letting them go elsewhere
to seek it. Everyday we neglect this forward planning is another day lost
to other competitive areas.
Chard was, some time ago, designated
to be a town of 60,000 yet today only boasts 12,000 inhabitants. It is the
largest and most important town between Dorchester and Exeter. It is close
to a motorway and the coast. What a haven for tomorrow's entrepreneurs.
In Tower Hamlets, one of the most deprived areas of London, the local council
is awarding grants to companies of up to £10,000 for computers and computer
training. The most available here is £700.
Over the last few years new towns have evolved like Telford and Milton Keynes.
Older towns like Peterborough, Runcorn and Cumbernauld have refound themselves.
One must ask themselves why a major company like Thomas Cook went to Peterborough.
It was because their town council and particularly my old friend Jean Barker
realised the necessity for that change. Oh yes she was a Conservative mayor
and because of the influx of population Labour took control.
Fear of change is a disease that is terminal. Since We have been here we
have been attacked by a narrow minded civil servant for having the audacity
to start the www.chardnet.co.uk website and we have been attacked by a group
of shopkeepers and bed & breakfast internet dyslexics for unfounded and
untrue morality reasons. In both instances the real reason was the fear of
constructive criticism and change.
Now they have sacked their Independant
Mayor for blowing a kiss at the town clerk & offering her a holiday. That
was after he had given over 30 years fantastic service. One can only laugh
at the dinasaurs who then banned him from holding public office.
John Wilkes was not the most popular of politicians but he upheld the right
to freely criticise and be constructive.
That is progress and we must expect some change.If we are to proceed forward
we need fresh blood, new ideas and a vibrant community. If we don't then will
the last person in Chard remember to turn the lights out."
Restaurants Galore
The centre of Chard is becoming alive
at night with new restaurants and cafes opening. Go to our restaurant &
cafe guide and select your favourite repast.
Coming soon are two new eateries. A
Pizza & Pasta restaurant in Fore Street and the glamourous Cerdic's Banqueting
Hall.
At Cerdic's there will be medieval banquets together with Court Jesters,
Musicians and gallons of scrumpy and mead. It is rumoured that anyone
found drunk in the centre of Chard will be placed in the stocks to dry out.
We now have an excellant
Chinese & Continental establishment in Holyrood Street and Gandhi's
Indian eaterie. And the food at the Gallery at the back of "Hooked on Books"
has some of the finest British cooking in the South West.
The new Vineyard restaurant behind the Dolphin Inn looks well worth
a visit. New York may have its restaurant row but Chard is catching up fast.
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AN OFFA YOU CAN NOT REFUSE
Now that our site www.wessex.me.uk has
been such a success I hear that King Offa of Mercia is opening a new competitive
site called www.mercia.me.uk
ROYAL CHARD'S
CLAIM TO FAME
Our claim to fame? Is it artificial limbs? Is it powered flight?
Is it the first woman Cabinet Minister? or is it that Charles Ist tried
to sue for peace from here before being defeated in the Civil War. We could
have a statue to him with or without his head.
Our research fails to show that Judge Jeffries ever came through
Chard. It seems that many people from Chard joined up with the Duke Of Monmouth
when he tried to wrest the throne from JamesII. The result was that the Bloody
Judge Jeffries sat in both Dorchester and Taunton and condemned people from
Chard to death. We thank the Chard History Group for their help in providing
background material.
Those people were brought back here and the lower classes were
hung somewhere near Tescos whilst others were beheaded near the toll house.
Who do we celebrate? What will bring the tourists to Chard? Should
we recall Judge Jeffries to deal with the crime in Chard to-day? A few hangings
and beheadings are cheaper than CCTV. Or we could let them get a tongue lashing
from that certain "polite" shopkeeper in Holyrood Street!
Of course not
- There is only one way to bring people to Chard. That is to celebrate and
tell the world about me, Cerdic Von Wessex. I was the King of Wessex and
my descendant Alfred became King of England. The basis and stories of the
mythical Camelot were based on me. So if Camelot was anywhere it was here.
My escalibur sword should
be placed in a rock in the middle of Chard.
Newspaper Articles on King Arthur being Cerdic
Debate on
whether King Alfred was based on Cerdic and whether Chard could be the site
of Camelot has produced much discussion locally with articles in :
The Chard
& Ilminster News
The Western Daily Press
Wyvern/
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or from Hooked on Books in Holyrood Street at £1 each
A Knight's Tale
I had to let the drawbridge down
recently to entertain Barry Lawrence Goble of Boden Street, Chard. He brought
a copy of his coat of arms verified by the College of arms.
The name
of Goble, sometime Gobel is believed to have been a comparitively recent variant
on the ancient Anglo-Saxon personal name of Godbold or Godbead. Godbold is
recorded in the "Doomsday Book" "as a previous Anglo-Saxon tenant".
It is believed that the family, which included the Earl
of Arundel" (beheaded by Elisabeth I for being Catholic) are renowned through
history and include Mamie Doud Eisenhower, wife of President Dwight Eisenhower.
The interesting part of all this is that the crest includes the Wyvern
which, historically could only have been carried by the Royal Family of Wessex.
Note it is a green wyvern .
Heraldic records, however, seem to point more towards Sussex and Burpham
and Petworth. This ties in with the connection with the Earl of Arundel. Obviously
the Godbold ancestor came from Saxony and was connected with the Saxon conquest
of South East Briton. However we can not be sure that they were here at the
time of Cerdic.
Still Barry you were welcome to tarry at the Court. Are there any more applicants
for the round table?
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