Regular readers of this blog will know that I have written at length about Cadman's statue schemes and, in particular, his plan to immortalise our three beautiful local heroes - Batson, Cunningham and Regis - in cartoon-ish form as a trio of gurning simpletons.
Cadman has been involved with a host of failed companies one of which went bust leaving many cash-strapped councils out of pocket. One of his businesses involves working with a sculptor called Graham Ibbeson (who doesn't appear to be very successful financially himself if his accounts are anything to go by) to produce crap "celebrity" statues. His shtick is to get the deceased celebrity's family involved and also to try and tap up local authorities for dosh. The big problem is that he also raises cash from the general public - usually by purporting to act as a quasi- charity - but does not produce any evidence of where the money has gone and how much has gone into the pockets of himself and the sculptor. It is incredible that this should be the case in this day and age. Cadman has rebuffed my requests for accounts in respect of the Three Degrees Statue and I have referred the matter to West Midlands Police to see if they can clarify the position. If all is well, what's the problem in showing us the accounts Jim?
Many of Cadman's statue projects have been considerably cheaper than this one. Interestingly, West Bromwich Albion Football Club under Jeremy Peace wanted nothing to do with this pile of crap but Jim already knew Dickhead Darren Cooper, the late Leader [sic] of Sandwell Council, and that he would jump at the chance of putting OUR - public - money into something connected with The Baggies. Thus Labour's own third-rate trio - Cooper, Hussain and Eling - removed £30,000 of s.106 monies destined for other worthwhile projects to back this private enterprise. (They later also diverted Arts Council money from Sandwell Arts Festival to promote the wretched thing.)
Cadman said initially that the statue would cost a stonking £200,000 but that has mysteriously gone up to £220,000. But the project started to flounder despite generous donations of money, raffle prizes etc from ordinary folk. Jim couldn't wait for this payday and so blagged the money for a statue of Laurie alone at Leyton Orient FC. Now I loved Laurie but does his record really warrant two statues?
Sunny Jim's Facebook Page had been moribund since an entry of 30th October, 2014 but Jim couldn't even wait for the funeral and started promoting his cash cow again five days beforehand.
His website makes interesting reading. Last summer, Cadman claimed that he and Ibbeson had found "savings" and that only £38,000 was then needed? But how much had he raised already? £182,000 or some other mysterious and unspecified sum? He has put on very expensive do's but won't say what profit, if any, he made from them. He will not provide a list of donations nor his and the sculptor's "expenses". Yet he claims that the w*nkers at Labour Sandwell Council are STILL involved in the project and that the statue would be in situ by, er, the beginning of the 2017/2018 season (ie six months ago!)
Then this - which is interesting as Sandwell Council don't own New Square. It belongs to Tesco who refuse to comment of this dodgy affair!
What an opportunity for Cadman though Cyrille's untimely demise has provided and the website was quickly changed with the ludicrous claim that poor Cyrille's death had suddenly made the need for a statue more necessary. What a complete and utter c***!
With one notable exception the Wolverhampton C*ck-Suckers (aka The Express and Star) keep flogging this dead horse without making any attempt to find out how much cash Cadman has received and what has happened to it. (I suppose it is at least a distraction from the ludicrous Editor's campaign for a blue plaque for Enoch Powell FFS!)
Cadman is using Frank Skinner again on his publicity. Skinner received what I am told was a very substantial fee for launching this seeming scam at Birmingham Town Hall though Cadman and Skinner's Management Company refuse to confirm (or deny) this. No wonder he looks happy. Kerching!
But Cyrille's death has emboldened Sunny Jim to try and screw the allegedly "final" (final of what?) £38,000 from the unsuspecting public and he has gone onto a crowdfunding website to grab your cash - with more crocodile tears about Cyrille. Now reputable sites would normally show separately where money has allegedly been raised elsewhere but instead of showing how much Cadman has allegedly raised towards the (moving) target Crowdfunder UK have not done this and just allowed him to try and raise "the last £38,000." I have made a formal complaint to them about this but they have failed to respond although I am informed that an employee of Crowdfunder may be directly involved in this "campaign"!?!
But alas for Jim, the final payday remains elusive. Folk do not want this piece of crap even for "just" another £38k. The Crowdfunder flopped with just £1,660 initially pledged at a time when this nonsense was getting massive publicity of the back of a tragedy.
But Cadman is a tryer and has extended the time again. So if you want to make our heroes a permanent metallic laughing stock, despoil central West Brom AND enrich Jim Cadman get your pledges in now!
And Jim - pay the £30k back to the people at Sandwell - vital services are being cut by the deeply corrupt Labour Council and they shouldn't be using OUR money for trash like this!
And finally...
If you want cheap hospitality tickets for The Baggies there is now no need to buy them from the Club since a local tout is offering such delights at bargain prices on her Facebook page. Yes, step forward Labour Councillor, Cabinet Member ("lol") and West Midlands Police Wednesbury "Gold Commander" Elaine Costigan! Let's hope she has cleared this with WBA!
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