TEKELS PARK, CAMBERLEY, SURREY,
ENGLAND GU15-2LF
BAD
NEWS FOR THE ANIMALS
IS
TO BE SOLD TO
A DEVELOPER
a wildlife sanctuary but news of the sale
to a developer
has prompted many to raise serious
concerns about the
fate of the Tekels Park
Deer and other wildlife.
Theosophy talks of
a compassionate attitude to animals and the
sale of a sanctuary for wildlife to a
developer has caused serious division in the
Theosophical Society in England amongst
the members who have actually found out about the sale.
Tekels Park is a 50
acre woodland estate near Camberley, Surrey, England, It is owned by the
Theosophical Society (Adyar) in England and has been a Spiritual Centre since
1929. The sale to a developer is surrounded by secrecy but news is now leaking
out and many are unhappy.
It doesn’t require a Diploma in
Finance or even a Diploma in Anything to know
that this is a bad time economically to sell
Tekels Park. The Tekels Park Estate board received
professional advice not to sell the Park but chose to ignore it.
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What Could This Mean ?
A Deer in the Snow
Concerns are being
raised about the fate of the deer and other wildlife as Tekels Park
in Camberley,
Tekels Park
is sanctuary for animal wildlife including deer, foxes, squirrels,
badgers, bats, newts and stoats, and for birdlife including sparrowhawks,
woodpeckers, tawny owls and many more. There are many species of trees
including 3 types of redwood, ginkgo, eucalyptus, red oak, tall magnolias and
lebanese cedars.
The effect on the
wildlife will be devastating and of particular concern is the fate of the deer.
Although afforded protection from cruelty under
Part of Tekels Park
is designated as a ‘Site of Nature Conservation Interest’ (SNCI). Unfortunately
this designation carries no statutory protection.
Badgers have been
residents of
Badger setts are protected by law but there is concern
that development will destroy the badgers’ foraging area, on which they depend.
The 50 acres of Tekels Park is just about the minimum foraging area on which a
colony of badgers can survive. The park is boxed by the built up Camberley area
and the M3 motorway.
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Anger & Dismay
There is widespread
anger and dismay at decision to sell Tekels Park
to a developer. The Theosophical movement is shocked to hear the news and many
of the English Society’s 200 members had no idea this was happening as the
leadership made no official announcement at the time the decision was taken. A
brief reference was made on page 21 of the last issue of the now defunct
Insight Magazine in February 2010 but this does not mention that the sale is to
a developer.
This quotation
gives some idea of the importance of Tekels Park
to the Theosophical Movement.
“I know many people in the TS (Theosophical Society) and Theosophical
Movement think of
Theosophical
Society in
Although the Tekels
Park Guest House is still being used for Theosophical Society events, many now
feel unable to stay there, knowing what may now happen to the park and the
wildlife. No mention is made of the sale on the
Madeleine
Leslie-Smith, a long-term resident of
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Dedicated
to St Francis of
Located
on the
Place of
worship of the Liberal Catholic Church
Disquiet
amongst Liberal Catholic
Church
Members
over loss of control of the building
St Francis Church
St Francis Church was registered as a place
of worship in 1931 by the Liberal Catholic Church
The St Francis Church Altar
There is disquiet
amongst Liberal Catholic
Church members that although St Francis Church may not face
demolition, they will only be allowed to use the building courtesy of the new
owner of Tekels Park and that the building may be made available to other
groups.
The Liberal Catholic Church
was founded by a member of the Theosophical Society in 1915 and has remained an
integral part of the Theosophical Movement.
Patron Saint of Animals and the Environment
St Francis of
Born in
St Francis is the Patron Saint of Animals and the
Environment. These must have been important
considerations in dedicating a church in his name
but the association appears now to be inconvenient
to the
The Liberal
Catholic Church came into existence as the result of a complete re-organization
in 1915-16 of the Old Catholic Church in
(From the Statement of Principles
of The Liberal Catholic Church, eight edition, 1986)
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The
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Who’s Behind the
The whole deal is shrouded in so much secrecy that
even the majority of the Theosophical Society’s actual card carrying members
don’t appear to know what is happening but here are some contact points.
The Theosophical Society in
Tel 0207 563 9817
Please note that there is more than one Theosophical
Society. Only the Theosophical Society with its headquarters at
The Theosophical Society administers the
The Tekels Park Estate Limited
RH15 9AE,
It is reported on some newsboards that the Tekels Park
Estate Limited hope to get £6Million for the Estate.
When one looks at how the sale of Tekels Park
to a
developer will affect the wildlife and St Francis
Church,
it is easy to see why the Tekels Park
management have tried to keep it quiet.
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The Tekels Park Family Eviction
In an ominous new
development, a family with
2 children still at
school was evicted from their home
in Tekels Park in
May 2013 because a Tekels Park
Estate Limited
Director wanted their house for himself.
It is not known if further evictions are
planned.
This issue is not for discussion by the
Theosophical Society in England
leadership
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