My understanding is that Mr. Buckner, who resigned, was very upset because he was very keen on getting the name of the Feltham Young Offenders Institution changed and had a campaign going on this. He felt that it somehow blighted Feltham's image, I believe he wanted the Conservative Group to support him in this, but the Leader, Peter Thompson refused to meet with him to discuss the issue. There was some support for the name change, but whether it was all there was to the resignation I certainly have no idea - perhaps someone else could fill in the gaps?It's usually the case that when a new name is given to something it takes forever for people to use it, as locally things tend to retain the name they have always gone by.
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