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Jan 24, 20221 min read
WELCOME TO THE WINTER EDITION OF THE FAVERSHAM EYE
By Brian Pain 2021 was generally a pretty dreadful year. At the Eye, we made the difficult decision to cancel our planned Faversham...


Jan 24, 20227 min read
WHAT IS FAVERSHAM’S HOUSING CRISIS?
By Brian Pain At long last most people in Faversham are aware of and concerned by the deluge of new housing planned on the farmland...


Jan 24, 20223 min read
CREEK UPDATE
By Brian Pain In August 2013, Southern Water our friendly local wastewater treatment company, was fined £2.7 million for deliberate...

Jan 24, 20226 min read
SWEET CHARITY
By John Wellard The sequel to CHARITY BEGINS AT HOME published in the Faversham Eye March 2020, the Bensted Charities secretary, Sue...


Jan 24, 20223 min read
FOCUS ON PHOTOGRAPHY - SI ROOT
Si Root, from Charing, is the owner of The Hideout, a local design and digital agency. SI has a passion for black and white photography....

Jan 23, 202221 min read
FAVERSHAM IS SPECIAL - HOW CAN WE KEEP IT THAT WAY
By Harold Goodwin, Stephen Atkins and Matthew Hatchwell Faversham people understand what is special about our town and we want to keep it...


Jan 23, 20222 min read
Who are Faversham’s “Hidden Homeless”?
By Harold Goodwin, Faversham Community Land Trust We occasionally see young people sleeping in doorways in town, and there are no more...


Jan 21, 20222 min read
REVIEW - Home is a Feeling
Photos by Kevin Ralph ‘Home is a Feeling’ was set in one room at the Alexander Centre on 13th and 14th November. Organised by Kent...


Jan 21, 20227 min read
CREEK FOOTPATH UPDATE
By John Wellard A Government Inspector’s advice in 2014 that a Creekside footpath at Waterside Close was an ‘aspiration that might not be...


Jan 21, 20222 min read
THE KENTISH SAIL ASSOCIATION - A Celebration of Traditional Craft
By Julian Mannering Photos by Seamus Masters The 48th annual Swale Smack & Sailing Barge Match took place on Saturday 31st July and...


Jan 21, 20226 min read
Project Fortress - Previously Known as Cleve Hill
By Brian Pain We have previously and extensively reported on the application by companies Wirsol and Hive Energy under the name of Cleve...


Jan 21, 20221 min read
EXHIBITION REVIEW - Antony Bream
At the end of 2021, the Oyster Bay House hosted the latest exhibition of artist Antony Bream, who was showing his most recent work: a...


Jan 21, 20224 min read
AND HERE COME THE STRINGS
By Chris Blunkell Is a night out drinking in Faversham worth a five mile walk home to Throwley in all kinds of weather? As a late...

Jan 21, 20223 min read
A YEAR IN THE LIFE OF FAVERSHAM
Since 1st January 2021, Faversham residents have been encouraged to capture how they lived, worked and played in Faversham. The variety...


Jan 21, 20223 min read
WHATELY WATCH
After an undistinguished nineteen months as Minister for State for Social Care our local MP was moved in September this year to the post...


Jan 21, 20222 min read
THE END OF AN ERA - BRENTS TAVERN CALLS TIME FOR THE LAST TIME
By John Wellard Many locals of Upper Brents (myself included) and the nearby Barnfield Estate have mourned the closing of the Brents...


Jan 21, 20229 min read
FAVERSHAM: THE YEAR IN REVIEW
By Andy Capon JANUARY Rock legend Robert Plant revealed a plan to buy all the houses in Luton Road. The 72 year old rock legend visited...

Jan 21, 20223 min read
The Tastes of Faversham - Issue 14
THE MAYPOLE Thursday evening in the somewhat eccentrically decorated Maypole restaurant was fairly busy but we were promptly served by...

Jan 21, 20224 min read
UPCOMING EVENTS IN AND AROUND FAVERSHAM
FEATURES An evening of silent cinema with live piano by Stephen Horne (POSTPONED) The event, initially due to take place on Saturday 22nd...

Jan 21, 20224 min read
INCOMING MAIL
Dear Faversham Eye, I enclose a picture of the ugly hoardings surrounding the even uglier mobile phone mast in our Central Car Park....
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