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Nov 18, 20242 min read
THE TASTES OF FAVERSHAM - MASTER BREW 2
In Faversham Eye Issue 3, we commissioned a highly experienced team of four real ale tasters to sample the Master Brew bitter produced by...


Nov 18, 20243 min read
Obituaries - Issue 18
GRISELDA CANN MUSSETT 17.09.1948 - 16.08.2024 On the 11th of September the Alexander Centre was packed with people attending the...


Nov 18, 20244 min read
FAVERSHAM FRINGE
By Claudia Heywood You might be surprised to learn that Faversham Fringe has just celebrated its eighth year. Taking place over three...


Jun 7, 20241 min read
JEFF LOWE - Sculptor
Loweworks A welcome new arrival to Faversham is the Art Gallery called Loweworks at 39A the Mall. The Here & Now / Here & Then is the...


Jun 7, 20243 min read
NATHALIE BANAIGS
For over twenty years Nathalie has been the force behind Kent Creative a lively organisation which helped to promote and improve...

Nov 8, 20222 min read
FOCUS ON CRAFTSMANSHIP - SIMON JEWELL
By Nathalie Banaigs, Kent Creative Simon Jewell lives in Faversham where he makes unique decorative boxes using hand cut marquetry and...

Nov 8, 20225 min read
TASTES OF FAVERSHAM - SPICE LOUNGE
By Claudia Heywood In 2007, the date coinciding exactly with the birth of the owner’s first child, a new Indian restaurant opened on...


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 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, 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, 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...


Apr 8, 20213 min read
FOCUS ON PHOTOGRAPHY - BEN ANKER
By Nathalie Banaigs My life as a photographer began when following in my brother footsteps and headed off to college and become a music...


Apr 4, 20212 min read
A poet can survive everything but a misprint
Poetry Book Review of AnXtopology By Claudia Heywood World leaders and wiser people besides agree on this one- poetry is a valuable...

Dec 21, 20203 min read
HUGH RIBBANS - PRINTMAKER
By Nathalie Banaigs Hugh Ribbans was born in Faversham towards the end of WWII, and was educated at the local district school and Queen...

Dec 18, 20204 min read
Tastes of Faversham: Restaurant Reviews
As a new feature to the Eye, we will be reviewing the town’s restaurants and pub food throughout 2021. To make a start we visited two...


Sep 13, 20203 min read
FOCUS ON PHOTOGRAPHY - ALEX HARE
1. Boat on the beach I’m always interested in how nature and urban development co-exist. Here, in Whitstable, the houses provide a splash...


Sep 13, 20207 min read
THE TASTES OF FAVERSHAM - Bacon sarnie
For this instalment of Tastes of Faversham we sent our tasters out in pursuit of the best bacon sarnie in town. It is regularly voted the...


Aug 24, 20208 min read
The Tastes of Faversham: Best Veg Box
One of the best things that has come out of the Covid crisis is that we have all had to rethink our shopping habits – for the better. We...
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