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WELCOME TO ISSUE 18 OF FAVERSHAM EYE
In a slightly shorter late Autumn issue, our main subject concerns the referendum for the Faversham Neighbourhood Plan. The binary nature...
Nov 18, 20242 min read


LOCAL PLANS – VOTE YES TO FAVERSHAM NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN
By Brian Pain It is entirely understandable that many people in the Town are wholly confused by the complexity of local planning...
Nov 18, 20244 min read


THE FAVERSHAM NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN
By John Irwin & Harold Goodwin, Faversham's Future The Faversham Neighbourhood Plan aims to protect and enhance the Town of Faversham in...
Nov 18, 20247 min read


E. COLI BACTERIA POLLUTION IN FAVERSHAM CREEK
By David Hadley and Matthew Hatchwell Photos and graphics by Ken Pugh To our shame, the UK ranks consistently as one of the worst...
Nov 18, 20245 min read


Foodbanks - who uses them and why?
By Dominic Deeson Five years’ ago, Jane (not her real name) started a relationship wIth a man who she believed would be a loving and...
Nov 18, 20243 min read

NEWS JUST IN
To be reported at length in the next edition of the Faversham Eye… Swale Green Councillors Lehmann, Gould and Thompson were devastated to...
Nov 18, 20241 min read


WELCOME TO ISSUEÂ 17
This Summer we have a UK General Election to look forward to and, with elections going on all around the world, the big one must be the...
Jun 7, 20242 min read

GENERAL ELECTION SPECIAL 2024
Introduction By Brian Pain In a couple of weeks after publication of this issue we will have the long-anticipated election and for many...
Jun 7, 202421 min read

CLEVE HILL - The Proposed Solar Farm Battery Energy Supply System
By Brian Pain The installation of the vast array of solar panels is proceeding apace at Cleve Hill, quaintly named as Project Fortress,...
Jun 7, 20249 min read


FAVERSHAM: NEW HOUSING AND CHOICES
Note: there has been a Farms, Fields & Fresh Air Fact Checker (by Steve Atkins) added to this article since publication. See bottom of...
Jun 7, 202427 min read


FAVERSHAM WAR MEMORIAL - A CONTINUING STORY
By Brian Pain Introduction In 2016 a shadowy group called the Faversham War Memorial Garden Committee, led by the then Town and Swale...
Jun 7, 20245 min read


DEALING WITH THE CHALLENGES OF CLIMATE CHANGE…OR NOT…THE LONG READ
AN EXAMINATION OF THE GOVERNMENT’S RECORD ON MITIGATION AND ADAPTATION. By: Sue Cooper “We are facing a global catastrophe. Climate...
May 26, 202315 min read


FAVERSHAM CREEK - BRIDGE AND BASIN
By Brian Pain A locked harbour basin at the head of a tidal creek in the centre of a mediaeval town, whose past wealth, commercial...
Nov 10, 20228 min read


FLOODING IN FAVERSHAM
By Brian Pain Occupying Creekside houses in Faversham comes with the inevitable risk of experiencing flooding. This occurs when the...
Nov 10, 20221 min read


CELEBRATING 60 YEARS OF THE FAVERSHAM SOCIETY
By Katie Begg, Faversham Society Trustee Anyone who has spent even five minutes chatting with Harold Goodwin, Chair of the Faversham...
Nov 9, 20228 min read


IF OUR NHS IS SICK - WHAT CAN WE DO ABOUT IT?
By Laurie McMahon and Andrew Holden HOW WELL IS THE NHS Having both worked in and around the NHS for ages, we are lost in admiration for...
Nov 8, 20228 min read


TELECOM MAST - A POSSIBLE SOLUTION?
The temporary planning permission granted to EE for the telecom tower that has graced our central carpark for the past couple of years...
Nov 7, 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, 20221 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, 20227 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, 202221 min read
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