WELCOME TO ISSUE 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...
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Jun 721 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 79 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 727 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 75 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...
May 26, 202315 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...
Nov 10, 20228 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, 20221 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 9, 20228 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 8, 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 7, 20221 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...
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 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 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, 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 25, 20216 min read
Swale East Division - KCC Election
Statement of Persons Nominated Rich Lehman (Green Party) @RichLehmannSwaleEast Rich was born and raised in North Kent and has lived most...
Apr 24, 20211 min read
Police and Crime Commissioner
Candidates: The current Commissioner, Matthew Scott (Conservative), who in his election statements makes extravagant claims about his...
Apr 24, 20214 min read
Faversham Division - KCC Election
Statement of Persons Nominated Andrew Birkin (Labour) Welcome, everyone! I have lived and worked locally for over 40 years. I am a former...
Apr 23, 20215 min read
Abbey Ward - Election of a Town Councillor for the FTC
Jane Hawkins (Con) I have lived in Faversham for over 50 years and have two adult daughters. I work in Sainsbury’s so by meeting many...
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