Priory Ward - Election of a Town Councillor for the FTC
Andy Culham (Con) I am a local business owner running a plastering company in the town. I am honoured to be chosen as your Conservative...
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Apr 23, 20215 min read
Watling Ward - Election of a Town Councillor for the FTC
Christopher Cavanagh (Lib Dem) Hi, I’m Chris Cavanagh. I moved to Faversham last year but have been visiting the town regularly over the...
Apr 23, 20211 min read
Election Special 2021
The Kent County Council, Police and Crime Commissioner and Town Council by-elections are due to take place on Thursday, 6 May 2021. With...
Apr 8, 20212 min read
Issue 13 - Editorial
By Brian Pain Unfortunately, the main focus of this edition is again on the now seemingly inevitable glut of new housing estates to be...
Apr 8, 202132 min read
FAVERSHAM NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN - THE UK HOUSING CRISIS
By Brian Pain It is commonly believed that the UK is suffering from a housing crisis and that is the reason Kent, along with most other...
Apr 8, 20216 min read
The Covid-19 Vaccine Rollout in Faversham
By Katherine Hutchinson In early November last year, reports began to emerge that a Covid-19 vaccine produced by pharmaceutical firms...
Dec 21, 202010 min read
Faversham Neighbourhood Plan Update
Introduction by Brian Pain In the following section we have provided additional information to illustrate the problems, challenges and...
Dec 18, 20203 min read
Hugh Perks - Sailor, Writer and Artist
Tribute by Brian Pain I first met Hugh more than forty years ago when Caroline Ware and I were first getting to grips with restoring the...
Dec 18, 20205 min read
FAVERSHAM FOOD BANK
By Claudia Heywood I'm elbowing my way out of the small outdoor cupboard labelled ‘Box Scheme’ in a dark pub car park, muddy carrots and...
Dec 18, 20208 min read
CHRISTMAS GIFT IDEAS
New to the Faversham Eye this year, we have compiled a Christmas gift guide to help you make the most of what Faversham’s got to offer....
Oct 28, 20203 min read
Special Town Plan Edition - introduction
Words by Brian Pain As most readers are acutely aware, the Town is being swamped with new house building and much of our immediately...
Oct 28, 20209 min read
The Housing Tsunami Explained
Words by Councillor John Irwin 1. How many new houses for Faversham? The housing target for Swale Borough Council is set by the...
Oct 28, 20204 min read
Faversham’s Built Heritage
Words by Jonathan Carey, Harold Goodwin, Ray Harrison, The Faversham Society Market Place photo taken by Robert Warren At the heart of...
Oct 28, 20205 min read
What Housing does Faversham Need?
Words by Harold Goodwin, Faversham Community Land Trust One of the things that makes Faversham special is the extended families, many of...
Oct 28, 20204 min read
Biodiversity and Natural Heritage
Words by Matthew Hatchwell Faversham sits on a strip of fertile land that runs between the chalk downs of north Kent and the Thames...
Oct 28, 20207 min read
Faversham is a great place to live – let’s make it better still
Words by Hannah Perkin A liveable town is one that thrives and evolves but doesn’t lose its sense of self. A liveable town houses...
Sep 14, 20202 min read
Welcome to issue 11 of the Faversham Eye.
THE AMATEUR EDITION We are very reasonably depressed by the ongoing incompetence being shown by our national politicians and the future...
Sep 14, 20205 min read
CONYER - Can we really put a price on thenightingale's song?
By Rich Lehmann On the afternoon of 2nd May, I headed off to Conyer with my wife, Bea. It was the first time I'd driven a car for seven...
Sep 14, 20203 min read
Hijacked High Street
By Claudia Heywood It’s August 2020, we’re heading into probably the worst recession any of us will live through and the Covid-19 cloud...
Sep 13, 202010 min read
A FOOTPATH PAVED WITH (YOUR) GOLD
By: Brian Pain and David Rottenborough our local government correspondent How a small clique of Parish councillors can manipulate the law...
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