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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...
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...
Sep 11, 20204 min read
The Spire: Inside the University of West Ospringe
By Andy Capon The University of West Ospringe celebrated its 55th birthday this week with the opening of a new library. Faversham MP and...
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...
Jul 28, 20204 min read
Ordinance Wharf
By Brian Pain It was only a matter of time before property developer Michael White applied again for planning permission on Ordnance...
Jul 18, 20201 min read
Welcome to Issue 10:
The Faversham Eye – Telling you stuff somebody doesn’t want you to know since 2019... We have naturally been devastated by the decision...
Jul 18, 202014 min read
CLEVE HILL: THE GAME WAS RIGGED FROM THE START
By Richard Belfield As soon as David Rose, the inspector for the Cleve Hill enquiry, was appointed it was an easy bet to see what the...
May 8, 20201 min read
REQUEST FOR DONATIONS OR SUBSCRIPTIONS
The Faversham Eye is, and will remain, freely available to all in the town. It is an independent community newspaper, funded by Brian...
Apr 25, 20202 min read
Welcome to Issue Nine:
Because it takes more than the biggest global crisis in a century to stop the Faversham Eye. In just a few brief months, Coronavirus has...
Apr 24, 20204 min read
FAVERSHAM'S SHODDY HOUSES - WHY ARE THEY BEING BUILT SO BADLY?
As we are all painfully aware, Faversham is suffering a flood of new housing developments which threaten the character and identity of...
Apr 24, 202024 min read
COVID 19 - THE TIMELINE OF A PANDEMIC
By Richard Fleury The whole world will remember 2020 as the year of coronavirus. In Faversham, as elsewhere, the outbreak has caused the...
Apr 24, 20204 min read
FAVERSHAM FARMS APPEAL FOR LOCAL WORKERS
In the last issue of the Eye, we highlighted how Faversham's farmers faced disastrous labour shortages this season as EU workers stay...
Apr 11, 202010 min read
C-19 Support your local businesses
Compiled by Helen Renny with help from INFaversham and Faversham deliveries and Takeaway Many local businesses are going to struggle to...
Mar 29, 20202 min read
Issue 9 Update
Dear Readers, We hope you are all safe and well in these difficult times. To do our bit keeping everyone informed during the Coronavirus...
Mar 20, 20202 min read
PUBLIC INFORMATION BULLETIN ON COVID-19 PROCEDURES FOR FAVERSHAM FOODBANK
Faversham Foodbank is here to help people in emergency situations who cannot afford to buy food. We are committed to remaining open to...
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