Apr 8, 20216 minThe Covid-19 Vaccine Rollout in FavershamBy Katherine Hutchinson In early November last year, reports began to emerge that a Covid-19 vaccine produced by pharmaceutical firms...
Jul 18, 202022 minESSAY COMPETITION - THE WINNER & RUNNERS UP!In our last issue we invited our readers to submit an essay or no more than 2000 words under the title: Life after Coronavirus. We...
Apr 24, 202024 minCOVID 19 - THE TIMELINE OF A PANDEMICBy Richard Fleury The whole world will remember 2020 as the year of coronavirus. In Faversham, as elsewhere, the outbreak has caused the...
Apr 24, 20201 minEMPTYSTREETS - A TOWN IN LOCKDOWNWords and images by: Nathalie Banaigs Walking through the streets of Faversham between 29 March and the 9 April 2020, I saw a town...
Apr 24, 20204 minCORONAVIRUS: HOW SAFE IS OUR FOOD SUPPLY?Words by Richard Fleury A fortnight after a senior Government's adviser argued the UK does not need a farming industry, many British...
Apr 24, 20207 minABBEY SCHOOL - LIVING IN LOCKDOWNWords by Ruby Bishop As the coronavirus outbreak surged, Britain's schools closed their doors to most pupils from Friday, March 20, with...
Apr 24, 20204 minFAVERSHAM FARMS APPEAL FOR LOCAL WORKERSIn the last issue of the Eye, we highlighted how Faversham's farmers faced disastrous labour shortages this season as EU workers stay...
Apr 24, 20203 minARTS AND CULTURE – WHAT’S ONLINECollated by: Nathalie Banaigs A SELECTION OF WHAT'S ON OFFER Classic Concerts at the Assembly Rooms usually take place on Saturdays at...
Apr 24, 20206 minFAVERSHAM MP AND MINISTER FOR CARE HELEN WHATELY - A MINISTER FIT FOR PURPOSE?Words by Richard Fleury On the day of her long-awaited appointment to health minister, Helen Whately was in high spirits. After receiving...
Apr 24, 20201 minC-19 NHS/HEALTH RESOURCESGP SURGERIES Newton Place Surgery is the Primary Care Assessment Centre for Faversham. This means that the normal primary care needs of...
Apr 24, 20202 minC-19 SUPPORT GROUPS AND ADVICECollated by: Helen Renny C-19 Support groups/advice Covid-19 Mutual Aid Faversham – is a volunteer group in Faversham offering support to...
Apr 24, 20201 minESSAY COMPETITIONWe have all been massively affected by the current crisis and seen the fragility of our current way of doing things, whether in...
Apr 24, 20202 minANDY CAPON’S LOCKDOWN DIARYOfficially confined to quarters for 12 weeks, The Spire's creator’s only physical connection with the outside world is a yellow Sex...
Apr 11, 202010 minC-19 Support your local businessesCompiled by Helen Renny with help from INFaversham and Faversham deliveries and Takeaway Many local businesses are going to struggle to...