THE BIG STINK: WATER QUALITY ON FAVERSHAM CREEK AND THE WESTBROOK
By Matthew Hatchwell Photos by David Hadley Faversham and the rest of north Kent are no exceptions to the national crisis that had...
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- Nov 10, 2022
- 8 min
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, 2022
- 5 min
CREEK POLLUTION
The discharge of sewage into our rivers and seas has at long last become a national scandal. Increasing pressure is being put on the...
- Nov 8, 2022
- 2 min
COULD REED BEDS REDUCE SEWAGE POLLUTION IN FAVERSHAM CREEK?
By Eldon Hinchliffe, Affinis Design for Faversham Creek Trust A preliminary drawing showing the proposal for reed beds acting as an...
- Nov 8, 2022
- 3 min
A GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY FOR THE SWALE SMACK AND THAMES BARGE MATCH
Photos by Seamus Masters Back in 1972, a few keen traditional boat sailors from north Kent organised a race for Essex smacks and Thames...
- Nov 8, 2022
- 2 min
MAYHI - A PHOENIX RISES
Photos of Simon and his workshop by Peter Smith. The original Mayhi was a wooden estuary sailing boat, with a characteristic shallow...
- Nov 7, 2022
- 3 min
FAVERSHAM’S SKIFFS
By Alan Thorne FAVERSHAM SKIFFIE FEST 2022 This three-day event powerfully demonstrated the pleasure and thrill of racing boats in...
- Jan 24, 2022
- 3 min
CREEK UPDATE
By Brian Pain In August 2013, Southern Water our friendly local wastewater treatment company, was fined £2.7 million for deliberate...
- Jan 23, 2022
- 5 min
The Iron Wharf Boatyard
By Glynn Roberts An untidy place. Baulks of timber lie around. Masts scratch at the grey sky, while gulls wheel and screech. Dogs cavort,...
- Jan 21, 2022
- 7 min
CREEK FOOTPATH UPDATE
By John Wellard A Government Inspector’s advice in 2014 that a Creekside footpath at Waterside Close was an ‘aspiration that might not be...
- Jan 21, 2022
- 2 min
THE KENTISH SAIL ASSOCIATION - A Celebration of Traditional Craft
By Julian Mannering Photos by Seamus Masters The 48th annual Swale Smack & Sailing Barge Match took place on Saturday 31st July and...
- Jan 21, 2022
- 2 min
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...
- Apr 4, 2021
- 1 min
Stop Press: key findings from the Environment Agency’s Thames Estuary 2100 monitoring review
By Matthew Hatchwell The Environment Agency has just published a 10-year monitoring review of the projected impacts of sea level rise on...
- Dec 18, 2020
- 6 min
CREEK NEWS - Issue 12
By Brian Pain BRIDGE REPLACEMENT UPDATE It looks highly likely that the temporary creek crossing will remain on hire for at least two...
- Sep 14, 2020
- 1 min
CREEK NEWS
Launched recently is this curious looking craft operated by the Faversham Creek Navigation Company, CIC. Designed and built by Eric...
- Sep 14, 2020
- 1 min
SB DAWN VISITS FAVERSHAM
Photos by Seamus Masters Last month the 1897 Thames Sailing Barge Dawn sailed up Faversham Creek to deliver a cargo of Fairtrade goods....
- Sep 14, 2020
- 5 min
ORDNANCE WHARF
By Brian Pain The current planning application for housing on Ordnance Wharf has attracted an exceptionally high number of objections,...
- Jul 28, 2020
- 4 min
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, 2020
- 3 min
FAVERSHAM CREEKSIDE BUILDINGS
By Brian Pain Over the past twenty years the buildings along the Creek have changed. What was once a thriving port, full of industrial...
- Jul 18, 2020
- 3 min
CREEK NEWS: JETTIES, POLLUTION AND PIRATES
TOWN JETTY Built in 1987 the Town Council owned jetty at the Front Brents was in real need of major repair and refurbishment having had...
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