Jan 243 minCREEK UPDATEBy Brian Pain In August 2013, Southern Water our friendly local wastewater treatment company, was fined £2.7 million for deliberate...
Jan 235 minThe Iron Wharf BoatyardBy Glynn Roberts An untidy place. Baulks of timber lie around. Masts scratch at the grey sky, while gulls wheel and screech. Dogs cavort,...
Jan 217 minCREEK FOOTPATH UPDATEBy John Wellard A Government Inspector’s advice in 2014 that a Creekside footpath at Waterside Close was an ‘aspiration that might not be...
Jan 212 minTHE KENTISH SAIL ASSOCIATION - A Celebration of Traditional CraftBy Julian Mannering Photos by Seamus Masters The 48th annual Swale Smack & Sailing Barge Match took place on Saturday 31st July and...
Jan 212 minTHE END OF AN ERA - BRENTS TAVERN CALLS TIME FOR THE LAST TIMEBy John Wellard Many locals of Upper Brents (myself included) and the nearby Barnfield Estate have mourned the closing of the Brents...
Apr 4, 20211 minStop Press: key findings from the Environment Agency’s Thames Estuary 2100 monitoring reviewBy Matthew Hatchwell The Environment Agency has just published a 10-year monitoring review of the projected impacts of sea level rise on...
Dec 18, 20206 minCREEK NEWS - Issue 12By Brian Pain BRIDGE REPLACEMENT UPDATE It looks highly likely that the temporary creek crossing will remain on hire for at least two...
Sep 14, 20201 minCREEK NEWSLaunched recently is this curious looking craft operated by the Faversham Creek Navigation Company, CIC. Designed and built by Eric...
Sep 14, 20201 minSB DAWN VISITS FAVERSHAMPhotos by Seamus Masters Last month the 1897 Thames Sailing Barge Dawn sailed up Faversham Creek to deliver a cargo of Fairtrade goods....
Sep 14, 20205 minORDNANCE WHARF By Brian Pain The current planning application for housing on Ordnance Wharf has attracted an exceptionally high number of objections,...
Jul 28, 20204 minOrdinance WharfBy Brian Pain It was only a matter of time before property developer Michael White applied again for planning permission on Ordnance...
Jul 18, 20203 minFAVERSHAM CREEKSIDE BUILDINGSBy 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, 20203 minCREEK NEWS: JETTIES, POLLUTION AND PIRATESTOWN JETTY Built in 1987 the Town Council owned jetty at the Front Brents was in real need of major repair and refurbishment having had...
Feb 29, 20202 minUPDATE ON THE BRIDGEWe have been contacted by several readers who are concerned that the temporary creek bridge will become a permanent fixture. We feel it...
Feb 29, 20201 minTHE TOWN JETTYThe lower half of the Town jetty is now in a safe condition and shortly, the Faversham Creek Navigation Company will gently dredge along...
Dec 21, 20193 minCreek Update: Update on the Town Jetty and the Lifting of the BridgeBy Brian Pain Photo by Alex Law On the morning of Monday, 9 December, the huge crane was finally in place and due to lift the swing...
Dec 21, 20196 minTHE STORY OF A REFUGEE BOATWords by Richard Fleury Photos by Pete Smith and Lucy Wood Overshadowed by the grand Thames sailing barges, boxy houseboats, and...
Oct 19, 20192 minMissing the BoatBy Richard Fleury Delays replacing the creek swing bridge could have cost Faversham half a million pounds in grants. The Government’s...
Oct 19, 20194 minCreek UpdateBy Brian Pain Faversham’s creek bridge will be lifted out by crane before Christmas for inspection by engineers. “Our plan is to carry...