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    CREEK UPDATE
    • Jan 24
    • 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...
    The Iron Wharf Boatyard
    • Jan 23
    • 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,...
    CREEK FOOTPATH UPDATE
    • Jan 21
    • 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...
    THE KENTISH SAIL ASSOCIATION - A Celebration of Traditional Craft
    • Jan 21
    • 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...
    THE END OF AN ERA - BRENTS TAVERN CALLS TIME FOR THE LAST TIME
    • Jan 21
    • 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...
    Stop Press: key findings from the Environment Agency’s Thames Estuary 2100 monitoring review
    • 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...
    CREEK NEWS - Issue 12
    • 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...
    CREEK NEWS
    • 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...
    SB DAWN VISITS FAVERSHAM
    • 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....
    ORDNANCE WHARF
    • 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,...
    Ordinance Wharf
    • 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...
    FAVERSHAM CREEKSIDE BUILDINGS
    • 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...
    CREEK NEWS: JETTIES, POLLUTION AND PIRATES
    • 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...
    UPDATE ON THE BRIDGE
    • Feb 29, 2020
    • 2 min

    UPDATE ON THE BRIDGE

    We have been contacted by several readers who are concerned that the temporary creek bridge will become a permanent fixture. We feel it...
    THE TOWN JETTY
    • Feb 29, 2020
    • 1 min

    THE TOWN JETTY

    The lower half of the Town jetty is now in a safe condition and shortly, the Faversham Creek Navigation Company will gently dredge along...
    Creek Update: Update on the Town Jetty and the Lifting of the Bridge
    • Dec 21, 2019
    • 3 min

    Creek Update: Update on the Town Jetty and the Lifting of the Bridge

    By 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...
    THE STORY OF A REFUGEE BOAT
    • Dec 21, 2019
    • 6 min

    THE STORY OF A REFUGEE BOAT

    Words by Richard Fleury Photos by Pete Smith and Lucy Wood Overshadowed by the grand Thames sailing barges, boxy houseboats, and...
    Missing the Boat
    • Oct 19, 2019
    • 2 min

    Missing the Boat

    By Richard Fleury Delays replacing the creek swing bridge could have cost Faversham half a million pounds in grants. The Government’s...
    Creek Update
    • Oct 19, 2019
    • 4 min

    Creek Update

    By Brian Pain Faversham’s creek bridge will be lifted out by crane before Christmas for inspection by engineers. “Our plan is to carry...
    History of the Swale Match
    • Sep 7, 2019
    • 2 min

    History of the Swale Match

    A brief history of the Swale Match, by Julian Mannering
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