Apr 8, 20212 minIssue 13 - EditorialBy Brian Pain Unfortunately, the main focus of this edition is again on the now seemingly inevitable glut of new housing estates to be...
Apr 8, 202132 minFAVERSHAM NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN - THE UK HOUSING CRISISBy Brian Pain It is commonly believed that the UK is suffering from a housing crisis and that is the reason Kent, along with most other...
Apr 8, 20212 minFAVERSHAM AND DISTRICT U3AThe motto of u3a is Learn, Laugh and Live and here in Faversham we definitely do all three. The organisation has been up and running in...
Apr 8, 20211 minJacqueline Makepeace Hitchcock 1927-2021Words and photos by Nathalie Banaigs Faversham has lost a giant with the recent passing of Jacquie Hitchcock at the age of 93....
Apr 8, 20214 minEric Glyn 1948 - 2021The Cricketer’s memories By Glyn Roberts I first met Eric on a cricket pitch, where, playing for Whitstable Labour Club, he proved an...
Apr 8, 20213 minFOCUS ON PHOTOGRAPHY - BEN ANKERBy Nathalie Banaigs My life as a photographer began when following in my brother footsteps and headed off to college and become a music...
Apr 8, 20213 minLOCAL PLAN - BUILD, BUILD, BUILD. YOUR RIGHT TO BE CONSULTEDBy Brian Pain Swale Green Party released this press release relating to the extraordinary scenes at Swale Borough Council full council...
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...
Apr 8, 20215 minA greener future is essential and possible - The work of Swale Friends of the EarthBy Anna Stanford On a warm market day in September 2019, a loud and colourful protest snaked through Faversham demanding action on...
Apr 4, 20215 minA Year in the Life of Faversham - a call for shotsBy Nathalie Banaigs A year in the life of Faversham, the popular community photo project, has returned for its fifth edition in the town....
Apr 4, 20213 minMARSHY SPORTING ENDEAVOURSBy Glynn Roberts SPORTING ENDEAVOURS 1 For many years, a rivalry existed between the marsh dwellers of Hollowshore and the more...
Apr 4, 20212 minA poet can survive everything but a misprintPoetry Book Review of AnXtopology By Claudia Heywood World leaders and wiser people besides agree on this one- poetry is a valuable...
Apr 4, 202111 minINCOMING - Issue 13Dear Faversham Eye, With the publication soon of the local plan for housing I wonder if you are aware of the likely controversy it may...
Apr 4, 20211 minSwale Council asked to back urgent, far-reaching action on the climate and ecological emergencyAt a Council meeting on 31st March, Swale Borough Council will be asked to back the Climate and Ecological Emergency Bill. The private...
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...
Apr 2, 20214 minMixed feelings in Faversham as lockdown end in sightBy Andy Capon As the government’s roadmap for an end to lock down gathers pace The Spire has been speaking with Faversham residents about...
Apr 2, 20211 minUPCOMING ELECTIONSThe Kent County Council, Police and Crime Commissioner and Town Council by-elections are due to take place on Thursday, 6 May 2021. So...
Apr 2, 20211 minSwale Litter SquadAfter organising some monthly group litter picks with Swale Green Party in late 2020 we were really building some momentum and getting...
Apr 2, 20211 minCROSSWORD - Issue 13Compiled by R. Gregory ACROSS 1&5 Met at country garden? (8,4) 5 See 1 9 Stunner returned and had another shot (5) 10 Band aids? (7) 11...