Note: there has been a Farms, Fields & Fresh Air Fact Checker (by Steve Atkins) added to this article since publication. See bottom of...

By Harold Goodwin & John Irwin, Faversham Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group The response to the Reg 14 consultation, which concluded in...

By Brian Pain On April 23rd this year, the Daily Mail ran with the headline: DEVELOPERS RUINING OUR COUNTRYSIDE: THEY BANKROLL FARMERS...

By Harold Goodwin, writing in a personal capacity In the past few weeks our chaotic Government has said that it intends to scrap the...

By Brian Pain At long last most people in Faversham are aware of and concerned by the deluge of new housing planned on the farmland...

By Harold Goodwin, Stephen Atkins and Matthew Hatchwell Faversham people understand what is special about our town and we want to keep it...

By Brian Pain Unfortunately, the main focus of this edition is again on the now seemingly inevitable glut of new housing estates to be...

By 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...

By Brian Pain Swale Green Party released this press release relating to the extraordinary scenes at Swale Borough Council full council...

Introduction by Brian Pain In the following section we have provided additional information to illustrate the problems, challenges and...

Words by Brian Pain As most readers are acutely aware, the Town is being swamped with new house building and much of our immediately...

Words by Councillor John Irwin 1. How many new houses for Faversham? The housing target for Swale Borough Council is set by the...

Words by Jonathan Carey, Harold Goodwin, Ray Harrison, The Faversham Society Market Place photo taken by Robert Warren At the heart of...

Words by Harold Goodwin, Faversham Community Land Trust One of the things that makes Faversham special is the extended families, many of...

Words by Matthew Hatchwell Faversham sits on a strip of fertile land that runs between the chalk downs of north Kent and the Thames...

Words by Hannah Perkin A liveable town is one that thrives and evolves but doesn’t lose its sense of self. A liveable town houses...

Words by Chris Wright and Tim Stonor Faversham is a ‘walking town’, with no two points on the boundary more than 20 minutes apart on...

What is good about Faversham Strong sense of community, diversity (could be more) Sense of place in the centre, and unspoilt. Local shops...

Q4 is the last quarter of 2020, Q1 is first quarter of 2021 etc, hence they are aiming for a referendum for the middle of next year, this...

The first exhibition held in 12 Market Place was well attended and lots of you contributed your views. The words and pictures are on the...