Jan 241 minWELCOME TO THE WINTER EDITION OF THE FAVERSHAM EYEBy Brian Pain 2021 was generally a pretty dreadful year. At the Eye, we made the difficult decision to cancel our planned Faversham...
Jan 247 minWHAT IS FAVERSHAM’S HOUSING CRISIS?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...
Jan 2321 minFAVERSHAM IS SPECIAL - HOW CAN WE KEEP IT THAT WAYBy Harold Goodwin, Stephen Atkins and Matthew Hatchwell Faversham people understand what is special about our town and we want to keep it...
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...
Jan 213 minThe Tastes of Faversham - Issue 14THE MAYPOLE Thursday evening in the somewhat eccentrically decorated Maypole restaurant was fairly busy but we were promptly served by...
Apr 25, 20216 minSwale East Division - KCC ElectionStatement of Persons Nominated Rich Lehman (Green Party) @RichLehmannSwaleEast Rich was born and raised in North Kent and has lived most...
Apr 24, 20211 minPolice and Crime CommissionerCandidates: The current Commissioner, Matthew Scott (Conservative), who in his election statements makes extravagant claims about his...
Apr 24, 20214 minFaversham Division - KCC Election Statement of Persons Nominated Andrew Birkin (Labour) Welcome, everyone! I have lived and worked locally for over 40 years. I am a former...
Apr 23, 20215 minAbbey Ward - Election of a Town Councillor for the FTCJane Hawkins (Con) I have lived in Faversham for over 50 years and have two adult daughters. I work in Sainsbury’s so by meeting many...
Apr 23, 20213 minPriory Ward - Election of a Town Councillor for the FTCAndy Culham (Con) I am a local business owner running a plastering company in the town. I am honoured to be chosen as your Conservative...
Apr 23, 20215 minWatling Ward - Election of a Town Councillor for the FTCChristopher Cavanagh (Lib Dem) Hi, I’m Chris Cavanagh. I moved to Faversham last year but have been visiting the town regularly over the...
Apr 23, 20211 minElection Special 2021The Kent County Council, Police and Crime Commissioner and Town Council by-elections are due to take place on Thursday, 6 May 2021. With...
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, 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...
Dec 21, 202010 minFaversham Neighbourhood Plan UpdateIntroduction by Brian Pain In the following section we have provided additional information to illustrate the problems, challenges and...
Dec 18, 20203 minHugh Perks - Sailor, Writer and ArtistTribute by Brian Pain I first met Hugh more than forty years ago when Caroline Ware and I were first getting to grips with restoring the...
Dec 18, 20205 minFAVERSHAM FOOD BANK By Claudia Heywood I'm elbowing my way out of the small outdoor cupboard labelled ‘Box Scheme’ in a dark pub car park, muddy carrots and...
Dec 18, 20208 minCHRISTMAS GIFT IDEASNew to the Faversham Eye this year, we have compiled a Christmas gift guide to help you make the most of what Faversham’s got to offer....
Oct 28, 20203 minSpecial Town Plan Edition - introductionWords by Brian Pain As most readers are acutely aware, the Town is being swamped with new house building and much of our immediately...