Faversham EyeJan 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...
Faversham EyeJan 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...
Faversham EyeJan 243 minCREEK UPDATEBy Brian Pain In August 2013, Southern Water our friendly local wastewater treatment company, was fined £2.7 million for deliberate...
Faversham EyeJan 246 minSWEET CHARITYBy John Wellard The sequel to CHARITY BEGINS AT HOME published in the Faversham Eye March 2020, the Bensted Charities secretary, Sue...
Faversham EyeJan 243 minFOCUS ON PHOTOGRAPHY - SI ROOTSi Root, from Charing, is the owner of The Hideout, a local design and digital agency. SI has a passion for black and white photography....
Faversham EyeJan 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...
Faversham EyeJan 232 minWho are Faversham’s “Hidden Homeless”?By Harold Goodwin, Faversham Community Land Trust We occasionally see young people sleeping in doorways in town, and there are no more...
Faversham EyeJan 212 minREVIEW - Home is a FeelingPhotos by Kevin Ralph ‘Home is a Feeling’ was set in one room at the Alexander Centre on 13th and 14th November. Organised by Kent...
Faversham EyeJan 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...
Faversham EyeJan 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...
Faversham EyeJan 216 minProject Fortress - Previously Known as Cleve HillBy Brian Pain We have previously and extensively reported on the application by companies Wirsol and Hive Energy under the name of Cleve...
Faversham EyeJan 211 minEXHIBITION REVIEW - Antony BreamAt the end of 2021, the Oyster Bay House hosted the latest exhibition of artist Antony Bream, who was showing his most recent work: a...
Faversham EyeJan 214 minAND HERE COME THE STRINGSBy Chris Blunkell Is a night out drinking in Faversham worth a five mile walk home to Throwley in all kinds of weather? As a late...
Faversham EyeJan 213 minA YEAR IN THE LIFE OF FAVERSHAMSince 1st January 2021, Faversham residents have been encouraged to capture how they lived, worked and played in Faversham. The variety...
Faversham EyeJan 213 minWHATELY WATCHAfter an undistinguished nineteen months as Minister for State for Social Care our local MP was moved in September this year to the post...
Faversham EyeJan 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...
Faversham EyeJan 219 minFAVERSHAM: THE YEAR IN REVIEWBy Andy Capon JANUARY Rock legend Robert Plant revealed a plan to buy all the houses in Luton Road. The 72 year old rock legend visited...
Faversham EyeJan 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...
Faversham EyeJan 214 minUPCOMING EVENTS IN AND AROUND FAVERSHAMFEATURES An evening of silent cinema with live piano by Stephen Horne (POSTPONED) The event, initially due to take place on Saturday 22nd...
Faversham EyeJan 214 minINCOMING MAILDear Faversham Eye, I enclose a picture of the ugly hoardings surrounding the even uglier mobile phone mast in our Central Car Park....
Faversham EyeJan 211 minFAVERSHAM’S FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGNSDo you want to give something back to the community in 2022. Here’s our guide to two of the local fundraising campaigns… please give...
Faversham EyeJan 211 minCrossword - Issue 14Compiled by R. Gregory ACROSS 1. Water polo maybe finishes early before a dance gizmo (11) 7. Duck self identifying commonly (4) 8....