On Sunday 4th August, enjoy the tenth Faversham Safari – an annual town-wide, street market.Over 200 households sign up selling a variety of clothes, household goods, cakes and more. Stall holders can keep what they make or choose to donate...
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Discover the intriguing history of the Purifier Building at our exhibition in the Arthur Percival room on Saturday 17th August 2024 between 10am and 3pm. Restored entirely by volunteers, the building is a valuable community asset and home to wooden...
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Join the Creek Trust on our stall at the Front Brents to celebrate the Pirate Festival – 7th July from 10am.
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Report on the BBC website About Faversham’s Swing Bridge – April 2024 You can read the article here. This is the second report that the BBC has published recently about our bridge. We will continue to work with KCC, FTC,...
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News from the meeting of Helen Whately, MP with local groups, held on Friday 24th February, 2024 Regarding a new impetus for a binding resolution to the Creek bridge impasse Part of the remit of the Trust is to secure for...
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Read here for the history of the Ordnance Wharf written by the Faversham Society.
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1993 to date Periodic maintenance work by KCC Highways Department and Peel Ports has kept the bridge safe for traffic, although surveys indicate the lifespan is short. 2004 A clear statement of the situation regarding ownership of the Bridge and consideration...
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Key dates: 1533 -1996 1533 – Local businessmen Henry Hatch leaves Faversham Town money for installation of a sluice to flush the Creek of silt 1558 – Sluice is built at the north end of Stonebridge pond enabling big ships...
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Claire Elliot, Events Officer at the Town Council, contacted the Trust with a view to holding a Pirate Festival this year, incorporating a pirate theme. Sunday 7th July is the date proposed for the event in between the Thames Barge...
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The Assistant Director for Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities met with representatives of Faversham Town Council and local projects in November. Louise Bareham, Town Clerk, invited the Chair of the Creek Trust to speak about regeneration of the...
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The Chair of the Creek Trust gave the following short update at our annual members drinks on Friday 5th January 2024: “One of our long-term aims is the development of the Basin as a marina for heritage craft of all...
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We had a lively gathering of members in the Purifier building on the 5th January with mulled wine, tasty cheese pastries and music provided by Alan Thorne and Ian Parkinson. The event raised £130 for we thank all our members....
Read MoreHistory of Faversham Creek by Arthur Percival – Part 1 24 years isn’t a long time – or is it? In 1987 in its ‘Nutshell Guide’ series the Faversham Society published a booklet on Faversham Creek. This took the form...
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