Pirate Festival – 7th July 2024

Bridge & Basin

BBC News Report About Faversham Bridge

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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Bridge & Basin

Update on Bridge meeting

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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Bridge & Basin

Faversham Creek Bridge: The story so far

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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Bridge & Basin

Arthur Percival’s Bridge History

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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Historical Events

Pirate Festival 2024

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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Bridge & Basin

DLUC Visit

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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Bridge & Basin

Bridge update

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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Historical Events

Members’ Twelfth Night Drinks

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.

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