Faversham Society Newsletters – If you love Faversham, join us. We seek to Cherish the Past, Adorn the Present, Create for the Future

Faversham Society News – September 2026

From the chair; New season of talks; All change for costumes; Chart Mills opening; Women come into the light; Artisans to the ancient elite; Celebration of our heritage; Introducing Echoes; Booksense? Or authors talking nonsense?

Faversham Society News – August 2026

From the chair; Faversham link to great treasure; Tavern in splendid isolation; How Mary changed history; Creative writing sessions; Museum opening times; Strolls for summer; Open Gardens’ cool total; This man’s an ass, wrote the 17th-century doodler; New talks venue; How new housing must adapt to climate change

Faversham Society News – July 2026

From the chair; Abbey Fields: the case against development; Night at the museum; 25 gardens to open; Gunpowder mill reopens after facelift; Tracing the Westbrook; Oyster fishery map talk ends our season; Society pioneer Dr Sheila Doak dies aged 97; Our explosive past; Summer strolling; Fleur stewards needed; That’s speedy enough: 20’s plenty in Ospringe Street; Are the beans in, Comrade? My adventures with postcards of the past; Autumn at the Alex

Faversham Society News – June 2026

From the chair; Changing street scene; Village arsonists hanged; Let there be light on the town’s Becket shrine; Membership helper; Society increases the focus on our natural heritage; Explosion tribute; A Dickens in the making?; Fleur garden opens

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The Faversham Society Newsletter is edited by Stephen Rayner, who is independent of the board.

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If you love Faversham, join us. We seek to Cherish the Past, Adorn the Present, Create for the Future