The Society is re-opening after lockdown. The Heritage Centre, Gallery and Fleur Hall remain closed. The VIC in Preston Street is open Fridays and Saturdays between 10am and 4pm, and on Sundays from 10am to 1pm. We shall open on more days as our volunteers return or new ones join us. The Secondhand Bookshop is open Mondays 10:00-13:00, and Tuesday to Saturday 10:00- 15;30

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

Images of Faversham in the year of the Plague

Carless, ice-blue sky: Market Place, with a lone walker in West Street. Image by Mark Lewisohn

2020 will be an exceptional year in our town's history and the Faversham Society is keen to create a photographic archive to record the year. We are looking for photo-journalism and writing which gives a flavour of what Covid-19 was like for the town and for people who live here.

If you would like your photographs to appear here, or if you have a piece of writing to share, please images and text to chair@favershamsociety.info

Read about people's thoughts and memories HERE

A selection of images kindly provided by residents of Faversham who have given permission for their use:

Court Street by Angus Nicol — Court Street by Angus Nicol
Court Street, deserted except for a mother and child near the pillar box and a figure outside Barclays Bank. Image by Angus Nicol

Don't delay - sign the Cleve Hill Petition

Web Blossom by Patsy Rogers — Web Blossom by Patsy Rogers
A flowering cherry in Norton. Image by Patsy Rogers

East Street crossroads by Angus Nicol — East Street crossroads by Angus Nicol
East Street: no queues at Faversham’s only traffic lights. Image by Angus Nicol

Harty Ferry by Mark Lewisohn — Harty Ferry by Mark Lewisohn
Harty Ferry with nobody to be seen, land or water. Image by Mark Lewisohn

Market Place by Mark Lewisohn — Market Place by Mark Lewisohn
Carless, ice-blue sky: Market Place, with a lone walker in West Street. Image by Mark Lewisohn

Preston Street by Mark Lewisohn — Preston Street by Mark Lewisohn
Mark Lewisohn, a new member of the society, captured a deserted Preston Street during lockdown

Whitstable Road by Angus Nicol — Whitstable Road by Angus Nicol
Whitstable Road, not a soul in sight. Image by Angus Nicol

Two videos of the Marsh family from Faversham who have become something of an internet sensation with their 'Isolation Song'

Here are some videos courtesy of Nathalie Banaigs

Faversham celebrated the 75th Anniversary of VE Day during Plague Year with virtual garden parties and virtual singalongs!

Stay-at-home-garden-party — Stay at Home Garden Party
Faversham's Virtual VE Day

VE-day-singalong — VE Day Singalong
Be part of Faversham's VE Day Virtual Choir!

VE-Day — VE-Day-2020-75-years
VE Day 75th Anniversary Poster

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Sunday - 10am to 1pm

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The Faversham Society - Registered Address: 10-13 Preston Street, Faversham, Kent ME13 8NS