A new creek bridge for Faversham

Helen with bridge campaigners

Restoring Faversham's swing bridge is not just needed to help people get around the town, it's also vital for regeneration work around the creek. 

As an ancient market town - and proud member of the Cinque Ports - it's high time we had this bridge back in working order.

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An update on Faversham Creek Bridge

On Friday 10 December, I met representatives from Kent County Council, Faversham Town Council, the Faversham Society and the Faversham Creek Trust to discuss progress since their last meeting in June. The Town Council kicked off the meeting with an update on their legal advice.

Update on Faversham Creek Bridge

On Friday 26 March, I brought together representatives from Kent County Council, Faversham Town Council, the Faversham Society and the Faversham Creek Trust to discuss progress since our last meeting on 27 November. KCC reported that they have completed most of the highways design work.

Faversham Creek Bridge update

I recently brought together representatives from Kent County Council, Faversham Town Council, the Faversham Society and the Faversham Creek Trust to discuss progress since their last meeting on 18 September. I opened the meeting on 27 November by reporting that Robert Courts MP, the

An update on the Faversham creek bridge

On Friday 18 September I brought together representatives from Kent County Council, Faversham Town Council, the Faversham Society and the Faversham Creek Trust to discuss progress restoring the creek bridge. Kent County Council reported that they are making progress towards the restoratio

New creek bridge would bring a boost to the town

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An update on the Faversham Swing Bridge campaign

The campaign to restore Faversham’s Creek Bridge is swinging into action. Having spoken to Kent County Council leader, Paul Carter, I'm pleased to provide an update on where things stand. Significant work has been done on estimating the costs of the project, which put the total costs somewher