Sponsorship support is vital to ensure a lively and entertaining Festival each year, and is highly valued. We would like to thank our 2010 sponsors, who have made it possible for us to present a full, lively and colourful festival.

Kent County Council The festival is very grateful to Cllr Mark Dance and Kent County Council for the Community Engagement Grant received to support this event. By supporting local performers this grant enables a wider range of people and organisations to participate in the Oyster Festival.

Vattenfall Vattenfall is the proud owner of the Kentish Flats Wind Farm, off the coast of Whitstable. Vattenfall, the fifth biggest energy company in Europe, is one of the biggest investors in power generation from renewable energy sources where wind power plays an important role. We are pleased to sponsor the festival for a third year in 2010.

Chaucer Insurance Chaucer Insurance is delighted to sponsor the Whitstable Oyster Festival. This sponsorship is part of our wider Corporate Social Responsibility programme and recognises the value we place on our employees and their families in Whitstable as well as the wider Whitstable community.

Coastal Town Management
Coastal Towns Management (Whitstable) is pleased to be a sponsor of the Whitstable Oyster Festival 2010. Our aim is to create vibrancy, enhancing the local economy of Whitstable and the Oyster Festival plays a major part in achieving this objective. This unique event has put Whitstable on the international events calendar.

KM Whitstable Gazette Whitstable Gazette for the latest news, views, interviews and sport. Plus scores of Jobs, Homes and Motors and your fantastic What’s On leisure guide.

Whitstable Imp The Whitstable Imp is a free publication delivered to every house and business in Whitstable, every month. Packed full of essential features for locals and tourists alike, the Imp is a natural partner for the Whitstable Oyster Festival and proud to offer its support.

Heart Heart is the radio station proud to be at the “Heart” of everything happening in Kent. With ‘More Music Variety’ it plays the best variety of music with witty banter and celebrity guests. In Kent over 340,000 listeners start their day with James and Gemma in the morning – jam-packed and star-studded it’s the feel-good way to start the day.

Special Thanks

Whitstable Oyster Festival is very appreciative of the help and support it receives from the community. We would like to thank all of the following people and organisations for their help in 2010.

All festival volunteers for help leading up to and during the festival.

All people taking part in the parade.

Barrie, Richard and James Green for use of beaches.

Betty Finn for loaning of costumes.

Cllr Mark Dance for continued financial support and encouragement.

Jenny Koukoulis and Whitstable Improvement Trust

Joy Lane Primary School, St. Alphege Infant School, St. Mary’s Catholic School, Swalecliffe Primary School, Whitstable Junior School, Westmeads Infant School, and Whitstable and Seasalter Endowed Junior School for taking part in the Oyster Parade.

Kites and Things for Kite Competition support.

Paul George for helping to fund schools taking part in the Oyster Parade.

Screen Machine for printing services

St Alphege Church for offering itself as a venue for local performers free of charge.

Tesco Stores Ltd for donating the prize for the Window I-Spy competition.

The Oyster Fishery Co for the donation of T-shirts for the crab catching competition.

The Whitstable Branch of the Association of Men of Kent and Kentish Men for organising the Blessing of the Waters.

Whitstable Chamber of Commerce.

Will and his staff at the Horsebridge Arts and Community Centre.

Jon Lambert for Festival image archive.

Whitstable Oyster Festival Association

Brian Baker (Chair)
David Roberts (Secretary)
Daphne Bird (Treasurer)
George Lister
Liz McGown
Paul George
Shane Watters
Stewart Walsh

Festival Director

Mair Stratton

Festival support

Michelle Moubarak – Senior Creative Development Officer, Canterbury City Council
Lauren Niven – Events Support Officer, Canterbury City Council
Canterbury City Council Events Department