Whitstable Maritime is a charity set up to help people experience and benefit from Whitstable's maritime heritage, culture and environment.
Using the power of our past and present connections to the sea, we offer a range of fun, healthy and educational activities for people in our community and beyond to benefit from.
Examples of our charitable work are:
- Restoring one of the last remaining Whitstable Oyster Yawls: The Gamecock for people in our community to enjoy using and benefit from
- Whitstable Coastal Trail - Encouraging healthy activity and supporting our coastal businesses through offering locals and visitors a beautiful route to explore the coast and learn about our maritime heritage and environment at 8 Highlights featured on the map.
- Working with Kent Wildlife Trust and Marine Conservation Society to use our local maritime environment as a place to promote conservation and encourage activities that support our local community's needs.
We fund raise to make these activities available to as many people as possible, including people with any disadvantage, so they can be free or subsidised.
Please explore our work in more detail using the website and if you'd like to know more about how to get involved with what we offer, become a volunteer or donate we'd be delighted to hear from you.
Editorial
July 2024
Have you noticed the vigorous growth of plants on the stable part of Whitstable’s shingle beach? Perhaps future editions of this on-line magazine could explore which species are taking hold and why. We could also examine the work of CCC in monitoring the effect of long-shore drift on the beach profile. Then there is the contrast between our coastal erosion and the deposition of material further up the Swale, leading to the salt marshes. We would welcome contributions from our readers on any of these topics.
Meantime, we have expanded the page on Gamecock’s restoration to embrace other aspects of our local Maritime Heritage. While in the News and Events section we announce the launch of the Gamecock Premium Rum and the opportunity to view a lively painting of Gamecock by our professional Marine Artist. Both of these latter activities will help fund Gamecock’s restoration, thanks to Jon and Kevin’s generosity. While our hard-working Chair has recently announced successes with grant applications including the recent UK/CCC grant ‘Pride in Place’ which you will also find in the same section. These income streams are important as the Charity enjoys a good reputation and has a loyal following but these assets do not easily translate in to funding.
Thanks to the efforts of our Volunteers the Charity’s Coastal Trail is now self-funding and is proving to be even more popular with residents and visitors. So, download your free copy from here. Or, find one of the printed copies available in a number of eateries in the town. Enjoy the walk and please help keep the beach and sea free of litter.
Gordon
Editor
Whitstable Maritime Partnership 2024
We are grateful to our partners for their support in fair winds and calms.
The Gamecock Restoration - A Second Life
How many of us have the opportunity of extending our working life by 60/80 years?
