September sun and celebs in Whitstable

It's good so see that Janet Street-Porter is in residence this weekend, after the Daily Telegraph published her piece on Wednesday explaining why she loves Whitstable. Thanks, Janet, for the positive plugs and for spending time (and money) here. I hope you enjoyed sitting peacefully reading the Sunday paper in your garden this morning, in our wonderful bonus September sunshine.
We have several celebrities living in and around the town (can think of Harry Hill, Faye Ripley, David Essex and Greg Wallace off the top of my head) and it's great that they kind of blend in and no-one makes a fuss. Of course, we've a history of being rather good in Whitstable at protecting our notable residents. The late, great Peter Cushing was a familiar figure out and about but, I gather, when fans stopped locals and asked for directions to his house they were invariably sent on a wild goose chase. (There's an excellent leaflet on Cushing's Whitstable available for a very small fee in the Whitstable Shop in Harbour Street.)
It was certainly one of those choc-a-bloc Saturdays in town yesterday, when the charity car park at Whitstable Junior School was full early in the day, raising a welcome few quid to be shared between the school and (this weekend) Whitstable Improvement Trust.
This is a great scheme, where local charities can apply to run the weekend car parking scheme in return for 50% of the takings.
The Whitstable Biennale is currently an extra attraction, with various 'arty' bits around which you don't need to go indoors or pay to see - they're just part of the scenery (see pictures below). Many who know me will be aware that I run a small handknitting business, so I was particularly interested to see the fishy knitting decorating The Deck at the Bretts end of the harbour.

Sunbathing in September in Whitstable

Biennale additions to the beach and harbour scene.