Click Go To Return to May Menu: 

When the procession arrived on the lawns of the Castle, one of the most important tasks was to organise three cheers for Dixie Lee... 

Dixie Lee on the Castle Lawns

... and it couldn't have been more deserved.

Dixie has been a stalwart of the town's May Day celebrations for 30 years. Sadly, 2005 will be the last time that she heads the procession as she has decided to hang up those exotic outfits and take a well earned break. Of course, the smile will remain!  

An awful lot has changed around the town in those 30 years.... not least of all at the Horsebridge. On Monday, we captured this shot of Dixie under the bow of the new "upturned boat-shaped" Arts & Community Centre....

But some things never alter.... including the need to guide Jack (the talking bush) down that precarious slope at the Castle Grounds.....

 Dixie guides Jack onto the Castle lawn

It is so sad that we won't be seeing Dixie lead the Oyster Morris into action on May Monday anymore....

Dixie leads the Oyster Morris through Harbour Street

.... and it's time to say a big thank you for 30 years of service to Whitstable...

Thanks a Million, Dixie!

  Click Go To Return to May Menu: 

From the Simply Whitstable Web Site