Dear Guest - I notice you do not leave your name...
Booking is certainly not an issue.
I just wish to express a point of view.
I enjoy Maritime events, I love the singing and the events are usually at places with sea or ships or both like Hull, Liverpool, Whitby, Great Yarmouth, Portsmouth.
Lancaster appears to have neither and I can't understand why it has such a reputation, except for the fact that people travel there at Easter, despite the traffic problems of that area and the lack of suitable accommodation. The town does not even provide space for those with campers. I am sure that another town which is by the sea could offer better facilities for such a Festival.
Rather than trying to save something which is a long way from ideal, why not simply relocate to somewhere more suitable?