Tyke, In the space of 5 messages you have contradicted yourself old boy. First you argue the case for a food/late session tent and then you argue the case against it. Make your mind up mate!

The expenditure for a food tent could be a major concern in the grand scheme of things.
I don't believe for one minute though that the reason Moor and Coast don't use their tent at their own festival has anything at all to do with any concerns about taking business away from local businesses.

The real reason I am sure is because Glenn and Chris organise the Moor and Coast Festival and can't organise everything and run a food tent as well - it's just too much.

Anyway, now that I have Caths' blessing and now that all contributors seem to be focusing their attention on next years festival let's now close this thread and start a new one dedicated to 2007 :

GO TO : " HOLMFIRTH FESTIVAL OF FOLK 2007 "