I like the way that BFW is integrated with and supported by the town. I don't want to be hived off on a reservation for folkies. I suppose this is partly why I go to Rochester, Hastings, Broadstairs, Deal and Tenterden but not elsewhere.

My understanding is that many young locals look forward to Folk Week as the hight point of the year even if they get little further than 'Dolphin corner'. My experience of the crowd there was that they were good-humoured. My wife and I and our 13-year-old grand-daughter walked through them every night at about 23:15 just take in the atmosphere! We didn't personally see any trouble, and nor where we abused.

However, I got the impression from certain public order notices about dispersing groups that Broadstairs has suffered from the same 'ferile youth' problems experienced all over the UK today, but I suspect that many of those types come in from neighbouring towns. Perhaps a local could enlighten us more about the background? I did hear about gangs of youths invading and running rampant on the campsite and I would have been very concerned about that if I'd been camped there.