I have sympathy with the view of Romany Man - as far as the mudcat community is concerned it appeared to be the GI festival with a separate festival for the public in another part of town

How could the enthusiasm and support for the GI be integrated with the rest of the festival - or are you all happy to be on the outskirts and not have to rub shoulders with the undesirables? (as suggested by Chatham Girl earlier)

With all the venues in Rochester it seems a shame that reading Mudcat you would get the impression that there was only one