Hi again

If anyone does want to write in support of the Festival and see if this decision can be changed, then might I suggest the following people to contact: Cllr Ron sands (Cabinet Member), Cllr Ian Barker (Leader of Lancaster City Council), John Donnellon (Corporate Director of Regeneration) - all these at Lancaster Town Hall, Dalton Square, Lancaster. Plus The Editor, Lancaster Guardian, 29 Common Garden Street, Lancaster.

Tell them what the Festival means to you - how often you've been; where you've travelled from; where you stay; if it's an important part of your calendar, why this is the case; and how important it is to the local economy. B&Bs, restaurants, other businesses all benefit. Do you visit other parts of the area while there? If you've any personal anecdotes - or special tales, pass those on too.

No guarantees, but if there isn't an attempt at reversing the decision, it won't change.

When the Punks come to Morecambe, they are very visible, as a group of visitors to the town (and, generally speaking, very nice and well-behaved). Sea-song & shanty fans obviously don't have quite the same high profile, on the street, but the numbers are there just the same!