Many thanks to Mike and Pete, Bob and Roger, and Tom and Barbara for providing such great opportunities for participation. Thanks also for the warm welcome from the musicians who play in the seafront shelter. This is what folk is all about for me - ordinary people sharing and enjoying music and song.

I hope the Sailing Club will invest some of this year's earnings in the provision of one or two overhead fans like those in the Wrotham. It was so hot and humid with the door closed (owing to external noise) that the sweat was literally pouring off us. The bar area was also much more crowded and noisy this year.

The streets were busy but not, in my experience, threatening. The litter was unsightly. Why doesn't the council provide extra bins on Wednesdays and weekends?

Richard