Thinking of Cambridge, I think the BBC should not have sponsored this festival but had adopted Sidmouth instead. Cambridge will survive, it has the support of the local authority, it is the only "folk" festival that is covered by the mainstream media and thus has no problem attracting customers and I daresay, sponsors will follow too. Sidmouth was arguably the most important of the folk festivals and for the BBC to give it scant coverage and support compared to Cambridge is a travesty. Had the BBC thrown its weight behind Sidmouth, maybe the situation might be different now, who knows, the council and residents may have even been more positive with the status that would naturally be afforded by the BBC being involved.