Well, I guess this sorts out the newbies from the people who fell in love with Sidmouth and the festival when it was all on a much smaller scale.

I can remember the Sidmouth festivals when there wasn't even an Arena, and they were brilliant. So I'm expecting a smaller festival, plus Arena, to be brilliant too.

I also remember when the evening ceilidhs were rotated between Sidford, Sidbury and Newton Poppleford village halls, so that's not a new idea at all.

I'm looking forward to being in Sidmouth next year for the first week in August.

Kitty