I'm beginning to think that 'True Blue' Lizzie from Sidmouth is linked to 'True Blue' Councillor Stuart Whatshisname and all the other 'True Blue' Sidmouth residents/councillors/traders who keep insisting on this Board that there will be a Festival in 2005.

Lizzie (or Stuart or Steve Harris) can post away but they won't fool any of us.

We can see they just want us to turn-up so they can get us to spend our hard-earned cash in Sidmouth again.

There will be NO Sidmouth Festival next year. There will be some singarounds, pub sessions and maybe even a dance or two in a church hall somewhere on the outskirts of town. But NO Ham Marquee. No Bowd Marquee. No international shows in the Arena. No well-organised campsite. No special bus service. No 'Shooting Roots' workshops. No Late Night Extra. None of the things that made the Sidmouth Festival so special.

So stop trying to con us Lizzie (Stuart, Steve Harris).

Admit you're more interested in making money for the Sidmouth traders - the same traders who gave so little money to support the Festival.