My children have been going to Sidmouth all their lives and have sung in Middle Bar sessions etc since they could stand up and sing so the bit about pubs not allowing chilren is rubbish. The second point: you ask why the festival isn't welcoming families....that's a load of rubbish too...there is someone appointed to organise children's events. This year will necessarily be smaller than normal and a series of separate events rather than the usual festival. There is a lot of hard work going on amongst a large number of people to make sure that there IS a festival this year. We are all going to have to accept that the Sidmouth festival we know will not occur in the same way this year but that does not mean that what happens won't be enjoyable and fun...it will. If you think that the organisers are only interested in the Anchor and pub sessions, then you have clearly NOT read the press releases detailing the many different events that are occuring. Try again.

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