To James H., Guest and Lizzie Cornish, all bemoaning the fact that Shooting Roots aren't coming to Sidmouth this year.

Laurel Swift and her Shooting Roots team are all going to the Eastleigh Festival in Hampshire instead where they will be hosting their usual fantastic workshops and sessions during the first weekend of August.

Some information on Eastleigh can be found at http://www.eastfest.co.uk and Laurel tells me the Shooting Roots details should be added to the website in the next few days.

As for the theme of this thread, it's because Shooting Roots have moved from Sidmouth to Eastleigh that I too (and my sisters) are also giving Sidmouth a miss this year and going to Eastleigh instead.

A lot of the younger element from Sidmouth seem to be doing the same.

If you want to attract us back to Sidmouth in 2006 then bring back Shooting Roots and all the things for young people.

Sidmouth 2005 seems far too elitist and just for oldies.

Sally