``But do people who like the new format just because they didn't much care for Steve Heap (for whatever reason) realise just what Sidmouth has lost?''

Ah, found out! Yes, we hated Sidmouth 2005 but we hate Steve Heap more so we'll make out that it was wonderful and force ourselves to go every year until we are 93 in the shade out of spite :-)))

What have we lost, let's see:

- We've lost the fun of tripping over recumbant bodies between the LNE and the bogs
- We've lost the thrill of trying to find space on the camp site
- We've lost the joy of mega-queuing in the rain
- We've lost the joy of sardine ceilidh at the LNE
- We've lost the joy of traders too busy and alientated to offer polite service
- The lumbering Arena-saurus is no longer threatening to drag the festival under