I feel the need to put my two-penny-worth in!

Generally speaking I had a great time at the festival being one of the Moor & Coast staff, I was quite happy being able to close for the day and enjoy the festival as I only managed to see Show of Hands and go on the train last year at Bridgenorth!
I know this didn't agree with everyone, no simple brekky's/late food on the Showground and NO WHITBY COD, some of you were mortified!

As for the showers, I had a shower on Friday morning, a good wash on Saturday and the rest of the time I acquired swimming passes which were available to all, especially ideal if you were camping on the Showground and you didn't have to go swimming, you could just go in for a shower if you wanted to!

I agree that the seating was a little substandard in Marquee 2 with the speakers being in the way, but where else can you put them?
Marquee 1 was only a problem when the bark went down and caused the twinning stench of creosote and sweaty bodies, perhaps Hay or straw would be a better alternative, it's almost in farming country anyway!

Poor Tim and the bar staff, I'm sure they'll know better for next year, but if you're left with beer, what the hell can you do with it, like the festival itself, they'll be on a learning curve! We had to do 2 extra shopping trips as we also didn't anticipate the demand but it's easier to go shopping for food than barrels of beer!

All in all, I think it was a great festival, but there are some lessons to be learnt as other people have had problems and as someone has already said, you can't please everyone all of the time!

Highlights for me were, Seth Lakeman, Tams & Coope, Mrs Ackroyd Band ("Don't play me your concertina......."), the Wilsons (I love those fella's!), While & Matthews & clean toilets, don't give a monkeys about lights in them as long as you don't have to smell 2 day old shite that doesn't even belong to you!
I would imagine I'll be back next year, hopefully the Bridgenorth die-harders will come around (They won't be moving it back, so you might as well!) and hopefully the festival committee can iron out this year's problems!

muppitz x