I too have heard this worrying news and from a very reliable source.
It is apparentley something to do with Skipton Auction site and it is definitely planned for the same weekend as the 20th Cleckheaton Festival.
Obviously new festivals are a great idea but one would have thought that the organisers would check the festival diary listings. Cleckheaton has been at this time of year for the past 19 years and os a very popular little festival but, like most, it is reliant on a strong local audience as well as visitors. For a new festival to be scheduled on the same weekend well within a 50 mile radius is very poor planning!
I am midway between the sites but I know which one I will attend. The one I have so many happy memories of for a number of years.