Betsy, no one is talking about moving the dates of the folk festivals! Saltburn is the 2nd weekend in August, Whitby week is the one running up to the Bank Holiday.

Very few people attend both the Regatta and the Folk Festival - they draw from different audiences. However it does causes difficulties when they clash due to lack of accomodation, the increased population in the town and the fact that traders only get one week's bite at the cherry for making money.

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Tig