Thanks for the suggestions FloraG, I have added them to my "2011 Hop Fest list" so I don't forget anything!   have also posted this link to one of the organisersso they can see the comments. The program was in a new format this year and free. We certanly could have done a better advert and will next year. Not sure if I would have time to be on the comittee this year but will certainly help.

Richard, didn't mean folkies were light drinkers, I might have worded that one better, in fact I am in awe of many! One of the things we had already discussed was the order of play, I think your suggestion is good and we may start with more folk, build to the blues/rock then wind back down to the folk. We don't want to go too late outside for obvious reasons.

Pricing is simple Richard, I am limited to where I can buy my beers, and I certainly don't have the buying power of 'Spoons. They have a huge turnover that I don't. I can't buy for what they sell, I know people find that hard to see. There is a million blogs etc on various trade sites on the wholesale beer prices to tenanted/leased pubs so I won't add it to this one! I really like Flara's suggestion on deposits, we could do more rigid ones, more green and better to drink out of, deposit great idea! Maybe the others are Free Houses again they have a better buying power than I.

I agree that utilising the rooms might work, the park area is a short walk, but stewarding would be a problem and it would detach it from the centre.

Thanks for your comments.