It seems to me that the M&C Organizers made the move to the Bank Holiday when Cleethorps Festival bit the dust. Now Dust is not a good description for the Spring Bank Holiday as more often than not it rains. However on the plus side it not in the Football season making the move to the Rugby Club possible. Plus Whitby seems to have one Festival or so every weekend in the summer but not Spring Bank. The other benefits of Whitby the sea and sand swimming pool paddling pool and so on and on and on make Whitby a better choice for some.

"That leaves approximately 48 weeks of the year free, after all it hardly matters if spring session clashes with sidmouth, or broadstairs, it is just plain bad business planning to put it on the same weekend as salt burn or ryedale.
for example the leveller may well have gone if it was another weekend." A winter weekend of Folk is being planned with igloo making workshops! Come on think about it!

What happens is this you put your money were your mouth is and run a festival if it works you break even or god forbid make money! If not you pay up from your own pocket or do a Pickering Festival and do a runner.

Anyone can tell you what you are doing wrong but just who is the person with the knowledge to tell you how you can defiantly be doing it right.

The local benefit to the Rugby Club putting funds into the Club to keep it running and to improve the Showers ECT I am just speculating on the reasons why the festival moved from the begin of May to the end of May. The M&C have a reputation of trust and well done to them come on lets hear three cheers for the M&C. In the meantime enjoy your festivals and if you don't like one go to a different festival. Simples!