I was in an organised session at Whitby and when the collecting tin came round NOBODY including myself put anything in the tin.

So you just followed the herd did you? Shame on you. There was nothing to stop you putting something in the tin. What was wrong with setting an example by making a contribution?

I was in two organised sessions at Whitby where the tin was passed round and my experience was like Jack Campin's; everyone contributed.

I am not really that bothered about concerts and I mostly seek out participatory events so I go to workshops, which usually charge, sessions and singarounds. I am quite happy to pay as appropriate or to put money in a tin but a day or weekly ticket simply does not represent good value for money to me, so I pay as I go.