"Even the locals don't want it, never did"??? The locals helped to run it for many years, and were certainly still doing so when I was last there about 10 years ago. It has provided funds for the village in the past, and the locals that I spoke to in all the time I was going to the festival were very involved with it. I believe it has become a great deal bigger than it was when I last went, so have no idea whether there have been changes to that ethos since then.