All it needs is for one suitable pub to agree to be a home, for the weekend for informal music making, preferably one big enough to allow for a tune only session as well as one catering for singers.

Last year we did get agreement fron the licensee to play in the garden of The Swan. This was going fine until it had to stop at 6 pm as an official festival event was booked for the upstairs room, and we were making too much noise!

The bar in the Ship was not officially used but is too small to cater for all informal tastes. All of the other bars were officialy used, either lunchtime or evening, which makes it difficult to establish any informal stuff. There was no shortage of folk looking to take part last year. I am not sure if there will be as many trying this year, we won't be.

I wish the festival well and would like to return if some suitable venues for informal music making could be established.