SIR,
I would like to say congratulations to the Festival Committee on staging another great festival in Monmouth. Our thanks must also go to all those businesses who sponsored the festival and also Monmouth Town Council for their contribution.
We are lucky to have volunteers to help run the event and collect donations, including several town councillors.
The festival provides an important source of income to so many local businesses over the nine day period including pubs, restaurants, takeaways and supermarkets, who will no doubt wish to thank the thousands of families, local and otherwise, who attended the events each night.
It was so nice to see people from nought to 90 years old enjoying the events of the festival, with the brilliant Uncle Funk closing on Saturday night. Let us hope that the festival continues as a town based event in the coming years, not only for ease of access on foot for residents, but also for local businesses to benefit.
David Cummings
(Monmouth)