Yet another tale of woe , typical of the early 70s . A financially embarrassed football club who held an outdoor festival using the club grounds to raise funds to cover debt and ended up losing a packet .

   The event was conceived by club secretary Dick Donovan, who booked up and coming band Yes as well as the Nice, who were a well known act by this time .Rather optimistically the club thought that 10,000 to 20,000 freaks would attend (an unlikely number as neither band was a top drawer act at the time ) thus helping to allieviate the club's parlous financial position. In preparation for the unwashed be-denimed hordes descending on the town , all local police leave was cancelled .

In the event it was a financial disaster, the club lost about 450 pounds, a tidy sum for 1970 . Of the two headline bands, Nice chose that moment to break up, and Yes cancelled. With no major names on the bill less than 500 tickets were sold. Fortunately guarantors of the event shouldered some of the losses, but the club was plunged further into debt. Burfield, the club chairman, offered his resignation, but it was not accepted.