Quote Originally Posted by MacMillan's son View Post
How very unfortunate Jock. It sounds like a huge missed opportunity, and one that would have contributed considerably to the less than perfect financial outcome. Hopefully that kind of feedback will make it to those in charge of the next event!

Thanks for the local perspective.
Perhaps I will be proved wrong, but the damage has been done as far as the locals are concerned and there seems to be no enthusiasm to repeat the exercise. Perhaps things may change, but if I were to invest in some sort of similar enterprise, then getting the locals involved this time around will be a major task and frankly I am not at all sure success will be achieved. "Once bitten, twice shy" is the thought that springs to mind.