Quick bit of clarification on some points in this (and a few other related) threads on Cornbury:
Any and all feedback is of course welcome - this is after all a permanent learning exercise and we're not daft enough to imagine we have everything off pat.
The majority of criticism seems to be around catering and we can happily assure you all that we were just as disappointed as the rest of you. The problem arose when just a few weeks before the event, the caterer phoned and said that they wouldn't be able to attend and Andrew had to secure a last-minute replacement. For those who didn't get there til after he'd shut up shop and gone I can only say you were the lucky ones - his food was genuinely abysmal, which could explain why he was available at short notice! Despite the knowledge of attenders in advance he clearly couldn't work out the math and ran out of food at 3pm on Saturday, shut the door, and legged it. A few frantic phone calls secured somebody, anybody, to come on Sunday, and we got the replacement for the replacement which you all mentioned. I can't speak for the quality of their tuck because I saw the prices and decided the best way to show my displeasure at six quid for a double cheeseburger was to vote with my feet. The only way to describe that was a complete ripoff, but hey, they came when nobody else was available on just 12 hours notice.
The queues on Saturday were regrettable, but we are as always constrained by what we had. A grand total of nine people were available to get people in and parked because all the help from other clubs simply failed to materialise. We did have one volunteer who was at the very front gate and apparently they did stop many (most?) cars going through, but as soon as we heard about that we went round and got that sorted. In hindsight, perhaps we should have found a better place for him. On the other hand, we had a huge influx of vehicles at exactly the same moment, and its pretty naive to imagine that you can turn up at 10am to an event with literally thousands of cars attending and get straight through - come early, avoid the queues is the motto there really.
The vast majority of people I encountered over the weekend were understanding of the logistics involved and very happy. I make no apologies to the numpty who wandered over to me shouting abuse and references to p*ss*ps and breweries, and who seemed quite surprised when I told him in similar language that he was more than welcome to make his way to the exit gate and go somewhere else - like the rest of the team I gave up 5+ days to mark out, marshall, clear up, and generally get the event running and of course did not manage to actually see any of the event myself. None of us do that to get shouted at by someone who clearly thought he could do a lot better but was happy to let others do the work. I can't think of one of us who wouldn't LOVE to step down and see how good a job others could manage but as always with that sort of thing the people who say 'the old guard should stand aside' go strangely quiet when they're invited to take it on
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As at the top of this post, we are happy to receive feedback both positive and negative, but either way do try and be constructive, and if anyone wants to join the team then we'd love to hear from you!
Also only one outlet selling tea and coffee 40 min wait 
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