MADAM,

I wish to speak out in support of local festivals. Last week my hot air balloon business received a large number of phone calls asking if I could fly passengers over Trellech last weekend, not Raglan Castle as usual.

Unfortunately the poor weather precluded any flying but I have now been informed that all this interest in flying may be down to the recent swingers festival at Trellech, with its hot tubs, live shows and foam parties, it would have been a memorable flight indeed!

Christian Brown 

(Abergavenny)