ALTERNATIVE therapists and new age traders turned out for a mind, body and spirit festival.

The event in Great Missenden attracted so many people that organiser Carolynn Townsend has vowed to hold a second festival next year.

Mrs Townsend, a tarot card reader, said: "It was brilliant and exceeded our wildest dreams, it really did. It will definitely be repeated next year."

The spring festival was held at the Great Missenden Memorial Centre, Link Road, on Sunday, April 8.

Stallholders represented a wide range of alternative disciplines and traders from all over Buckinghamshire.

Those present included a magnotherapist , reflexologists, a feng shui expert, a clairvoyant, a nutritionist and acupuncturist. Little Chalfont-based pagan and visionary artist Neil Geddes-Ward also attended.

Mrs Townsend added: "Everyone was commenting on what a lovely atmosphere there was around. It was so busy. I was wanting to take a look around the stalls but I didn't even have time to get a cup of tea."

Celtic harpist and storyteller France Ellul, from Tring, also performed and entertained children during the day.