In a small rural community like Upper Donside changes are an expected part of life.
People come and go and as the years go by the ones that remain get older and wiser.
A positive change in the area since Strathfest began is the general acceptance and enthusiasm for the arts as part of everyday life. Exhibitions are now expected and art workshops in the summer are enthusiastically attended. In days gone by art, music, dance, piping and storytelling were an integral part of life, not an extra. If Strathfest has helped to encourage this return in Upper Donside then it is a change for the better.