THE Ross-on-Wye International Festival is starting to take shape for 2004 after a difficult financial period.

Festival director, David Bilton. said: "We've worked hard to sort out the festival finances from last year. We're now in a position to look forward to the festival scheduled for August this year."

Meanwhile, lucky Rosemary Ham is to enjoy a walking holiday in Sierra de Arecena courtesy of Andalucian Adventures after she won a competition at last year's festival.