Now Halloween has been banned and the parish council has called in police to keep visitors under control.
Jane Giddins, the chairwoman of the parish council, said: "There are people in the village who feel let down by the duchy's position."
The thinking is that creating a parish council, able to raise money through taxation, will help to save the project in a statutory guise.
In truth, the push to create urban parish councils suggests a trend he might be less keen on.
