If there was one moment which summed up the spirit of the inaugural OnBlackheath Festival it came midway through Aloe Blacc’s hour-long set on Saturday afternoon.

The American master of audience interaction called on festival goers to hug the person standing next to them and “show them some love”.

The TV cameras homed in on an old lady standing alone in the front row with no one to cuddle. Within seconds a burly security guard had swooped in to offer her his giant embrace.

“You can tell you are security coz you are secure in yooouuuurr-self “ hollered Aloe, before adding: “ you are my favourite mother-hugger”, leaving the audience in fits of laughter.

Nobody can deny that the village’s first major music and food festival was a resounding success. If you cannot face the masses of Glastonbury, the edgy youth of Reading Festival or the camp-sites of V-Festival then this could be the one for you.

The atmosphere on the heath was an undiluted pleasure-fest of positive vibes from the moment Young Fathers took to the stage at 3.30pm on Saturday until Frank Turner finished the show on Sunday night.

And as if the likes of Grace Jones, The Levellers and veterans Massive Attack were not enough to get the juices flowing, a host of professional chefs were also on hand to fill the quieter moments of the day.

Punters were left learning how to fillet and fry a sea bream at the food stage with Adam Simmonds before moshing to Badbadnotgood in the dance tent a few minutes later.

Meanwhile the kids partied away in the Kids Factory corner with smaller-scale entertainment from clowns, giant chess boards and street entertainers.

Producing an event which caters for young and old, music lovers and food lovers, dance junkies and local families, is no easy task. But, except for a distinct lack of ladies toilets, the organisers appeared to have got this one spot on.