Events & Entertainment, Ringwood, Spotlight On | Posted on December 6th, 2024 | return to news
Broadstone and Ringwood Christmas events cancelled over weather
The annual Broadstone Christmas Parade and Ringwood’s festive weekend have been forced to cancel ahead of the weekend’s stormy weather.
Christmas events across the region due to take place this weekend have been cancelled over stormy weather risks.
The 53rd Broadstone Christmas Parade, due to be held on Saturday 7 December, has been cancelled due to weather concerns.
Meanwhile, The Furlong shopping centre in Ringwood has cancelled its Christmas shopping weekend event, as many of the activities planned were due to take place outside.
Storm Darragh is due to hit the UK this weekend, with the MET office issuing a red weather warning for parts of the country, indicating a high likelihood of damage and disruption. Dorset has a yellow wind warning in place, lasting until Sunday morning, indicating a chance of damage to buildings, and a likelihood of roads and bridges being forced to close, as well as a slight chance of power cuts.
As a result, the organisers of the parade announced on Friday the decision to cancel the planned festive event.
In a statement, organisers said: “Given the forecast for Saturday, we have had to make the difficult decision to cancel this year’s Broadstone Christmas Parade.
“There is a yellow weather warning with winds gusting at over 60mph throughout the entire period that the parade would be on. A yellow warning for wind would also almost certainly invalidate our insurance and that is not a risk we can afford to take where people’s safety is concerned.”
The organisers added that the event, which was also planned to feature several market stalls, will not be rescheduled this year.
“Thank you for all of your help and support as always. This year we feel like the Grinch has won! We have battled no volunteers, no money, etc… but the weather we cannot change!”
Bad UK weather has already disrupted some Christmas events. For instance, the planned Christchurch Christmas Lights Switch On event in late November was forced to cancel at late notice.
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