However, following a meeting last night, 10 June, the decision has been made to postpone the festival until 11-13 June 2021.

This will be a rather special event as will be the 40th folk festival to be held in Wimborne.

The Wimborne Folk Festival was founded by Brian Bisp, and when he and his wife Maria retired from running the event in 2012, it was replaced by the Wimborne Minster Folk Festival and is run by a team of volunteers.

The event attracts 70,000 people to the town.