Lincolnshire fireworks and bonfires cancelled due to weather

A number of firework displays and bonfires planned for the weekend in Lincolnshire have been cancelled due to the weather.

Storm Babet and Storm Ciarán have left ground waterlogged and more rain has been forecast for the coming days.

Some organisers said they would try to rearrange their events, but most said cancellation was the only option.

Saturday's fireworks and night taxiway run at Lincolnshire Aviation Centre was among the cancelled events.

Bosses at the centre, based in East Kirkby, said rainfall over the last two weeks had taken the car parks and grass landing strip to a condition which would not be safe to use.

In a statement on the centre's website, they said: "Customer safety is our main concern and the condition of the car parks means we could not ensure the safety of vehicles and customers entering and leaving the site."

Anyone with tickets would receive a refund, they added.

Meanwhile, the Caistor and District Lions Club has cancelled its display and the event in Bourne will also not now go ahead. Both were due to be held on Saturday.

Staff at Alford Cricket Club said they would no longer be able to operate the town's fireworks event safely on Saturday, however they said they hoped to rearrange it for another date.

Spilsby Rotary club also cancelled its fireworks event which was due to take place on Sunday because of the waterlogged ground, a decision it said was "not taken lightly".

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