Christmas, Storm Bert

Lights turn-on cancelled due to Storm Bert winds
A town's Christmas lights switch-on has been cancelled due to Storm Bert. The event in King's Lynn was due to take place on Sunday in Tuesday Market Place, with the big turn-on at 17:00 GMT. King's Lynn and West Norfolk Council Borough Council said it took the decision "due to the current yellow weather warning and strong windy conditions".
Storm Bert fails to get the better of Grimsby’s Christmas celebrations
Storm Bert may have brought misery to much of the country yesterday (Saturday, November 23) but it did not halt the Great Grimsby Christmas Festival in its tracks.
Storm Bert: Banbury Christmas Market cancelled after damage
Banbury Victorian Christmas market is the latest event cancellation as Storm Bert continues to cause disruptions in Oxfordshire.
Storm Bert halts Christmas lights switch-ons
A number of Christmas lights switch-on events have been cancelled as Storm Bert is set to reach the south of England on Saturday. Heavy rain and strong winds are expected to sweep in with yellow Met Office warnings in place.
Mapperton Christmas Market cancelled due to Storm Bert
A popular Christmas market has been forced to cancel due to high winds from the storm. Organisers of the Mapperton Estate Christmas Market near Beaminster say they have had to cancel today's market. This is despite precautions taken before the storm to make the area safer.
Storm Bert forces cancellation of Perth's Christmas lights switch-on festivities
Perth’s Christmas Lights Switch-On events have been cancelled due to stormy weather. Perth and Kinross Council said the Met Office yellow warning for strong winds meant there was a risk to public safety from large structures like the stage.
Storm Bert causes Christmas plans to change
Yellow weather warnings for wind and rain are in place as Storm Bert hits the West of England.Events have been adjusted, with a Christmas lights switch-on postponed and plans to move activities indoors.
Storm Bert: Sadness as Nottinghamshire town’s Christmas light switch-on is suddenly cancelled
The Christmas light switch-on in Newark-on-Trent has been cancelled due to the imminent Storm Bert. The switch-on, which was due to take place this Sunday (November 24), has now been postponed to Sunday,
Festive events and travel disrupted by Storm Bert
Yellow weather warnings for wind and rain are in place as Storm Bert hits the West of England. During a Christmas lights ...
Storm Bert causes changes to Christmas festival
The threat of stormy weather over the weekend has caused a Christmas event to change its plans.Organisers of the Great ...
Storm Bert latest: 'Danger to life' warning as Met Office says communities could be cut off by floods
A number of weather warnings are in place today, with the Met Office predicting flooding and strong wind gusts. A ...
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Storm Bert: Herefordshire town's Sunday Christmas market CANCELLED
A HEREFORDSHIRE town has cancelled its Christmas market event due to Storm Bert. The market was due to take place on ...
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Weather: Christmas events across the south cancelled as Storm Bert reaches the UK
Posting to social media, their statement read: “Due to today’s adverse weather conditions, all Christmas events at Blenheim ...
Storm Bert latest: Major incident declared as 'devastating' flooding hits South Wales
A number of weather warnings are in place today, with the Met Office predicting flooding and strong wind gusts. A major ...
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Severe weather warning sees Christmas lights switch-on in King’s Lynn cancelled and leads to scaled-down event in Downham Market
Storm Bert has been wreaking havoc across the country all weekend now it has led to the cancellation of today’s Christmas ...
Weather warnings in place amid storm disruption
Wind gusts reached 74.9 mph in parts of the south as Storm Bert swept the country. The speeds, recorded at the Needles off ...