The weather has forced the cancellation of Lichfield’s Christmas lights switch on.
The stars of the Garrick’s Jack and the Beanstalk pantomime were among those expected to be at the event tomorrow evening (November 29).
But strong winds and heavy downpours forecast the plug has been pulled on the Market Square festivities.
Lichfield City Council’s Town Clerk, Christopher Moulton, said: “We know that families look forward to this traditional event which is one of the largest in the city’s calendar, and that this news will come as a huge disappointment to everyone that was planning to attend.
“However, public safety is of paramount importance and, since the whole event is always weather dependent, to have gone ahead with it would have been unnecessarily risky given the severe weather predictions issued by the MET Office.
“The safest decision with much regret, was to cancel.”
No decision has yet been made on whether the big switch-on will be rescheduled or not.
