First day of Prestmas Christmas festival cancelled due to Storm Bert
Storm Bert has forced organisers to cancel Saturday’s Prestmas celebrations.
Weather warnings issued by the Met Office for 70mph winds across Ayrshire on Saturday left organisers with no choice but to curtail the festival with safety the “utmost priority”.
Sunday’s celebrations are expected to go ahead as scheduled and Prestwick’s Christmas light switch on will go ahead.
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The festival, including a Christmas market and live music, is taking place at Boydfield Gardens in Prestwick on Sunday, November 24 with the big switch on scheduled for 5pm.
Posting on Facebook, organisers said: “After closely monitoring the weather forecast over the past 48 hours and carefully reviewing this morning’s updated weather models alongside yesterday’s Met Office warning, we have made the difficult decision to cancel Saturday’s Prestmas festivities.
“This decision has been taken with the utmost priority for the safety of our attendees, staff, and vendors due to the wind/rain warnings in place.
“However, we are delighted to confirm that the full schedule for Sunday, including the highly anticipated Main Light Switch-On, will currently proceed as planned.
“Thank you for your understanding.”
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