Decision made on the Helston Lantern Parade

A decision has been made this afternoon regarding the towns Lantern Parade.

Due to the threat of bad weather, the event has been cancelled.

Posted on the Helston Christmas Lights Facebook page:

"It is with a heavy heart that I am writing this post to announce that we have just made the difficult decision to cancel this year's Children's Lantern Parade due to the heavy rain and strong winds that are forecast for tomorrow afternoon and evening.

"As I'm sure you can appreciate we need to be mindful of the health and safety of all participants as well as spectators and have therefore decided to let everyone know of our decision today, to give as much notice as possible, rather than waiting until lunchtime tomorrow.

"Father Christmas has already told us that he won't want to travel around town in our "open to the elements" sleigh if it's raining and I'm sure the children, parents, spectators and traders won't want to out in the wind and rain either!

"Apologies for any inconvenience that this announcement will no doubt cause. The weather can't be on our side all the time. This is the risk of putting on an outdoor event in December!"

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