2020 Beachfest cancelled
Written by HFM on 19th August 2020
A major outdoor festival due to be held in Market Harborough next week has been called off due to concerns about Coronavirus.
The seven day ‘BeachFest Spectacular’ was scheduled to take place from next Tuesday 25th August until Bank Holiday Monday 31st August at Market Harborough Showground on Gallow Field Road.
However, a recent spike in COVID-19 cases in Northampton combined with the continuing ‘lockdown’ in Leicester has prompted Leicestershire’s Safety Advisory Group to call a halt to the summer event at the eleventh hour.
Organisers The Fleckney Group say it’s disappointing for everyone involved – but the safety of the local community has to come first.
However, the events company is stressing that its ‘pop-up’ drive-in cinema there this weekend will still go ahead as planned.
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