Bolton Food and Drink Festival start delayed as photos reveal extent of Storm Lilian damage
manchestereveningnews.co.ukThe start of Bolton Food and Drink Festival has been delayed due to the impact of Storm Lilian. The event, which is expected to be attended by around 500,000 people across the Bank Holiday weekend, was due to get underway at 11am today (August 23) with around 200 food traders, live entertainment and appearances from celebrity chefs including Ainsley Harriott and James Martin.
However, the impact of the weather - which has seen heavy winds of up to 60mph hit the city-borough - has seen the event’s beginning now delayed until at least 2pm.
Photos taken in Bolton Town Centre this morning showed a number of stalls across the festival site tipped over due to the winds. READ MORE: Popular Greater Manchester pub to reopen after 18 months following £350k refurbishment The storm has also impacted Greater Manchester’s transport network with much of Metrolink’s lines currently suspended this morning.
A number of train services are also impacted, with Northern advising people to not use services where possible. In a statement online this morning, Bolton Council said that it had asked its staff to work from home if able to and added that the Town Hall was ‘closed until further notice’.
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