THE annual lantern parade in Blackburn tonight has been cancelled due to the weather.
A spokeswoman for Blackburn with Darwen Council said: "The weather is too windy to hold a lantern parade this evening and even though it may subside a little, it is likely that it will still be too strong to walk round with lanterns.
"We are also expecting heavy rain and there is a threat of snow later on tonight.
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"Instead we will have from 4.30pm, a small outdoor installation securely anchored down, (weather permitting) as planned at St Paul's Gardens by Blackburn College and the new Leisure Centre with stewards directing the public to an indoor lantern garden at the St John's Centre from 5pm to 6pm.
"Children will be able to collect their lanterns from there.
"At the indoor garden there will be musical and light performances.
"Following this, the public will be directed to go to the Cathedral for an outdoor fire/light and band performance from 6.30pm to 6.45pm. Then from 6.45pm to 7pm there will be fireworks, this will be a scaled down version to music and subject to weather conditions.
"We also aim to have a small outdoor installation securely anchored down, again weather permitting in the Cathedral grounds."
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