MORE major county events have been hit by the coronavirus crisis.

In Worcester, the popular Beer, Cider and Perry Festival, which attracts thousands of visitors each year, has been cancelled.

In a statement, organisers said they had been aiming to hold the festival in August, however this is no longer possible.

The statement read: “CAMRA issued guidelines mean that we have now fallen within the three-month period for review.

“We have left it as long as we can before making this decision and have been keeping a watchful eye on the restrictions as well as the progress being made in overcoming the virus, in the hope of us being able to open in August.

“Due to the extended lockdown conditions and the potential conditions likely to be in place at that time, this is not possible for our festival.”

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Elsewhere, the popular Sunshine and Mello Festivals are under threat from the crisis. In a letter to supporters, the organisers of the festivals, which take place in Upton and Hanley Castle, said they face an “uncertain future”.

Cass and Steina Castledine, organisers of the festivals, said: “We have actively been working hard to try to understand where we are and we have communicated with all the authorities, Safety Advisory Groups, our three MPs involved and the Parliament Under-Secretary in the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport from whom we have just received communication back.

“As a result, we still cannot confirm whether our festivals will go ahead. As a small business we pray that our festivals do go ahead and it is important for us to stay positive and hope that everyday things get better.

“Nobody has been able to give us a definitive answer so we have to make decisions ourselves. We understand that people’s safety is paramount but things may change quickly and, as we are a predominantly completely outside event, we have got to keep positive and hope that we can continue to give the entertainment that ourselves and, probably our clients, long for.”

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The popular Worcester Disco Festival has also had to be cancelled due to the crisis.

A statement from organisers said: "We are closely monitoring the governments guidelines in the hope we can continue to run our rescheduled event on 12th September and close out the summer in style.

"We will only be doing so if it’s safe and advised by the government.

"Last year's festival took place at cathedral square and brought together an amazing display of gourmet local street food traders, world famous headline acts, local disco DJs and raised money for our chosen charity - Leukaemia Care."