
The highly anticipated Fairlee Fireworks event - due to take place this Friday (November 3) has been postponed as a result of the ongoing torrential downpour.
The site - based at North Fairlee Farm in Newport - is currently under several inches of water, with further stormy weather on the horizon.
The exciting event, which this year will feature an exhilarating 150m ZipFire charity challenge, will now take place on Sunday December 10.
Newport based charity Mountbatten is jointly hosting the event with Isle of Wight Radio and the Isle of Wight festival.
A statement issued by Mountbatten today said:
"Due to a prolonged spell of persistent wet weather - and with more extreme weather warnings forecast - we are very disappointed to announce that we must postpone this weekend’s Fairlee Fireworks.
"This has not been an easy decision to make but the safety of our guests, volunteers, staff and suppliers are of the utmost importance to us all and, sadly with the site under several inches of water, we simply cannot continue with the event this weekend.
"The good news is that we have been able to reschedule for Sunday, 10 December and all tickets (including ZipFire entries) will be fully transferable. Please keep your QR codes for Sunday, 10 December.
"This event is hugely important to Mountbatten and, as you can imagine, this is not a decision we and our co-organisers, Isle of Wight Festival and Isle of Wight Radio, have taken lightly.
"However, we are all working hard to ensure the show on 10 December is a family friendly, fun-filled event, complete with ZipFire, Fireworks and a magical Christmas twist!
"Thank you for your understanding and support – it means so much to us all."
For more information, or to book tickets for the 10 December, please visit www.mountbatten.org.uk/