A POPULAR festival which takes place each year in the county has been cancelled due to the pandemic.

A spokesman for the RHS Malvern Spring Festival said: “It is with much regret that we can confirm that this year’s festival will not take place.

“With fantastic support from our garden designers, nurseries and traders we had hoped to go ahead with reduced numbers and the addition of an extra day but it has become clear with the current level of uncertainty around outdoor events that we are not going to be able to create RHS Malvern Spring Festival this year.

“We would like to offer ticket holders the opportunity to roll over to next year or a refund. We will be contacting all ticket purchasers within the next 14 days.”

Organisers say the cancellation advice only affects RHS Malvern Spring Festival and The Good Life Show both to be held in May.