A FESTIVAL celebrating a town's heritage has been cancelled amid coronavirus concerns.
The Malvern Well Dressing and Water Festival celebrates Malvern’s history, from its iconic spring water and Victorian Water Cure to the area’s ancient Pagan traditions.
Committee member Rick Banbury said: "It's with great sadness that we have to abandon the celebration this year as the festival is not a valid reason to break the Government's advice on going outside and social gatherings.
"However, we are asking people to send in dressed water features in their home to a Facebook group."
This year marks the 200th birthday of Florence Nightingale who visited Malvern to take the Water Cure after she returned from the Crimean War.
The Facebook group can be accessed at: facebook.com/malvernwelldressing.
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