A two-day international kite festival held in Shrewsbury was hampered by poor weather conditions.
About 300 people turned out over the two days of the 25th annual Shrewsbury International Kite Festival, which took place at the town’s sports village in Sundorne over the weekend.
But rain affected turnout on Saturday and meant competitions were cancelled.
And yesterday competitions were also unable to take place for safety reasons because of the very strong winds which swept across the county.
Despite the weather, people who turned out were still able to fly their kites during parts of the weekend, although they could not compete.
Speaking about the effect the weather had yesterday, Helen Morgan, a partner in organisers Sky Bums, said: “It would have been really good, but the wind was really strong.
“Quite a few people came, but for safety reasons we had to stop there and we couldn’t have any competitions.
“Everyone enjoyed themselves as usual and everyone did their best and flew what they could.”
As it was the 25th anniversary of the event cups were handed out, despite no competitions taking place.
John Southerton, from Harlescott, won the Julian Wright award for his contributions, while Dave Salmon, from the Midlands, received an award for his contributions in attending.
Best in show was Carl Longbottom, from Herefordshire.
Enthusiastic kite-flyers from across the country normally attend the event, bringing with them a variety of kites - with designs that range from the very basic to the very flamboyant.
Last year’s event was also hampered by poor weather and organisers had been holding out hopes for better weather this year.
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