The Pride in Armed Forces event in Durham has been cancelled due to weather conditions over the weekend.

The event was set to include an outdoor stage, food vans, a family market, veterans stalls and a paintball range but it has been rained off.

The organisers put out a post saying that due to "weather and field conditions" it would have to be cancelled.

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It would have been taking place between 12pm and 7pm on Saturday May 25.

The Pride Parade will still take place on Sunday, May 26, which will see a free-to-join parade start at Durham Cathedral at 12.30pm. 

The annual parade is set to feature the likes of JLS star Aston Merrygold and Union J's George Shelley, as well as drag scene regulars Tess Tickle & the Dragettes.