Sunny end for rainswept WOMAD

The 25th WOMAD Festival concludes today at a muddy, rain-soaked Charlton Park. The weather has already led to the cancellation of the Meadow Stage, one of ten performance arenas at the event. However, the rain and mud has had a minimal effect on the artists, other than that.

The WOMAD procession will take place this evening and the night will be rounded off with a fireworks display. Festivalgoers should be in for a dry day, although there may be a few showers about. However, travel to and from the event is expected to be difficult, with the fields used for car parking still very wet.