THE WET and stormy weather has had its impact on weekend events with some cancelled and flooding reported across the region.
A British mountain boarding event set to take place at Bugsboarding at Maisemore has been postponed due to the wet weather.
Summer Sound, which was scheduled to take place in Gloucester this afternoon, was cancelled and then moved indoors to Guildhall.
The start to Stroud County Show has been delayed while a man hole cover has blown open outside the Gloucester Quays Food Festival.
Flood alerts are in place for the River Lyd and Cinderford Brook in the Forest of Dean, as well as rivers in Tewkesbury, Cheltenham and Gloucester.
St Oswalds Road in Gloucester has been closed due to flooding between the retail park roundabout and Priory Road Junction.
A burst water main affected the water supply of hundreds of homes in Gloucester, and fire crews attended 20 weather related incidents in Gloucestershire last night.
A severe weather warning for rain has been put in place by the Met Office for the rest of the day, with "significant flooding" possible.
Adverse weather conditions meant today's Summer Sound Festival in the park had to be cancelled – but now the event will be staged at Gloucester Guildhall today instead.
The city centre venue has stepped in at the 11th hour to stage the event, which features the likes of Little Comets, The Sunshine Underground and The Xcerts.
However, the capacity at the Guildhall is only 400 so at 1pm the first 400 people to the venue will be permitted entrance. Thereafter entry will be on a one in, one out basis.
Dan Charles, programming and marketing manager at Gloucester Guildhall, is part of the Guildhall team who organises Summer Sound.
He said: "We were hugely disappointed to have had to cancel the event in the park. We, like everyone else, were really looking forward to the event, but safety has to come first.
"However, we have now made a decision to move the event into Gloucester Guildhall so not to disappoint people. Our capacity at the venue is only 400, somewhat lower than the 10,000 capacity of the park, so sadly not everyone will be able to attend.
"Doors will open at 1pm when the first 400 people will get free access to the event. Then it will be a 'one in, one out' policy for the rest of the day.
"We are currently in discussions with all the acts that were scheduled to perform and news on what the lineup will be will follow."
Keep an eye on www.facebook.com/summersounduk and on Twitter @summersounduk for regular updates on news and timings.
AJ Watkins, who was involved in organising the event at Bugsboarding said: "We have had torrential rain and for safety reasons, we have had to postpone. We will look to run it again in mid-September.
"I have never seen so much water running down the tracks."
Several hundred homes also had problems with their water supply due to a burst water main.
Some residents reported a complete loss of their supply and others suffering from low pressure and discoloured water.
Severn Trent Water say that most of the homes affected should be reconnected by now after receiving up to 50 calls today. They are advising residents who are still experiencing discoloured water to run the tap for 20 minutes for it to clear.
Sarah O'Cane, spokesman for Severn Trent Water, said:
"Customers on a water meter will not be charged for this if they keep a record of how long it takes for the sediment to clear.
"We're really sorry and we know how difficult it is to be without water, particularly at the weekend. We urge anyone with problems with their water supply to give us a call."
