A popular Wirral venue has announced it will not be opening its doors in September due to covid rates in the borough.
The Floral Pavilion theatre in New Brighton had previously announced it would be closing its doors in August due to rising coronavirus cases on the Wirral and because a number of staff were self isolating.
The venue had planned to reopen in September, but a spokesperson confirmed on Twitter today the venue would not now be reopening as planned.
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The spokesperson said: "With the rate of COVID-19 still remaining high in Wirral, the decision has been taken to cancel all shows and performances at the Floral Pavilion Theatre for the month of September.
"The decision has had to be made this early in August to allow us to contact ticket holders, show producers and promoters in appropriate time.
"Although COVID-19 case numbers have been dropping in recent days, the overall number is still high so with public and staff safety in mind, it is safer to keep the Floral Pavilion closed to full capacity shows for at least another month.
"The position is reviewed every week, with a further decision being made in four weeks."
The post stated that while reopening the theatre "can't come soon enough", the safety of members of the public was "first priority."
The spokesperson said: "Opening the auditorium doors and getting back to the business the venue does so well can't come soon enough but the health and the safety of the public and staff must be the first priority.
"We will be contacting producers and promoters to discuss the possibility of re-scheduling all planned performances."
People are being asked not to contact the Box office directly with all affected customers due to be contacted individually by the venue.
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