Organisers of Relay for Life hopeful of beating weather

Despite the Perthshire cancellations, other events across Tayside and Fife have so far survived.

Organisers of the Cancer Research UK Kirriemuir Relay for Life are hopeful their marathon 24-hour fundraiser will go ahead as scheduled this weekend but the safety of participants is paramount.

Some 35 teams – 449 participants including 33 registered as cancer survivors – are due to begin the 24-hour relay walk at noon tomorrow.

Access to the site may be limited today if the predicted storms hit, but Rhona Guild, secretary and vice-chairman, said the team were working on the premise it would be “all systems go”.

She said: “Things would have to be pretty dire for us to pull the plug.

“Obviously we have to consider everyone’s safety.

“If there was thunder and lightning we would review the situation.

“Health and safety has to be a priority,” she added.

Regular updates will be made in the run-up to the start time via Facebook at CRUK Relay for Life Kirriemuir.

The organisers of the Dogs’ Weekend at Glamis Castle have also said Sunday’s event will still go ahead.

It runs from 10am to 4pm and will include flyball events, a display of low-impact agility equipment and various competitions.

The Women’s Tour Scotland mass cycling event is still scheduled to go ahead and organisers of this year’s Celebration in the Park in Dundee say they hope Sunday’s event will beat the weather.

Organiser of the Baxter Park event Colin Clement said: “We’ll make a final decision on Saturday morning or early afternoon, giving people enough time to change their plans.”

The Lammas Market in St Andrews, which starts in earnest today, is going ahead as planned.