Police have been working through the night to secure the scene of the Shrewsbury Flower Show after a bomb threat saw Friday come to an abrupt end.
An evacuation of Shrewsbury Flower Show was ordered at around 6.40pm on Fridaythe anonymous call that sparked the evacuation of Shrewsbury's Quarry in the middle of the flower show was a hoaxFriday's crowds at Shrewsbury Flower Show were evacuated at around 6.40pm on Friday after an anonymous phone call to police reported 'suspicious packages' at the venue.
An update to the show's social media page just before 8am on Saturday said:"Thank you to everyone yesterday for your patience and understanding. "There was a show jumping competition that was due to start at 9.30am which has obviously been cancelled. We don't know whether the horses and riders will come in at all," she added.
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