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Above Visitors to Lamma on Wednesday Credit: ITV News Anglia.

Strong winds caused serious damage to exhibits at the LAMMA show last night forcing the organisers to cancel the second day.

The Lamma show, at the East of England Arena in Peterborough, was due to stage its second day hosting thousands of visitors keen to check out the latest farming machinery and technology.

But following last night's gales, organisers woke to severe damage. The decision was taken to close the gates - but not before many visitors had already arrived in the car park.

A short message on the LAMMA website said:"Regrettably, due to the extreme winds last night and this morning has caused serious damage to stands and structures.  For safety reasons we therefore regret to announce that LAMMA will NOT be open to visitors today.  We are sorry for the inconvenience caused".

Elisabeth Mork-Eidem, group head of events at Briefing Media, which owns LAMMA, said: "It is with great regret that we have had to close LAMMA today following an excellent day yesterday, but the safety of our visitors has to be paramount."