LYMM Festival has been set back but not beaten by the Covid crisis after cancelling all of its in-person events.

Despite the difficult decision to postpone a large of part of the 11-day programme due to a rise in Delta variant cases in Warrington, many activities will still go ahead in a virtual form between now and July 4 thanks to the organisers being quick to adapt to the current situation.

Today, Thursday, the popular Food Fest will take the form of eateries showcasing their menus in a series of videos.

These will be accompanied by two online baking classes – Bake with Violet run live via Zoom on Thursday evening and Saturday morning.

On Friday, Lymm Photographic Society will present an online showcase of work, with highlights from recent competitions and photographs of the area.

Over the weekend, the Manchester Bonsai Society will host their annual show on their Facebook page, with an opportunity to vote for your favourites.

Sunday will also see the release of Lymm Artists’ Virtual Summer Exhibition and on Monday Lymm and Thelwall U3A will be sharing an online gallery to give a taste of their range of activities.

Those disappointed that ‘Physics in Star Wars’ was cancelled can instead watch ‘Hollywood Physics’ online on Tuesday. In this live Zoom talk, Professor Carsten Welsch will explore cinema’s most mind-boggling moments of scientific inaccuracy, with examples from Iron Man, Angels and Demons and other blockbusters.

The following evening, on Wednesday, award-winning Lymm author Martin Edwards will dissect the ‘Howdunit’ of crime-writing in a pre-recorded interview with Jim Hancock.

And the Scarecrow Trail will still be going ahead with a ‘lockdown heroes’ theme.

Throughout the festival there will also be daily readings from the recent poetry competition with the winners announced on July 4.

For full details, tickets and the trail map for the Scarecrow Trail visit lymmfestival.org.uk. For updates follow Lymm Festival on social media