▁for ▁Car n ival ▁Arts ▁and ▁L ut on ▁Culture . ▁ ▁The ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁car n ival , ▁which ▁was ▁due ▁to ▁take ▁place ▁on ▁Bank ▁Hol iday ▁Monday ▁ 2 8 ▁May , ▁was ▁cancel led ▁due ▁to ▁un for ese en , ▁ad verse ▁weather ▁conditions . ▁Major ▁flo oding , ▁following ▁ 2 4 ▁hours ▁of ▁heavy ▁rain , ▁meant ▁New ▁Bed ford ▁Road ▁was ▁imp ass able ▁and ▁the ▁River ▁Le a ▁burst ▁its ▁banks , ▁causing ▁Ward own ▁Park ▁( where ▁the ▁main ▁celebr ations ▁are ▁held ) ▁to ▁become ▁water log ged . ▁In ▁addition , ▁continu ing ▁high ▁wind s ▁meant ▁that ▁stages ▁and ▁other ▁temporary ▁structures ▁were ▁unable ▁to ▁be ▁ere cted ▁due ▁to ▁safety ▁concerns . ▁This ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁that ▁the ▁car n ival ▁had ▁been ▁called ▁off ▁in ▁history . ▁ ▁To ▁co inci de ▁with ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁Love ▁L ut on ▁Festival ▁and ▁the ▁arrival ▁of ▁the ▁London ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁Olympic ▁Tor ch ▁( 6 – 9 ▁July ) ▁the ▁international ▁car n ival ▁was ▁pushed ▁forward ▁for ▁a ▁later ▁date ▁of ▁ 8 ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁to ▁join ▁together ▁to ▁form ▁the ▁week end - ▁festival ▁alongside ▁other ▁annual ▁events ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁L ut on ▁M ela , ▁L ut on ▁Summer ▁Festival , ▁the ▁Stock wood ▁Con cert s ▁and ▁the ▁Festival ▁Con cert s , ▁with ▁head lin ing ▁acts ▁being