Events have been cancelled across the region this weekend amid 60mph winds from Storm Bert.

Bert is the second named storm of the season and the Met Office has warned trees might be uprooted and buildings may suffer "considerable structural damage".

Coastal areas are expected to bear the brunt, with Gorleston being forecast 62mph gusts.

Met Office deputy chief meteorologist Dan Holley said it "marks a shift to much milder air and wintry hazards will gradually diminish through the weekend".

Events in Norfolk are starting to be cancelled as a result, including the parkrun events at Sheringham Park and Blickling Estate National Trust sites on Saturday.

Blickling will be closed for visitor safety on both Saturday and Sunday but it is not yet known whether other local National Trust sites will follow suit.

The Dereham Christmas lights switch-on event on Sunday has been cancelled due to Storm Bert.

In a post on Facebook, Dereham Town Council said: "This is due to public safety concerns, with Storm Bert expected to produce dangerous and damaging gale force wind speeds and gusts. 

"After a year of planning, we can appreciate that this may not be the news anyone wanted to hear, however, we must put public safety, as well as the safety of stallholders, performers, volunteers and everyone involved, at the forefront of this decision."

Watton's Festive Market has similarly been cancelled but Father Christmas will still be available to meet at the community centre between 12pm and 2pm on Sunday.

Watton's lights switch-on will instead happen on Monday, November 25.

Just across the Suffolk border, the plans for Bungay's Victorian circus-themed lights switch-on on Saturday have been adapted.

The lights will be turned on by Mayor Jordan Hindes at 4pm under the Buttercross and a smaller event will be held at St Mary's Church from 11am until 6pm.