Slide the City in Leeds has been postponed.

The official Facebook page for the event, due to take place at Roundhay Park on July 25, said the event would take place on a future date to be decided.

A spokesman for the 300ft waterslide event said: " There are a lot of factors that come into play for an event of this nature and safety is our number 1 concern. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and cannot speculate at this time of when a reschedule may happen."

The slide took place in Manchester's Heaton Park at the weekend with hundreds of people hurtling down the watery slope.

The spokesman added: "We will be refunding your ticket fees over the next week (please allow up to 10 days to process)... Again, we are sorry to have to reschedule but hope you can join us at a later date."