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Feb 2023
Business Breakfast: Small indies to pop up on Harrogate high street
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The second in our series of networking events in association with The Coach and Horses in Harrogate is an After Work Drinks event on February 23 from 5.30pm. Don’t miss out on this chance to network with businesses from across the Harrogate district, get your tickets now by clicking or tapping here.
Harrogate’s initiative to give more independent retailers a spot on the high street will see a clutch of new names take over a unit in the Victoria Centre this spring.
Harrogate Pop Up, on the corner of Cambridge Street and Station Parade, was first made available for short-term rent by retail property agent Barker Proudlove in autumn 2021.
Jessica Swain, from Barker Proudlove, helped set up the pop-up shop. She said:
This year’s spring line-up includes Beauchamp Accessories, Bamboo Beautiful, Headlock Vintage, We Got U Covered and Martha and Bea:
Beauchamp Accessories, a York firm specialising in Italian leather handbags, will fill the space during February and April, following a series of successful pop-ups in the space in 2022.
Bamboo Beautiful, which sells sustainable bamboo products including homeware and gifts, will occupy the unit from the March 13 for one week.
Headlock Vintage will be selling its range of vintage and “preloved” clothing from March 27.
We Got U Covered returns to the space from the April 10, offering its range of swimsuits, clothing and holiday supplies.
Martha and Bea will return from the April 17, to transform the space into a boutique of ladies clothing and accessories.
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Free eco-friendly building course in Harrogate
Harrogate College is hosting a free course where construction business can find out how to build energy-efficient buildings.
Passive House for Construction Professionals and Management is a four-week, one-day-a-week training programme, funded by the government.
The course will start on Tuesday, March 7.
‘Passive houses’ are eco-friendly houses built to be extremely energy efficient. They are designed to remain at an almost constant temperature, reducing bills and emissions.
Passive house in construction
The course is run by Leeds-based passive house manufacturers Pure Haus, who are going to build a mini example-house in the college grounds.
Kevin Pratt, director of Pure Haus, said:
Harrogate college is aiming to achieve carbon zero status by 2035, and is planning a variety of environmentally-focused events for March, which is its Green Month.
Events include a free talk on retrofitting your home on March 16.
Harrogate College principal Danny Wild said:
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