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Aug 2021
Harrogate Borough Council has blamed government advice on coronavirus for preventing a community group from meeting at Knaresborough House.
Knaresborough & District Men's Forum has used Knaresborough House since 1970, so members consider it to be their home.
However, with just under a month to go until they plan to meet again the group has nowhere to go.
Even though the government dropped all legal social distancing measures in July, the council still considers coronavirus restrictions as part of its risk assessment.
With such restrictions in place the Knaresborough & District Men's Forum, which attracts around 80 people, would not be able to use the council-owned Knaresborough House.
A council spokesman said:
The guidance the council refers to states people "should limit the close contact with those you do not usually live with, and increase close contact gradually."
The council spokesman added:
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