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Oct 2020
Cut price Xmas trees to help boost Christmas spirit in Knaresborough
Knaresborough Chamber of Trade is finding new ways to bring the Christmas spirit into the town following the cancellation of the Christmas market.
The chamber has said it will be subsidising the price businesses pay for Christmas trees. Each year shops and businesses have trees mounted onto their buildings to light up the town.
This year the Chamber is putting forward £500 to cover some of the costs each shop pays for the trees. Members will get their trees at less than the cost price to help after a particularly difficult year.
Following the cancellation of the Christmas market by North Yorkshire County Council the chamber is in talks with other community groups about the options for its annual Christmas tree festival.
President of the chamber, Steve Teggin, said:
The chamber is still proudly promoting its #shoplocal #staysafe message as more new businesses open in the town and the Wednesday market continues to bring in new visitors.
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- Harrogate BID is in charges of the town's Christmas lights this year and promises they will be brighter and better.
- Ripon City Council is set to spend £65,000 on the city's Christmas lights and decorations.
It is also looking ahead to next year to plans for a business improvement district (BID) project to launch.
Mr Teggin added:
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