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    18

    Sept 2020

    Last Updated: 18/09/2020
    Knaresborough
    Knaresborough

    Decision to cancel Knaresborough Christmas Market 'wasn't unexpected'

    by Suzannah Rogerson

    | 18 Sept, 2020
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    Its organisers say the decision by NYCC "wasn't unexpected" as increasing numbers of similar events were being cancelled.

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    Photograph: Charlotte Gale Photography

    Knaresborough Christmas market will not go ahead after the county council said it could not safely give permission for the event.

    The market was one of the only remaining events still planning to go ahead during the festive season. But with others locally, including Leeds and Harrogate, being cancelled, North Yorkshire County Council was concerned it could attract even larger crowds than usual.

    One of its organisers, Hazel Haas, said the decision "wasn't unexpected" and the residents of Knaresborough are the top priority.

    Hazel, chair of the Knaresborough Christmas Market committee, said:

    "We planned it all along knowing it may happen. We cut out the parts which attracted queues and crowds and spread the stalls out. It's really sad for Knaresborough, but if it prevents a single person from Knaresborough getting [covid] we are happy.
    "We've worked closely with Harrogate Borough Council to find different layouts - we did everything we could to make it work but it couldn't happen. Next year will be bigger and better."




    The market was amended to ensure safety by cancelling the annual fireworks display and live entertainment and reducing the number of stalls but Hazel said the risks "were just too great".

    She added:

    "We understand the decision, which is being made in everyone’s interests."





    Read more:



    • Harrogate Christmas Market organisers "devastated" as the event in cancelled. 

    • Harrogate's annual lantern parade has had to be cancelled following safety concerns. 





    This event is another casualty for the festive season, with many annual events unable to go ahead.

    The decision comes as coronavirus cases in the district are slowly rising - a further six new cases were reported yesterday. This brings the total number of confirmed cases in the Harrogate district since the beginning of the pandemic to 894.