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Jul 2021
Further control measures have been announced today for next week's Great Yorkshire Show in Harrogate following the increase in Delta variant covid cases.
The Yorkshire Agricultural Society, the farming charity that organises the event, has been working with public health officials at North Yorkshire County Council and Harrogate Borough Council to discuss measures.
It means the 162nd show will be held mainly outdoors and considerably different to previous ones.
Capacity has been limited to a maximum of 26,000 people a day to minimise crowding and to ensure social distancing.
It means about 104,000 people are expected to attend from Tuesday to Friday as opposed to the usual 135,000 that pass through the gates over three days.
Opening hours have been extended from 8.00am to 6.00pm to allow visitors to arrive and leave in a more staggered way to avoid queues.
Ticket sales were temporarily halted while the capacity numbers were finalised, and the final raft of tickets are now on sale via the Great Yorkshire Show website.
Richard Webb, North Yorkshire County Council’s director of health and adult services, said:
Sections that will not feature in this year’s show include the fashion show, the WI stand, the pole climbing competition and the cookery theatre in the food hall although the game cookery theatre will go ahead as usual.
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