The organisers of the Great Yorkshire Show have said they are “monitoring the national situation” ahead of tonight’s government announcement on lockdown.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson is to give a news conference at 6pm tonight.
All social distancing measures are due to be lifted on June 21 but Mr Johnson is expected to say current restrictions will remain in place for four more weeks until July 19.
The Great Yorkshire Show is scheduled to take place from July 13 to 16 so the announcement could impact on its plans.
However, the Yorkshire Agricultural Society, the agricultural charity that organises the event, has already included various social distancing measures into this year’s planning.
They include holding the show over four days, rather than three, capping daily visitor numbers to 25,000, reducing the grandstand capacity to 30% and adapting the show to use as much outdoor space as possible.
This has raised hopes the event will be able to proceed as planned but the situation should become clearer after the ramifications of tonight’s announcement are known.
In a statement today, the society said:
“The Great Yorkshire Show is monitoring the national situation and we are awaiting details from tonight’s announcement.
“We continue to work closely with North Yorkshire County Council public health and Harrogate Borough Council.”
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