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Aug 2021
Harrogate Christmas Market: council refuses meeting with organisers
Harrogate Borough Council has told organisers of the Harrogate Christmas Market it will not meet to discuss plans for the event on Montpellier Hill.
The market organisers called for a meeting at the end of July after the council declined to issue a licence for the event, placing it in jeopardy.
A total of 170 traders and 53 coaches had booked to attend the market, which was expected to attract 85,000 people to the town from November 18 to 21, boosting its economy by £2.5 million.
But in an email seen by the Stray Ferret, Wallace Sampson, chief executive at Harrogate Borough Council, told Brian Dunsby, one of the three market organisers:
Mr Dunsby told the Stray Ferret last night:
If Montpellier Hill is no longer an option, the organisers may have to consider moving the event to a different location although they have insisted they do not believe there is a viable alternative.
Harrogate Borough Council has said it is working on alternative festive arrangements and may consider doing so without the current organisers. It has said it has already received "a number of expressions of interest" from potential partners.
Read more:
- Deadlock on Harrogate Christmas Market talks
- Harrogate Christmas market organisers call for urgent talks to save event
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