Harrogate Town has released the timings for its open top bus tour route this weekend to celebrate the club’s promotion to the football league.
The 35-minute tour around Harrogate will start at the CNG Stadium on Wetherby Road at 12.05pm, with the trophy on display.
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Here are the full timings for Saturday’s celebration:
- The CNG Stadium – 12:05pm
- Empress Roundabout – 12:07pm
- Oatlands Drive/Cedar Court Hotel – 12:09pm
- York Place/Stray Rein – 12:11pm
- The West Park Hotel/Weetons – 12:13pm
- Bettys/Cenotaph -12:16pm
- The Royal Hall – 12:20pm
- The Cairn Hotel/Ripon Rd – 12:22pm
- The Claro Beagle/Hydro – 12:24pm
- KD Carpets Skipton Road – 12:28pm
- Majestic Wine Skipton Road – 12:33pm
- Harrogate Fire Station – 12:35pm
- Devonshire Place/Skipton Rd – 12:36pm
- Empress – 12:38pm
- The CNG Stadium – 12:40pm
🚍 | We can confirm an open top bus will be travelling through Town this Saturday thanks to @harrogatebus!
We'll be starting around midday, but will confirm final timings and route shortly…#ProudToBeTown pic.twitter.com/LEL13ehuA9
— Harrogate Town AFC (@HarrogateTown) August 6, 2020
Irving Weaver, Harrogate Town’s chairman, mentioned the tour at last night’s Harrogate Borough Council meeting, before the official announcement. He told the councillors that he hoped promotion would bring a boost to Harrogate’s economy – something badly needed after the coronavirus lockdown.
“Let’s hope together that Harrogate Town can be promoted ever further. It is in the best interests of Harrogate. I hope that bigger away crowds will start to spend money in the town and let’s all hope that we can keep putting Harrogate on the map. We have got a parade organised for this Saturday and we will have the trophy on display then.”
A 3-1 win over Notts County at Wembley last weekend saw the club win their second promotion in three seasons.
Fans flocked to pubs across Harrogate to watch their side make history but the open top bus tour will be the first big opportunity to celebrate.
The Harrogate Bus Company CEO Alex Hornby added:
“We at The Harrogate Bus Company are delighted to be able to offer a bus to Harrogate Town Football Club so the players can have a fitting celebration for their tremendous achievement. It’s going to be a three mile moving tour running right around Harrogate, with the bus decorated in celebration of the team, and will give everyone the chance to enjoy seeing the players lift their trophy in and around the town.”
