Can you hang a tune, juggle a bit maybe or do a few nifty dance moves? If so, your town needs you.
Harrogate Business Improvement District, which is made up town centre businesses, is looking for new street entertainers to liven the town up and make shopping a more upbeat experience.
Matthew Chapman the Harrogate BID manager said:
“We are looking for entertainers from all genres whether it be singers, magicians, actors or dancers – anything that will add to the shopping and hospitality experience – the quirkier the better.”
Harrogate already has regular buskers who knock out Adele or Sinatra classics outside M&S on Cambridge Street in the hope of making money.
Mr Chapman says there’s no move to stop them. The aim is to provide a more consistent offer in the town and place entertainers in different areas, possibly at the rear of Primark on Oxford Street or at the end of Cambridge Street outside HSBC.
The BID has a small budget to support the new performers.
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If you think you’ve got what it takes and want to get involved, get in touch with the BID. Mr Chapman said:
“If people have got videos or YouTube accounts then we can see them perform – or you can email us and come in for an audition. We want to create a vibrant town centre so that people can enjoy the experience as well as the retail and hospitality offerings.”
The BID is keen to trial new performers during the Xmas period and roll it out across next year.
To contact the BID email [email protected]
Do you know that Harrogate has a long history of street entertaining and that in Victorian times it could all get a bit raucous? Read Harrogate Historian, Malcolm Neesam’s article on the very lively scene that existed in previous centuries.
