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Sept 2023
Harrogate's Great Yorkshire Show director to stand down
Next year's Great Yorkshire Show in Harrogate will be the final one for director Charles Mills.
The Yorkshire Agricultural Society, the farming charity that runs the event, announced today it was seeking a successor to Mr Mills, whose tenure will end in 2024.
The show, from Tuesday, July 9 to Friday, July 12 will be his ninth as director.
Since taking over the role in 2016, Mr Mills has been part of the team behind changing the structure of the show, which moved from three days to four days due to covid in 2021.
Tickets are now sold in advance only with visitor numbers capped at 140,000 equating to 35,000 people a day to prevent overcrowding.
Recalling the decision to stage the show in 2021, he said:
Talking to the Duke of Gloucester at this year's show.
Mr Mills looks forward to spending more time with wife Jill and family and supporting son James in running the family business of hosting weddings at their farm in Appleton Roebuck in Selby.
He said:
Allister Nixon, chief executive of the society, said:
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