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05
Mar 2021
Hope that Nidderdale Show will go ahead this year
Organisers of the Nidderdale Show are “cautiously optimistic” that the event will go ahead this year.
The show, which is held by the Nidderdale Agricultural Society, attracts crowds of 15,000 and aims to celebrate agricultural traditions.
Held in September, the event closes the traditional agricultural show season.
Last year, the show fell victim to the coronavirus pandemic and was cancelled.
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But organisers say they are now “cautiously optimistic” that it will go ahead this year on September 20.
A post on the Nidderdale Show Facebook page said:
Mike Holt, Mayor of Pateley Bridge, told the Stray Ferret that he was hopeful that the show would return later this year.
He said:
It comes as organisers of shows and events across the district have made decisions in light of the government’s roadmap out of lockdown as whether to go ahead or not.
The Great Yorkshire Show intends to go ahead in July, with the Yorkshire Agricultural Society and NHS bosses in discussions over how to hold the show while continuing vaccinations.
Birstwith Show announced last month that it will return in July.
However, Masham Steam Rally has postponed its event until next year and Tockwith Show has sent out an urgent SOS for volunteers to enable this year’s event to go ahead.
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