This website uses cookies to improve your experience. We'll assume you're ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish. Cookie settingsACCEPT
Privacy & Cookies Policy

Privacy Overview

This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these cookies, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities...
Necessary
Always Enabled
Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. These cookies do not store any personal information.
Non-necessary
Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website.
SAVE & ACCEPT
    • Politics
    • Transport
    • Lifestyle
    • Community
    • Business
    • Crime
    • Environment
    • Health
    • Education
    • Harrogate
    • Ripon
    • Knaresborough
    • Boroughbridge
    • Pateley Bridge
    • Masham
  • What's On
  • Offers
  • Latest Jobs

Interested in advertising with us?

Advertise with us

  • News & Features
  • Your Area
  • What's On
  • Offers
  • Latest Jobs
  • Politics
  • Transport
  • Lifestyle
  • Community
  • Business
  • Crime
  • Environment
  • Health
  • Education
Advertise with us
Subscribe
  • Home
  • Latest News

We want to hear from you

Tell us your opinions and views on what we cover

Contact us
Connect with us
  • About us
  • Advertise your job
  • Correction and complaints
Download on App StoreDownload on Google Play Store
  • Terms and Conditions
  • Privacy Statement
  • Comments Participation T&Cs
Trust In Journalism

Copyright © 2020 The Stray Ferret Ltd, All Rights Reserved

Site by Show + Tell

Thank you for your interest in this story

To continue reading this article, subscribe to the Stray Ferret for as little as £1 a week

    Already a subscriber? Log in here.

    05

    Dec

    Last Updated: 05/12/2024
    Community
    Community

    Christmas markets hit as 60mph winds forecast for Harrogate district

    by Lauren Ryan

    | 05 Dec, 2024
    Comment

    0

    weather-warning
    Storm Darragh weather warning

    A Met Office yellow weather warning is in place across the Harrogate district from today (Thursday) until 6am on Sunday. Storm Darragh is forecast to bring gusts of wind up to 60mph on Saturday,.

    Knaresborough Christmas Market has been postponed and other activities have been affected. Follow our live blog for updates and send your Storm Darragh updates to contact@thestrayferret.co.uk so we can share them.

    5.01pm: Local attractions begin to close

    The National Trust announces that Brimham Rocks will be closed on Saturday December 7 due to the forecast weather warning for high winds.

    4.50pm: No update on Harrogate Christmas Fayre

    The Stray Ferret has contacted Market Place Europe, organisers of the Harrogate Christmas Fayre, to ask if the market is still set to go ahead over the weekend.

    We received an automated out of office response advising us to call back tomorrow. Currently there are no updates on social media. 

    4.42pm: Indoor artisan market in Knaresborough goes ahead

    The indoor market in support of food waste charity Resurrected Bites is going ahead as planned on Saturday.

    The charity posted on social media:

    The outdoor market may have been postponed but we are still going ahead. Come to our lovely warm Knaresborough artisan market to buy your Christmas presents. If there is enough interest from stallholders who were planning to do the outdoor market, we may be able to extend the space we can offer so let us know if you want a stall and haven't booked one.

    4.31pm: Valley Gardens market cancelled

    Little Bird Markets has cancelled its artisan market in Harrogate's Valley Gardens on Saturday (December 7) is off. So is the firm's market at Leeds Bond Court on the same day.

    3.47pm: Knaresborough Christmas Market postponed

    One of the local highlights of the festive season — Knaresborough's two-day Christmas market — has been postponed. Organiser Hazel Haas told the Stray Ferret she was "absolutely gutted" but hopes to rearrange it for December 15 and 16. Read more here.

    sf-gift-subscription-ad-1200x628

    Click here to gift someone a Stray Ferret subscription today.

    StarMan banned from driving after crashing car into the Valley GardensStarKnaresborough Christmas Market postponed due to weather