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Sept 2020
Decision to cancel Knaresborough Christmas Market 'wasn't unexpected'
Knaresborough Christmas market will not go ahead after the county council said it could not safely give permission for the event.
The market was one of the only remaining events still planning to go ahead during the festive season. But with others locally, including Leeds and Harrogate, being cancelled, North Yorkshire County Council was concerned it could attract even larger crowds than usual.
One of its organisers, Hazel Haas, said the decision "wasn't unexpected" and the residents of Knaresborough are the top priority.
Hazel, chair of the Knaresborough Christmas Market committee, said:
The market was amended to ensure safety by cancelling the annual fireworks display and live entertainment and reducing the number of stalls but Hazel said the risks "were just too great".
She added:
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This event is another casualty for the festive season, with many annual events unable to go ahead.
The decision comes as coronavirus cases in the district are slowly rising - a further six new cases were reported yesterday. This brings the total number of confirmed cases in the Harrogate district since the beginning of the pandemic to 894.
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