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May 2022
From corgis to bollard covers: Harrogate district is getting into jubilee spirit
With just a few days to go before the Queen's platinum jubilee celebrations begin, signs of the festivities are already appearing across the Harrogate district.
Harrogate corgi Mr Bingley has been posing in front of famous landmarks across the town ahead of the Queen's platinum jubilee.
With corgis being the Queen's favourite breed of dog, Mr Bingley's owner, Molly Fetherston, thought it would be a "bit of fun" ahead of the upcoming weekend of celebrations.
The pictures show the 10-year-old dog outside Bettys tea rooms, by the Sun Colonnade in Valley Gardens, on the Stray, and near the Harrogate picture frame and Slingsby Gin shop.
Ms Fetherston said:
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Meanwhile in Knaresborough, a group of knitters have been busy making bollard covers for the jubilee.
The bollards, on Market Place, are now adorned with colourful covers with toppers of the Queen, corgis and a crown or two.
The knitted covers were commissioned by Knaresborough Business Collective and made by a group of local knitters and crochet artists called KYM.
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