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
    • Sport
    • Harrogate
    • Ripon
    • Knaresborough
    • Boroughbridge
    • Pateley Bridge
    • Masham
  • What's On
  • Offers
  • Latest Jobs
  • Podcasts

Interested in advertising with us?

Advertise with us

  • News & Features
  • Your Area
  • What's On
  • Offers
  • Latest Jobs
  • Podcasts
  • Politics
  • Transport
  • Lifestyle
  • Community
  • Business
  • Crime
  • Environment
  • Health
  • Education
  • Sport
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

Subscribe to trusted local news

In a time of both misinformation and too much information, quality journalism is more crucial than ever. By subscribing, you can help us get the story right.

  • Subscription costs less than £1 a week with an annual plan.

Already a subscriber? Log in here.

13

Jul 2021

Last Updated: 13/07/2021
Business
Business

Great Yorkshire Show organisers 'tired but excited' for return

by Connor Creaghan

| 13 Jul, 2021
Comment

0

The organisers hope that the Great Yorkshire Show 2021 will act as a signal that normality is returning after coronavirus.

nigel-morgan

Organisers of the Great Yorkshire Show may be exhausted after they were forced to cram a year of planning into four months but they are excited for its return.

The Great Yorkshire Show, which was cancelled last year, starts at 8am on Tuesday and finish at 6pm on Friday.

Tickets will not be available on the gates this year and all tickets for this year’s show are now sold out.


It will be a very different event this year with visitors urged to test before they travel and follow social distancing measures.




Read more:



  • Hive of activity as Harrogate prepares for Great Yorkshire Show’s return

  • No covid deaths at Harrogate hospital for three months






But the organisers hope that the Great Yorkshire Show 2021 will act as a signal that normality is returning after coronavirus.

Nigel Morgan, head of operations, told the Stray Ferret:

"We didn't realise when we announced in March that the show would go ahead just how many challenges there would be.
"I have encountered more challenges in the last four months than in the last 15 years. I feel worn out but excited.
"It might feel slightly different but it will be a similar format to previous shows. We are ready to open the gates.
"When we first made the announcement the government was planning to lift the remaining restrictions in June but that was pushed back.
"That meant that we fell under the coronavirus restrictions which are set to lift on July 19. So we were put into a different ball game.
"In the last few days we have worked with public health officials who are happy that we have met their requirements."


Mr Morgan added that he and his team are now "ready to rock and roll".