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Jun 2020
Last Updated: 08/06/2020
Harrogate Autumn Flower Show cancelled
Organisers of the Harrogate Autumn Flower Show have announced today that it will not go ahead this year. The show, set to take place from 18-20 September at Newby Hall.
The North of England Horticultural Society has cancelled this years Harrogate Autumn Flower Show, set to take place from 18-20 September at Newby Hall.
The decision has been taken due to the ongoing uncertainty as to when the government will allow large public gatherings. It comes after the Harrogate Spring Flower Show at the Yorkshire Show Ground was also cancelled - both events attract up to 100,000 visitors between them.
Nick Smith, the show's director said:
"Naturally we are very disappointed that 2020 will go down as the year there were no Harrogate Flower Shows to open and close the gardening season, but the safety of our visitors, exhibitors and the wider public must come first.
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This is the first time the autumn flower show has not taken place since during the Second World War.
The organisers have informed those who had tickets for the show that they will receive a full refund by the end of July. For more information visit the Harrogate Flower Show website - https://www.flowershow.org.uk/
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