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13
Dec 2021
Harrogate Christmas Fayre could be 'bigger and better' next year
The company that organised this year's Harrogate Christmas Fayre has said it hopes the event will return next year "bigger and better".
Market Place Europe organised the 10-day fayre, which ended yesterday, in conjunction with Harrogate Business Improvement District and Harrogate Borough Council.
It featured stalls as well as rides, including the Candy Cane Express road train.
Andy Pidgen, operations manager at Market Place Europe, said:
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A council spokesman said today it was "too early" to tell how much footfall the fayre had generated but added that town centre shops had commented on how busy Harrogate had been.
Harrogate Christmas Fayre was organised after the original Harrogate Christmas Market, on Montpellier Hill, was cancelled after the council refused to sign off the organisers' event management plan.
Steve Scarre, vice-chairman of Harrogate Christmas Market, told the Stray Ferret he will hold talks with the council and submit a new event management plan in January in the hope of reviving the event.
He also suggested the market and the fayre could both take place next year.
He said:
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