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Aug 2021
Knaresborough Christmas Market set to go ahead after land dispute settled
The organisers of Knaresborough Christmas Market are now confident that the event will go ahead this year after a land ownership dispute was resolved.
Harrogate Borough Council had given the organisers' event management plan the stamp of approval in previous years. But it had not done so this year.
Event management plans set out details of events and are key documents for emergency services and insurers.
Hazel Haas, one of the organisers, told the Stray Ferret previously that without third party approval, the insurance premiums would go up and that would in turn put the event at risk.
So when North Yorkshire County Council officers said this morning that they would step up and ratify the plan it came as a major relief to Mr Haas. She said:
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The Knaresborough market is due to be held on the first weekend of December in its usual location of Market Place.
Karl Battersby, corporate director for business and environmental services at North Yorkshire County Council, said:
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