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Apr 2021
Ripon to fund free fairgrounds in city centre
Free fairground rides for young children, will be a feature of events in Ripon for the rest of the year.
This will be subject to approvals from Harrogate Borough Council (HBC) in line with easing of covid lockdown restrictions.
Some families are facing a financially difficult summer and autumn.
The UK furlough scheme and safety nets, such as mortgage holidays, will be coming to an end. The rides are free to provide fun for families who cannot afford a holiday.
Ripon City Council also hopes the planned events will generate more footfall, which will be beneficial to retailers, cafes, restaurants, pubs and heritage attractions.
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The first are planned to be in place alongside artisan markets to be held in Ripon on the Bank Holidays of 3 May and 31 May.
At a virtual meeting of the city council's events committee, councillors agreed that three rides will be booked for Market Square on ten separate dates.
Councillor Pauline McHardy, said:
Councillor Chris Davis, was among those members who voted unanimously to support the proposed programme of events.
He said:
In addition to the spring and summer months, the fairground rides will operating on other key dates including Halloween, the switch on of the city's Christmas lights on 19 November and two Christmas markets in December.
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