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May 2023
Trans-Pennine Run cancelled as organisers seek new Harrogate venue
A popular event that has been held in Harrogate for more than 50 years will not return this summer.
The Trans-Pennine Run, first staged in 1969, sees dozens of historic vehicles driven from Greater Manchester to Harrogate.
Residents and visitors would flock to the Stray along Oatlands Drive to look around the vans, lorries, buses and other vehicles after their arrival.
However, in 2019 the Stray was left unusable by heavy rain, leading the Historic Commercial Vehicle Society, which organises the event, to seek an alternative site.
It found a home at the Yorkshire Event Centre, on the Great Yorkshire Showground, and returned there in 2022 after a two-year break during the covid pandemic.
But this year, event chairman Chris Sant told supporters:
Mr Sant said he was hopeful it would be possible to hold the Trans-Pennine Run again in 2024 and was working to find another location for the vehicles to convene at the end of the route.
A spokesperson for the Yorkshire Event Centre said no agreement had been made to use the venue this year, adding:
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