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Jul 2021
The James Street planters were both loved and loathed and came to symbolise the debate that surrounded not just covid but the high street economy, parking and pedestrianisation.
But now that they've gone, what will happen to them?
The planters were installed by North Yorkshire County Council to encourage social distancing at the start of the pandemic and were loaned by Harrogate Borough Council which owns them.
It seems there would be no shortage of takers for the newsworthy wooden boxes. Similar models sell online for between £50 and £100 and don't even include colourful flora from the council's award-winning parks team.
Cold Bath Road restaurant William and Victoria sent a tweet to HBC yesterday saying they would "love some for our outside area if going spare."
Andrew Hart, who owns the post offices in Starbeck and Bilton, told the Stray Ferret he wants some too to "boost morale and community respect". He'd like to put one outside the burnt-out McColl's supermarket on Starbeck High Street.
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