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Jun 2023
Nidderdale Showground: new cash-only parking system announced
New parking arrangements have been announced for Nidderdale Showground in Pateley Bridge.
NIdderdale Agricultural Society, which owns the showground, said in a statement today it had severed ties with a private company and brought the car park management in-house.
It hopes this will end a turbulent period since it ended a 21-year lease agreement with Harrogate Borough Council to operate the car park last year.
However, neither a date for the new system nor the amount that will be charged, is yet known. Parking is currently free following the breakdown of the arrangement with the private firm.
For many years, the car park was one of three covered by the annual £12 Pateley Bridge parking permit.
The decision to switch to a private company led to some people unaware of the change being fined £60 by automatic number plate recognition cameras.
The society said in a statement today:
The statement said all proceeds generated will continue to be allocated towards the maintenance of the car park and the show field. It added:
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