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Dec 2021
Last Updated: 16/12/2021
No vaccine passports: Harrogate Town prepares to reduce capacity
Unseated venues with more than 4,000 people now need to check for negative covid test results or NHS covid passes. Some League Two clubs, like Harrogate Town, have opted to reduce capacity while others will ask for a covid pass.
Harrogate Town record crowd v Scunthorpe.
Harrogate Town have confirmed that there will be no requirement to show proof of coronavirus vaccination at the EnviroVent Stadium.
Under the government's Plan B restrictions, unseated venues with more than 4,000 people need to check for a negative covid test result or an NHS covid pass.
The EnviroVent Stadium on Wetherby Road can hold up to 5,000 fans so it is just over that limit. However, attendance has not gone over the 3,500 mark so far this season.
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A spokesman for Harrogate Town told the Stray Ferret:
"If it came to it, we would cap ticket sales below 4,000, however we don’t foresee this being necessary with average numbers falling well below 4,000 this season to date.
"We will continue to monitor the situation and are still waiting on further advice, but will follow government, English Football League and local authority guidelines to ensure the safety of visitors and staff alike.
"We are encouraging face masks, hand washing and ask anyone with covid symptoms or living with anyone with covid symptoms not to visit the stadium."
There is a mixed picture across League Two. Some clubs, like Harrogate Town, have opted for reduced capacity while others will ask for a covid pass.
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