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Dec 2020
Northern Antiques Fair leaves Harrogate in latest economic blow
The Northern Antiques Fair is to leave Harrogate Convention Centre next year, in another blow to the town's economy.
The organisers announced yesterday the event would be held at Tennants Auctioneers' salesroom in Leyburn, North Yorkshire from September 30 to October 3.
The event, which has been staged since the 1980s, was previously known as Harrogate Art and Antique Fair.
Ingrid Nilson, the fair director for organisers Northern Antique Dealers Fair Limited, said: “For reasons of clarity we felt it was sensible to relocate as the NHS Nightingale Hospital Yorkshire and the Humber has a contract with Harrogate Convention Centre until the end of March, which is too far into 2021 to plan securely for an event there in the autumn."
The fair has been a major four-day event in Harrogate, with exhibitors and specialist dealers selling a wide range of items including paintings, furniture and jewellery.
The 2020 event was due to take place in Harrogate from October 1-4 but was cancelled due to covid.
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The NHS is set to continue using the Convention Centre as a Nightingale Hospital until March.
According to the convention centre's website, the first event due to take place there in 2021 is the Assemblies of God Conference from May 6-8.
Hospitality businesses that rely on trade from the Convention Centre have suffered this year from its closure.
The Stray Ferret reported yesterday that the Kimberley Hotel on King's Road has permanently closed due to the impact of covid.
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