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Oct 2022
Shoppers form long queue for opening of Harrogate's first Lidl
A long queue of shoppers formed outside Harrogate's first Lidl supermarket this morning for the grand opening.
On a bright but cold morning, people began queueing well before 8am when the doors opened for the first time.
Work began on the new store in February this year. Today the Mayor of the Harrogate borough, councillor Victoria Oldham, formally announced the store open and cut a ribbon before local residents poured in.
The Stray Ferret was there for a live broadcast on Facebook:
Chris Aldred, the Liberal Democrat councillor for the Harrogate Fairfax ward, said it was important the area had a lower cost supermarket:
Pupils from Starbeck Primary School hold up their winning designs after the store held a competition to create a poster for the opening.
Store manager Martin Hart told the Stray Ferret he was surprised by the number of people outside the store today:
Lidl Harrogate store manager Martin Hart
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