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Oct 2023
No Christmas lights switch-on event in Harrogate this year
Harrogate's Christmas lights will be switched on in three weeks' time — but once again there won't be an official event marking the occasion.
The event, which traditionally drew a crowd to the town centre to mark the start of the festive season, was halted due to covid.
It has not returned since and Harrogate Business Improvement District confirmed in a social media post the situation has not changed. It said:
The Stray Ferret asked Matthew Chapman, chief executive of the BID, why the big switch-on wasn't happening this year.
Mr Chapman said:
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