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    Last Updated: 06/03/2026
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    Reader's Letter: What is going on at Harrogate's Sun Colonnade?

    by Stray Ferret Readers

    | 06 Mar, 2026
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    suncolonnade
    Sun Colonnade, Harrogate.

    We welcome readers' views. Besides our weekly letters page, we also ocasionally publish standalone correspondence on issues of local interest, such as the one below. Send your views to letters@thestrayferret.co.uk

    On Tuesday, I took a walk in Valley Gardens in the beautiful sunshine. In general, there wasn’t too much litter. 

    But I walked back through the Sun Colonnade and it looked so different. Neglected — totally it seems. Dirty, litter — including a very large broken plastic box spread over the footway. Badly damaged wood covering on the wall. Notices scribbled over. Gaps in the roof. 

    What do visitors think? I suppose they pass by and think 'what a shame' and then walk away.

    Couldn’t the council or whoever maintains it check after each weekend? There are small mechanical sweepers that might be used or alternatively someone with a brush and barrow. Couldn’t a few repairs be done? I guess one lives in hope.

    Valerie Cooke, Harrogate

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