This story is sponsored by Fully Charged Live

The world’s number 1 home energy & electric vehicle show, Fully Charged LIVE, will be making its debut up North at the Yorkshire Event Centre in Harrogate over the weekend of the 19th – 21st May 2023 following the success of events around the world in Farnborough, Sydney, Vancouver, San Diego and Netherlands. 

Fully Charged LIVE North in Harrogate is expected to bring in 10,000 visitors over the weekend of the 19th – 21st May. After the success we have received at the South event over the past few years, coming to the North was a natural progression.

We want to spread our message: #STOPBURNINGSTUFF and make more people aware of the greener choices that we can all be making and help others gain a better understanding of how they can help to make an impact against climate change and save our planet. 

This Festival of Electrification will showcase a host of quality exhibits and attractions including:  

• Over 30 speaker sessions held over two theatres, featuring presenters from the Fully Charged Show, expert panellists and special guests. These live sessions will look at topics such as “Are Electric Car Conversions the next big business?”, “Energy & EV mythbusting!”, and the favourite Electric Fireside Chat hosted by Robert Llewellyn, where he has a chat with some big names in the clean energy industry, and a few familiar faces. 
• 120+ exhibitors and offering clean energy solutions and electric vehicles of all shapes and sizes 
• Test Drives – Companies such as Polestar, Hyundai, BYD, Genesis and others will be providing their top models for you to get behind the wheel of, as well as electric motorcycles supplied by A E Bikes, ABB and Fonz that will be available for you to try too.  
• The Electric Launchpad will showcase cars that have yet to be seen in the public, giving you the first look at the future of electric vehicles. 
• A M1CRO-MACH1NES area, were visitors will be able to test out the range of electric two-wheelers we have to offer, including e-bikes, e-scooters and e-skateboards. This variety of  two-wheelers offer an exciting and innovative form of travel for city living and commuting, or just for your own leisure. 
• The Home Energy Advice Team, powered by OVO, will be able to answer your burning questions about the current energy crisis, sustainable ways to provide that energy to your home and ways to save on your energy bills.  
• Kids Zone – With free entry for little ones, parents will be able to bring the little ones in the family for a fun packed day of activities for them. From a sustainable lego city to learning circus skills, we think you’ll agree that it will be an educating, entertaining and a great value family day out. 

Fully Charged LIVE, will be making its debut up North at the Yorkshire Event Centre in Harrogate over the weekend of the 19th – 21st May 2023.

Click or tap here to get your tickets for Fully Charged Live now. 

Ilkley-based property developer Opus North and Bridges Fund Management have been granted planning permission from Harrogate Borough Council to build a 600,000 square feet business park near Flaxby.

The business park will be called ‘Harrogate 47’ as it will be built close to junction 47 of the A1 (M). The developer believes it could support 2,000 jobs.

It’s allocated as the main strategic employment site in the council’s Harrogate district Local Plan and already has existing planning permission for more than half a million square feet of employment space.

The new plans include up to 130,000 sq ft of office accommodation, about 75,000 sq ft of tech starter units and approximately 430,000 sq ft for logistics and warehouses.

Ryan Unsworth, development director of Opus North, said:

“This development is key for the Harrogate and wider North Yorkshire economy due to its capacity to transform vacant land into office and industrial space for local, regional and national occupiers, and the vast job-creating potential it has.

“The delivery of Harrogate 47 will allow local companies to expand and grow within the region in addition to attracting inward investment into the district and we are delighted that its potential has been recognised through the positive planning outcome.”

Electric vehicle show comes to Harrogate

A global event that promotes clean energy and electric vehicles will come to Harrogate’s Yorkshire Event Centre in May 2023.

The event is called Fully Charged, the World’s no.1 Electric Vehicle and Clean Energy Show, and is expected to attract 10,000 visitors from May 19 to May 21.

The event will be hosted by Red Dwarf actor and YouTuber Robert Llewellyn.

There will be 120 exhibitors and visitors will be able to test drive some of the latest electric vehicles on sale in the UK.

Dan Caesar, joint chief executive of Fully Charged Live, said:

“Fully Charged Live has been a huge global success, and we are delighted to be bringing the show to the north of England at last. Harrogate is a great location, and the Yorkshire Event Centre, with its indoor and outdoor space, and its sustainability credentials, is a natural partner.”

(L to R) presenter Robert Llewellyn, Richard Moorhouse operations manager at the YEC, Dan Caesar, joint CEO of Fully Charged Live and Ben Chatburn sales manager at the YEC.

Grants of up to £100,000 available for Yorkshire social enterprises

The Social Enterprise Support Fund is now open for the second round of funding and will provide grants of between £10,000 and £100,000 for social enterprises that have been impacted by covid.

This follows the first round of applications in December that saw over 800 applications from enterprises across England, requesting grants worth over £37m.

The fund is available to social enterprises if most of their beneficiaries are in England, and their annual income has been between £20,000 and £1.8m in either of the last two financial years.

Sheffield-based Key Fund supports social enterprises across Yorkshire. Its chief executive, Matt Smith, said:

“The UK’s social enterprises have been at the heart of community survival and recovery during the pandemic. In a post-covid world, where the inequalities within society are even starker, the work of these organisations will be needed more than ever.

“This grant funding has already proven to be a lifeline to many social enterprises and the communities they work in, and so we welcome this second round of financial support.”

Matt Smith, CEO of Key Fund