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08
Apr 2021
Tockwith Show cancelled due to covid uncertainty
The organisers of Tockwith Show have cancelled this year’s event due to “continuing uncertainty” about the impact of covid.
This year's show, which was scheduled for August, was due to be the 75th since it was first staged in 1945.
However, Tockwith and District Agricultural Society's committee said there were "too many question marks" over what would be allowed and how to ensure public safety in order to make this year's event viable.
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- First ever four-day Great Yorkshire Show confirmed
- Ripley Show cancelled due to covid
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Michelle Lee, the show’s president, said the committee did not want to hold an event that did not match up to the quality of previous years.
She said:
Organisers still hope to hold the annual bonfire and fireworks night will still be held at the showfield in November.
Ms Lee added:
Ripley Show has also been cancelled due to the pandemic.
The organisers of Masham Steam Engine and Fair Organ Rally also postponed their event as there were "still too many uncertainties to proceed".
The Great Yorkshire Show is still planned to go ahead this year and will be held over four days for the first time in its history.
Birstwith Show is also scheduled to take place on July 31.
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