Great British Bake Off star and motorhome fan Karen Wright will join Yorkshire chef Steph Moon on the cookery stage at the Great Holiday Home Show next month.
The show, which is being held in Harrogate for the first time, features the latest holiday homes, caravans and motorhomes and other aspects of life exploring the great outdoors.
Described as the largest outdoor holiday home show in the country, it started in 1976 as The Lawns Show and was previously held in Hull.
A total of 227 holiday homes and 140 caravans and motorhomes will be on display at the Great Yorkshire Showground from September 8 to 10.
Visitors will include Ms Wright, from Wakefield, who was one of 12 contestants on the Great British Bake Off in 2018. She will give top tips for baking in a caravan.
Multi award winning consultant chef and camper van owner Ms Moon will also be there, hosting the cookery theatre throughout the three-day show.
Steph Moon
Besides the cookery theatre, there will be the Great Holiday Home Stage hosted by TV Presenter Christine Talbot.
Special guests include Matt Baker, adventurer Andy Torbet, YouTube motorhome family the Roaming Radfords and Peter Wright from Channel 5’s The Yorkshire Vet.
Hall 1 of the Yorkshire Event Centre will feature an e-bike testing arena. Hall 2 will be become the leisure world shopping village.
The event is organised by HERCMA (The Hull and East Riding of Yorkshire Caravan Manufacturers’ Association), which is a collaboration of four major holiday home manufacturers ABI, Carnaby, Swift and Willerby.
Tickets cost £12.50 and children under 16 go free with an accompanying paying adult.
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Covid Co-Operation Harrogate raises £11,155 for local charities
Covid-Co-Operation Harrogate has raised £11,155 for local charities as a result of its crowdfunding appeal.
Covid Co-Operation Harrogate was set up as a means of connecting local people who need help, with those able to help. The group rapidly expanded to more than 10,000 members. As a result of the incredible response, the groups admin team set up a fundraising page for local charities who need help during this difficult time.
The charities, who have all received an equal share of the donations, include: Supporting Older People, Harrogate Foodbank, IDAS, SparkSupport, Hear to Help and Canaan Warehouse.
Susie Little, founder of the group and the crowdfund appeal, told The Stray Ferret:
“I chose 6 small charities who I felt were helping sections of society who are particularly vulnerable at this particular time.”
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The Great Stand Up To Covid-19 Bake Off is just one of the many activities run by the group. This event encourages members to bake their best cake and send a photo of their creation to the group.
Cake baked by Mia Wright, Age 14.
In order to take park, each participant donated a £2 entry fee to the crowdfund page and the bake off was judged by Bruce Reid and Harrogate’s White Watch. 10 finalists, 7 adults and 3 under 16 competitors, have been awarded a place in next weekends show stopper.
Cake baked by Dawn Peretti-Speirs.
The Bake-Off competition was one of many activities carried out by members of the group in order to raise money. Other fundraising events included a charity bike ride of 150 miles and auctions of jewellery and garden furniture donated by members of the group.