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Ripon’s tireless team of non-stop knitters has transformed the city centre into Coronation Street with their skill and ingenuity.

The behind the scenes needle workers of Ripon Community Poppy Project are adept at creating handmade designs for all occasions, from Remembrance events to the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee and now, in celebration of her son’s crowning glory at Westminster Abbey on May 6.

Within hours of taking down their Easter display, the King Charles III banners and bunting were put in place in High Skellgate, then on railings, the town hall balconies, bollards and on the post box at the entrance to The Arcade.

You can take a look at some of their creations below.

Coronation Post box

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Another Ripon ginnel lit-up to encourage shoppers

Ripon Business Improvement District‘s lighting project, designed to drive footfall and boost business, has lit up another pedestrian route into the city centre.

Festoon lighting has been installed in the ginnel between M&Co and Costa Coffee, which leads to and from the Marshall Way car park.

This is the second of the city’s alleys and ginnels to be illuminated and follows the pre-Christmas deep cleaning of four ginnels and alleyways organised by the BID. Its work is funded by a levy paid by businesses

.BID manager Lilla Bathurst said:

“Lighting up these key routes throughout the city has been a priority for the BID and I am thrilled that we have been able to light up this key route.

“This would not have been possible without the support of the staff and management at M&Co and Costa. The BID funds the power to the lights and we are grateful to M&Co for hosting the electricity supply.”

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