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Mar 2020
Great Yorkshire Show 2020 cancelled
The organisers do not think it would be able to safely go ahead
The Great Yorkshire Show brings in big crowds.
Organisers of the Great Yorkshire Show have taken the "sad but sensible" decision to cancel this year's show.
The event draws in big crowds every year, with over 135,000 attending in 2019, and was due to be held from July 14 to July 16.
The organisers hope to bring the show back in 2021 bigger and better than before.
Nigel Pulling, the CEO of the Yorkshire Agricultural Society, said today that he feels the show could not safely go-ahead.
In a statement he said:
"Due to the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic, we have taken the sad but sensible decision to cancel the Great Yorkshire Show this year.
As this national crisis escalates day by day, we feel we cannot safely run the Show in 2020. We are extremely sorry to have to announce this news and appreciate that this will disappoint everyone who loves the Show as much as we do.
We will continue to passionately support our farmers in whatever way we can, as they work hard producing our food.
We would like to thank everyone for supporting the Great Yorkshire Show and our goal is to return bigger and better next year.
We hope you and your families stay safe and well through these difficult times."
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