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Sept 2020
Harrogate district gets £2m discount with Eat Out to Help Out
Diners in the Harrogate district who took part in the Eat Out to Help Out scheme got a discount of more than £1.9 million in August.
New figures out today from HM Treasury also revealed that people in the Harrogate and Knaresborough and Skipton and Ripon constituencies ate 314,000 meals in the scheme.
The scheme was designed to help the struggling hospitality sector get back on its feet. The Stray Ferret reported that many cafes and restaurants saw a big spike in interest last month.
Some restaurants were fully booked and were forced to turn some diners away who were trying to take advantage of the Eat Out to Help Out discount.
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In Harrogate and Knaresborough 153 restaurants signed up compared with 205 restaurants in Skipton and Ripon.
Some restaurants across the Harrogate district have seen such a boost that they have extended the discount without any government backing to fund it.
Lydia Hewitt-Craft, supervisor at So! Bar and eats Harrogate, said:
Nertil Xhallo, manager at Sarando on Station Bridge, said:
Sara Ferguson, acting chair of Harrogate BID and owner of two Harrogate restaurants, said:
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