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Annual Allotment Show
This
year's Show will be the 50th and will take place on
Sunday 22nd August; for further details please contact the
Secretary of the Harrogate & District Allotments Federation, Mr
Clive Pickles on 01423 564782.
The main aims of the Show are
- To promote allotments
- To provide an opportunity for the plot-holders to exhibit their produce, and
- To raise funds for local charities
To date, the show has raised :
| 2008 | £2000 | Young Carer's |
| 2007 | £2000 | Henshaws, Society for Blind People |
| 2006 | £1000 | John Shackleton's Aid to Eastern Europe |
| £500 | Jennyruth Workshops | |
| £500 | The Child Contact Centre | |
| 2005 | £1000 | Yorkshire Air Ambulance Appeal |
| £1000 | Springwater School Starbeck, Sensory Garden Project | |
| 2004 | £500 | Dr Barnardo's Walled Garden Project, Ripon |
| £1000 | Harrogate MRI Scanner Appeal | |
| 2003 | £1000 | Candlelighters |
| 2002 | £450 | Horticap |
| £450 | Harrogate District Womens Aid | |
| 2001 | £800 | St Michael's Hospice |
| 2000 | £1000 | Breakthrough Breast Cancer |
There are numerous stalls
and attractions including:
- Raffle
- Tombola
- Cakes
- Produce
- Gardeners Question Time
- Environmental Corner
- Children's activities
- Competitions
- Auction of produce
Refreshments are served on the Sun Colonnade and a local band
provides mu
sical entertainment throughout the
afternoon.