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Great Yorkshire Show will go ahead but car parking affected by weather
Press release from the Yorkshire Agricultural Society Great
Yorkshire Show:
Tuesday 10 - Thursday 12 July 2007 Traffic and Travel latest
Organisers of the Great Yorkshire Show are urging visitors and
exhibitors to consider alternatives to driving to the event next
week.
With record breaking rainfall in June, the Yorkshire
Agricultural Society has sent around 13,000 letters to all members,
sponsors, exhibitors and advance ticket holders asking them to
consider car sharing, travelling by train and using the free
shuttle bus service from Harrogate town centre and Hornbeam and
Starbeck train stations.
The north's largest agricultural event, the Great Yorkshire
Show takes place at the Great Yorkshire Show Showground from
Tuesday 10 - Thursday 12 July. Show Director
Bill Cowling said: "The show will go ahead but we have had
exceptional amounts of rain recently.
Although the site is standing up well, a couple of our car
parks are currently very wet and out of action so we cannot
guarantee a parking space for everyone. "I would
urge all our visitors to think of ways to help reduce the traffic
and thus the pressure on parking spaces, and using the rail network
and free buses may well mean that you get to the showground
quicker. It may be that you can share your journey with a
neighbour, friend or member of the family.
If you live in Harrogate, perhaps you could walk or catch the
bus to the showground. We also have a free cycle park on
site."
Last year's Great Yorkshire Show saw a record breaking
attendance figure of 135,111 when some 45,000 cars were parked on
site over the three days.
This week the Yorkshire Agricultural Society decided to
increase the number of buses from Harrogate town centre, Hornbeam
Park and Starbeck rail stations. As a result of
the recent rainfall, extra trackway and wood chip has also been
bought for use on the Showground.
Mr Cowling continued: "The weather forecast for next week is
relatively good, but it is changeable and unless the ground dries
substantially we do have some car parks which we won't be able to
use. "Much of the show is under cover - we have a 4,500 seat
grandstand, the huge Food Hall, Flower Show, and Fashion
Pavilion.
The cattle and sheep are all housed under cover, plus we have
eight miles of tarmac roads within the site, so the vast majority
of the show is easily accessible." Ground
conditions at the Showground will be monitored up to and throughout
the Show, and any updates can be viewed on the website at www.greatyorkshireshow.co.uk.
ENDS 4 July 2007
For further information please contact the Show's PR Manager
Judy Thompson on 01423 546215 or the Assistant Press Officer
Rebecca Parsley on 01423 546264 or email
judyt@yas.co.uk