Mayor’s first public engagement

Wetherby councillor Neil O’Byrne celebrated Yorkshire Day with his first engagement as Mayor by reopening the long-standing antiques fair in the Town Hall.

Welcoming traders back, Coun O’Byrne said: “The re-opening of the antiques fair marks another step in Wetherby coming back to life after the coronavirus pandemic.” The fair was well attended by 11 traders selling a variety of curios, antiques and vintage items.

Members of Town Hall staff were on hand to ensure that it ran in a ‘covid-safe’ way, taking contact details for the NHS’ track and trace programme, restricting the number of customers who could browse to eight at a time and providing hand gel to everyone entering the building.

The fair runs every Saturday and has been established for over 40 years.

Councillor Neil O’Byrne, Mayor of Wetherby with trader Margaret Hobson.