R&S Pride JULY 228.qxp 10/06/2021 09:58 Page 6
NEWS & EVENTS
Burghley set to return in 2022... COVID CLAIMS 2021 EVENT BUT ORGANISERS PROMISE A GREAT RETURN IN 2022 STAMFORD As the last edition of Pride went to press it was confirmed that the 2021 Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials will not be taking place due to Covid. “It is with immense sadness that we announce the cancellation of the event, which was due to be held later this year from 2nd - 5th September,” say organisers. “Despite the continued easing of lockdown measures, the nationwide vaccination programme and hope within the Government Roadmap for unlocking the country, there have been and remain too many variables and uncertainties.” “The event runs on a greenfield site; the lead time and strategic infrastructure planning all require significant investment and expenditure year on year.” “Staging the competition element is ongoing 365 days a year, from one year’s event to
2019 winner Pippa Funnell rode to victory on Grafton Street.
the next and the contractual cancellation procedures mean that even though restrictions are easing across the country, we have to make difficult decisions months ahead of the event.”
Local food, national delivery FOOD DELIVERY COMPANY YUMMY CAN NOW DELIVER LOCAL FOOD NATIONALLY
“The severe financial implications of a potential cancellation of an event of this scale and magnitude at a late stage, without available pandemic insurance, are too great to risk for all involved.”
“We are desperately sad, but next year marks our 60th Anniversary, and despite the challenges ahead, we will be focusing all our efforts on delivering a spectacular event in 2022.” n
YUMMY The sister company of Pride Magazines, Yummy, reached its first anniversary last month and to celebrate the milestone, we’ve launched Yummy nationally, and can now provide ‘Local Yummy food, nationally delivered.’
Your order is delivered anywhere in the UK, fresh to the door, in a single consignment.
Partnering with our new national courier means we can now deliver meat from our high quality local butchers, fish from our fishmongers, fruit, vegetables, artisan bread, cheese, and speciality foods like our Smokehouse barbecue products, DIY pizzas, homemade cheesecakes and other produce, right across the country. 6
Our national courier can also let our customers know when their order will be arriving and when it has been delivered. Customers can also pay a little extra to specify a delivery before 10.30am or 12 noon, or opt for standard delivery (up to 8pm). Yummy now partners with 25 of the area’s best suppliers and has delivered over 100,000 products. We will add more speciality food products from the UK throughout 2021. n See www.yummy.co.uk.
