If you could see our little market town of Masham right now it couldn't fail to bring a smile to your face. The excitement is building at a great speed and we still have three weeks before the epic race reaches our lovely Yorkshire Dales town.
Mini 'jerseys' in all the racing colours are strung up around the town and, as bunting goes, these are fabulous! We have flags flying, brightly coloured bicycles adorning shop fronts and all sorts of imaginative decorations put up by local businesses, making the town a very happy and jolly place to be. And the sun is shining which makes it all so much more pleasant for everyone.
Bah Humbugs has a bicycle with the King of the Mountain colours - white with red spots - which looks amazing about our doorway.
If you haven't yet decided where you want to be to watch Le Grand Depart then why not come to Masham? There are campsites, parking and access to and from the town all day via routes not affected by the race. There will be plenty of entertainment from the night before, throughout the day on Saturday and into Saturday evening. Food stalls, bars, gift stalls and much more to make everyone's visit and stay an exciting and fun filled day.
Bah Humbugs traditional sweet shop will be open as usual on the market square, and we will also have a sweet stand on the recreation ground amongst all the other happy stall holders.
Why not pick up some sweets to see you through the day? Something like Dandelion & Burdocks which are a delicious hard boiled sweet that really taste of the popular traditional retro drink. Or if you have a more classic taste in mind you could grab yourself a bag of Sherbet Lemons, a great zingy lemon flavour with that delicious fizz of sherbet.
You may well be in Masham all day so you could use your time wisely and do a little shopping for gifts and treats while you're here. Our Retro Sweets Hampers are always popular gifts, or perhaps you know someone who would like to receive a Best of British Jar, a Kilner jar packed full of traditional British hard boiled sweets.
You might just want to pop in for an ice cream and say hello.
Whatever you plan on doing for 5th July be sure to check out the routes and what's on. Try looking at Masham's Community Office web site, www.visitmasham.com or the Welcome to Yorkshire site www.yorkshire.com
Let's hope the sun shines and we all have a great day!
