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Ideally situated on the main road to the coast, Driffield is a thriving and bustling market town well worth a visit. There is the Cross Hill Market on Saturdays and the main street market on Thursdays in Market Place, with traders coming from all over Yorkshire to sell a wide range of goods at fantastic prices.

In addition there is the Farmers Market, held on the first Saturday of each month at the Driffield Showground. Driffield has a wide range of shops, including the Dewhirst Factory Shop, famous for its men's, ladies and children's clothing sold straight to the public direct from their factories.

Yorkshire Trading Company also has a large store in town, as well a number of national chains, such as Ethel Austin, MacKays, Woolworths, Boots and Boyes, Wilkinson and Lidl.

In addition we have numerous smaller shops offering a wonderful range of quality clothing and gifts.

Free car parking is available at the Eastgate Car Park.

Driffield is a great place to stop off for lunch with pubs, restaurants and cafes offering a mouth watering range of fare, from traditional English, to Indian and Chinese. With its close proximity to two of the finest country homes in the area, the splendid Elizabethan hall at Burton Agnes and the spectacular house and gardens at Sledmere, Driffield presents a wonderful opportunity to call into the town for lunch and a browse round our shops and market en route.

Peace and tranquillity is never too far away, picnics and country walks can be enjoyed at the Millennium Green at Kings Mill, down by the canal at the picturesque Riverhead or at Bell Mills on Skerne Road.

The history of our town and its early prosperity was entirely due to the opening of the canal in 1772 and the Driffield Navigation Trust are an organisation that work tirelessly to bring about the re navigation of the canal. This is something that will, we are sure transform our town as a visitor attraction and the Town Council work hard to support in any way they can the work done by the Trust.

Driffield is famous for its show, the largest one day agricultural show in the country, held annually in July and run and organised by the Driffield Agricultural Society. Additionally there are many events held throughout the year at the Showground on the outskirts of the town, including the Country Fair in May, the Truckfest and the Steam Rally in August.

The Town Council recently revived the Driffield Festival and this year the event will be even bigger, taking place annually the 3rd weekend in July, with events taking place in the town centre and North End Park.

The annual Bonfire and Firework Display at the Rugby Club at Kelleythorpe is now a popular and very well attended event and this year takes place on the Saturday nearest November 5th.

	The small group of people involved in organising and running the annual bonfire and fireworks display on November 3rd were pleased to see so many people attend and enjoy the event.
Advertised throughout the East Riding, we had people come along from as far away as Hull and York. The decision to change firework suppliers after 10 years proved to be more than justified as the display was far better than ever before. In fact, people have told us it was better than displays elsewhere in the region …. and all for only £1.
	Many people in the town still think that they pay for the fireworks through the precept. This is not the case. The amount collected at the entrance is used to buy the fireworks for the following year's display, so the more we collect, the more we can keep improving the event.
The other misconception held by residents is that the fireworks are all "fired" electronically. In fact, they are all lit by hand by Chris and Andy, the Tidy Team. They build the bonfire, prepare the display and then set them off. Without their hard work this annual event would not go ahead for everyone to enjoy. We would also like to thank all those people that came along to help as stewards on the evening.

This year we collected about £3,700 on the gate and this will be re-invested for next year to make the display even more spectacular. Thanks to everyone who supported this year and we look forward to welcoming you again in 2008.

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