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The rescheduled Blue Chip Winter Showjumping Championships have been cancelled following the announcement of tighter Covid restrictions.
In a statement yesterday (17 December) the organisers said it was with “great sadness and disappointment” the event scheduled to take place from 28 December 2020 to 2 January 2021 at Hartpury Arena is off. The news follows the Government announcement that more areas in England will move into tier three, and Wales will go back into a national lockdown on 28 December. The championships had originally been due to take place from 1-5 April this year.
“While we have made every effort to ensure the success of the rescheduled event, we have been informed that following recent talks between Hartpury University and the local health protection team in Gloucester that any competitors residing within a tier three area will not be permitted to travel to Hartpury Arena unless it is fo