Smithfield’s Christmas Eve auction – cancelled for 2021

Smithfield meat market has confirmed that the annual Christmas Eve auction won’t be happening this year, due to you know what.
Considering that much of the fun of the event is being part of a tightly packed crowd shouting for attention and waving money as fresh meat and turkeys are flung around — it was unlikely to take place. Smithfields meat market has now confirmed the auction cannot go ahead safely this year. They are hoping that they will be able to hold the auction next year.
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