Chance chat leads to artist in residence role at Wensleydale Railway
A CHANCE conversation led to a Leyburn artist both donating a painting and being appointed artist in residence to the Wensleydale Railway.
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A CHANCE conversation led to a Leyburn artist both donating a painting and being appointed artist in residence to the Wensleydale Railway.
Leeming Bar THE Wensleydale Railway opened its doors on Saturday, May 1 for a classic vehicle run which raised money for the Yorkshire Air Ambulance. The event was in memory of Heather Dobson, a local woman who was killed in a road accident ten years ago. Organised by her son Andrew and his partner Kay Whittaker, the event involved 20 classic tractors and other vehicles, including one of the UK's oldest operational Bedford’s, and the ex-GP driver Cliff Allison's 1959 Mk I Jaguar, stopped in at Leeming Bar Station on the railway. Whilst there they were shown the renovation work which...