ROSIE PAGE and Jim Wight, daughter and son of James Herriot author Alf Wight, will hold a signing event for a new book next week.

"The Wonderful World of James Herriot" is a collection of stories with insights from Rosie and Jim.

They will be signing copies on Friday, November 4 from 11am at the World of James Herriot museum in Thirsk, the house and surgery where their father lived and worked and where he penned his stories.

Ian Ashton, managing director of the World of James Herriot, said: “Rosie and Jim’s insights add authenticity to the many tales of the animals and people which are at the heart of Herriot’s stories. There’s never a dull moment in Herriot’s company, whether he’s becoming pen pals with Tricki Woo the spoilt Pekingese, dodging a raging bull on a risky artificial insemination assignment, or the inevitable trials and tribulations of lambing season, Rosie and Jim have seen it all."

Signed copies of the new book will be for sale on the day. It is available to buy from the World of James Herriot gift shop and online from the attraction’s website www.worldofjamesherriot.com.

The book launch is timely as the management team of the World of James Herriot will be at the World Travel Market, Excel London the following Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday meeting international travel specialists to encourage more visitors to Herriot Country in advance of the screening of the third in the current series of “All Creatures Great and Small” on North American TV channels from January 9, 2023.