Malta school group visit to the World of James Herriot Thirsk.
A group of 25 Grade 7 students and four staff from San Anton School Malta (http://www.sananton.edu.mt) visited the World of James Herriot recently.
Regulars to England for visits, this is the second time they have visited The World of James Herriot, partly because the teacher who organised the trip is a big Herriot fan. The group stayed in York and after the visit they went off to Sutton Bank to fit in another Herriot connection.
“We get a lot of overseas Language Centre visitors in July at the beginning of the school holiday period, demonstrating that the World of James Herriot is a key destination for schools and students from other countries as part of their study programmes”. comments Ian Ashton, World of James Herriot managing director.
A schoolroom is available within the World of James Herriot where students can spend time researching the books and other aspects of the veterinary surgery which was also his own home and where he spent much of his time writing his world famous books about the life of the country vet.
The recently launched James Herriot Foundation Trust aims to provide bursaries for veterinary nurses. The Foundation Trust was established in 2015 following the installation of a statue of Alf Wight (James Herriot) in the gardens of the World of James Herriot, Alf Wight’s former home and surgery in Thirsk. Jim Wight and Rosie Page, son and daughter of Alf Wight (James Herriot) are Trustees.
2016 is the 100th anniversary of the vet and author’s birth and a fundraising black-tie dinner is to be held on Saturday 1st October at Tennants Garden Rooms, Leyburn to celebrate and raise funds for the Trust. Opera star Lesley Garrett will sing at the event, which will be hosted by Harry Gration of BBV TV’s Look North. http://bit.ly/HerriotHundred
*Attached image: School children from San Anton School Malta pictured at the World of James Herriot.