James Herriot Statue unveiling - Jim Wight's speech
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 20 ก.ย. 2024
- Jim Wight and Rosie Page, son and daughter of Alf Wight the author of All Creatures Great and Small reveals the new bronze statue of their father. James Herriot was the author's pseudonym and the new statue will be placed in the gardens of the World of James Herriot in Thirsk which is located in the original home and surgery of the World's most famous vet. A new Legacy Fund is launched at the same time as the statue in order provide burseries to help young people who wish to join the veterinary care industry.
Hooray! There's a statue that's richly deserved, that everybody will appreciate.
One of my biggest regrets will always be never having been able to meet Alf Wight. His books resonated with millions of animal lovers all over the world, myself included...but it wasn't just his often humorous stories about animals, I think, that appealed to so many; it was his gentle nature, his love of animals and the humans who cared for them, and his overall love of the beauty of life.
I wrote to him when I was around 17, after reading a couple of his published books....I can only hope that, in amongst the innumerable letters and writings that he surely received, he might have at some point seen my letter, and perhaps smiled.
He died on my 20th birthday 😢
a brilliant story teller it just transports me away across the seas and a balm on my hurting soul thankyou so much Mr Alf Wight.
Hearing your dad was a big fan of Maggie Thatcher makes me love and respect his memory even more!
Since reading his first book 8n the 70’s, I’ve always considered James Herriot a close friend although I never had the honor of meeting him.
My two sons, 12 and 11 years old and I met Alf Wight just by luck when we were visiting England in 1990. My Grandfather was a Yorkshire man and I wanted to see the area he was born and raised. We happened to be passing the surgery when Alf was there and he placed a sticker with his autograph on it in one of his books my son had in his backpack. He wasn't able to sign his name any longer from arthritis. What a joy these books and the wonderful TV series have brought to our family and now to my Grandchildren.
Would have loved to have visited .
Today Commemorates James Herriot's 100th Birthday
What a lovely statue and adoring speech! I hope to visit the museum. :)
While it doesn't alter how I feel about his veterinarian work, the novels and Granada television programme, I have to admit surprise and disappointment to learn Dr. Alf Wight was a fan of Margaret Thatcher.
Thank you, it was fitting tribute to Alf Wight. If you watch again, you'll hear Jim's reference to Margaret Thatcher was that the same sculptor was doing a statue of her too, it was not a reference to Alf's political persuasions. Hope you can visit the World of James Herriot soon. best wishes, John
Good to clear that up!
So what if it was? If Tony Blair had been mentioned in the same respect, would you have been so quick to mention it? Methinks not.
He most certainly said his father liked Margaret Thatcher. So what?
grandissimo,il mio scrittore preferito.indimenticabile h e r r i o t.
Brill
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