A special fundraising evening will support both a hospice charity and Bedale Community Library.

Rosie Page, daughter of James Herriot author Alf Wight, will be appearing in the Ballroom at Bedale Hall, on October 10, alongside Dr Nick Palmerley, a trustee of Herriot Hospice Homecare.

Profits from the event, which will include a raffle, will be split between Bedale Community Library and Herriot Hospice, which is developing the former Lambert Hospital in Thirsk into an in-patient hospice offering bereavement support.

It starts at 6.30pm, and tickets are available at £7.50 (including a glass of wine or soft drink and canapes) from Bedale Community Library or the Herriot Hospice shop in Thirsk. Call 01609 534573 for the library and 01609 777413 for the hospice shop.

Friends of Bedale Community Library get free admission as part of their membership, but they do need to get a ticket, and are asked to contact the library.

Rosie said: “As his daughter, I know a lot about James Herriot. My friend, Dr Nick Palmerley, is a trustee of Herriot Hospice Homecare, and as such he knows a great deal about the latest developments in the charity, including Herriot Hospice at the Lambert. We look forward to telling the Friends of Bedale Library more about both.”

Bedale Community Library trustee Jenny Barrie added: “We are really looking forward to this event. To have Rosie talking about her beloved father will be fascinating. He was renowned as an extremely modest man so we are hoping for some interesting insights into what made this North Yorkshire vet one of the most popular authors in the world. It is also a huge bonus to have Nick Palmerley talking about the work at Herriot Hospice@the Lambert. We are all extremely keen to see how this really important place is going to be developed.

"We know it has been a huge amount of work and effort, but the valuable services it will undoubtedly bring are eagerly awaited. We cannot thank them enough for offering to come and talk to us, Bedale Community Library is run by volunteers and has thousands of visitors a year, so backing from supporters such as Rosie and Nick is a huge boost."