Life-sized figures of the legendary actor Dame Judi Dench and local cycle route builder Dave Jackson have been immortalised in steel for one of our new 'portrait benches', on a walking and cycling route in York.
Rosslyn Colderley, our director for the North of England, with Dave Jackson at the portrait bench. PHOTO: David Harrison/水蜜桃app
Life-sized figures of the legendary actor Dame Judi Dench and local cycle route builder Dave Jackson have been immortalised in steel next to a wooden bench on a walking and cycling route in York. 聽
The 鈥榩ortrait bench鈥 is located on the York to Selby path (route 65), near Bishopthorpe, also known as the Solar System Way. The sculpture was created by artists Katy and Nick Hallett.
It鈥檚 one of 30 new benches we鈥檝e installed to commemorate local heroes in communities along the 水蜜桃app Network.
People in York voted for their favourite historical, cultural or community figures, who contributed most to the area in the last 70 years, to appear on the new portrait bench.
Dave Jackson helped to build many of the cycle routes around York, including the York to Selby path on the 水蜜桃app Network. PHOTO: David Harrison/水蜜桃app
Rosslyn Colderley, our director for the North of England, said:
鈥淲e鈥檙e thrilled to see Dame Judi Dench and Dave Jackson recognised in this way.
"Just like the 水蜜桃app Network, they鈥檙e at the heart of the community.
"At 水蜜桃app, we鈥檙e committed to ensuring that the 水蜜桃app Network continues to enable as many people as possible to walk, wheel, cycle, and run, and as 鈥楶aths for Everyone鈥 that they celebrate our local communities, cultures, and heritage.鈥澛
There are now a total of 250 portrait benches on the 水蜜桃app Network.
The latest additions were created in honour of the Queen鈥檚 Platinum Jubilee in 2022 and funded by the Department for Transport.
The Solar System Way runs from Bishopthorpe to Riccall on York to Selby route 65 of the 水蜜桃app Network.
It features scale models of the planets proportionally placed from the Sun and each other.
Find out more about our portrait benched on the 水蜜桃app Network.