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Welcome to the gallery of Harry Gration's Yorkshire Sporting Heroes book launch, Headingley Carnegie Stadium, 9 October 2009.

You can click here to visit our secure and safe online shop to get the book delivered direct to your door, or click here to see a list of book signings across Yorkshire, where you can meet Harry, get the book and have it signed too!

All photographs taken by Linda Viney © Dalesman.

Audrey Robinson, Harry Gration, Kathleen Cuthbertson (Dalesman competion winners)
Caroline North, Robert Flanagan (Dalesman MD), Helen and Harry Gration
Paul Jackson (Dalesman editor), Kathleen Cuthbertson, Audrey Robinson (Dalesman competition winners)

Robert and Hilary Deakin (Dalesman competition winners), Harry Gration
Dickie Bird, Harry Gration
Hilary and Robert Deakin, Paul Jackson (Dalesman editor)

Helen Gration, Mel Dyke, George Dyke
Phil Bodmer, Harry Gration
David Kirby, Dickie Bird

Helen Gration, Phil Bodmer, Harry Gration
David Kirby, Phil Bodmer
'The Elite Team'

Penny Bustin, Tanya Arnold
Pattie Ryan, Penny Bustin, Tanya Arnold
Roger Moore, Dickie Bird

Roger Millward, Garry Schofield
Neil Fox, Lauren Fox, Greg Fox
Neil Fox, Lauren Fox, Greg Fox

Linda McFadzean (Dalesman), Lewis Jones
Dalesman competition prizewinners with Paul Jackson (Editor)
Anne Crossley, Bob Appleyard, Richard Hutton

Helen Butters, Catherine Baker, Caroline Clarke
Gary Baker, David Clarke, Richard Butters
John Shrewsbury, Jim Reside, Campbell Ferguson

Dickie Bird, Audrey Robinson
Bob Appleyard, Dickie Bird
Maureen and Brian Whitley

Harry Gration, ?
Roger Millward, Neil Fox
Andrew Varley, Garry Schofield, Harry Gration

Mingling guests
Joy Powell, Glenda Charles
Harry Gration, Dr Ingrid Roscoe (Lord Lt West Yorkshire)

Roger Keech, Brenda May
Dr Ingrid Roscoe (Lord Lt West Yorkshire), Christa Ackroyd
Neil Fox, John Spencer, Lewis Jones

Tony Currie, Eddie Gray
Tony Currie, Eddie Gray, Andy Daykin
Ian White, Pattie Ryan, Martyn Fish

Fabrice Limon
Adam Sinclair, Nicholas Brown
Brian Close, Neil Fox

John Morgan
Norman Hunter, Eddie Gray
Robert Flanagan (Dalesman MD), Dr Ingrid Roscoe (Lord Lt West Yorkshire)

Mel and Gillie Allison, Susan and Richard Collier, Anne and Peter Winn
LRobert Flanagan (Dalesman MD)
A guest taking a picture

Helen Gration introducing Harry
Harry Gration speaking
Harry Gration speaking

Dickie Bird opens his wallet to buy a copy of Harry's new book
Harry cajoles Dickie Bird into paying for a copy of his new book
Harry presenting a copy of his book to Dickie Bird

Harry presenting a copy of his book to Glenda Charles (on behalf of John Charles)
Guests during the presentation
Harry presenting a copy of his book to Brian Close

Harry presenting a copy of his book to Neil Fox
Harry presenting a copy of his book to Lewis Jones
Harry presenting a copy of his book to Tony Currie

Harry presenting a copy of his book to Veronica Trueman
Harry presenting a copy of his book to Greg Fox
(on behalf of Don Fox)
Harry presenting a copy of his book to Norman Hunter

Harry presenting a copy of his book to Bob Appleyard
Harry presenting a copy of his book to John Spencer
Harry presenting a copy of his book to Jonathan Bairstow (on behalf of David Bairstow)

Harry presenting a copy of his book to Roger Millward
Harry presenting a copy of his book to Richard Hutton (son of Sir Len Hutton)
Harry presenting a copy of his book to Eddie Gray

Harry presenting a copy of his book to Garry Schofield
Harry presenting a copy of his book to Mel Dyke (on behalf of David Topliss)
Harry Gration

Back row, standing from left to right: Roger Millward, Greg Fox, Garry Schofield, Veronica Trueman, Mel Dyke, Harry Gration, Lewis Jones, Eddie Gray, Glenda Charles, Brian Close, Dickie Bird. Front row, Norman Hunter, Tony Currie, Neil Fox, John Spencer, Richard Hutton
John Spencer
John Spencer and Eddie Gray

Gary Hetherington, Tom Richmond
Eddie Gray, Brian Close, John Spencer, Lewis Jones
Fancy meeting Harry and getting your copy? Click on the picture to see a full list of book signings.