Be inspired by our Creative Champions
Whether they’ve grown up here or discovered the area as an adult, our creative champions all have one thing in common, they’ve decided that Lakes and Dales is the only place for them!
Many inspirational people have been in touch telling us their stories, about how much they love the Lakes and Dales and the lengths they will go to in order to stay. We call them our creative champions – people who love and are dedicated to the rural communities in which they live and work.
Rachel Thornton
Bentham artist Rachel Thornton took the plunge to become a full-time artist in 2017 and she has never looked back.…
Boxer and Hound
Katy and Jake’s Settle coffee bar and bottle shop, Boxer and Hound, is a labour of love and the ticket…
Steep and Filter
Michael Jennings never considered living in the rural North until he met his wife, Alex, who is from Skipton. The…
Ollie Collie
Heather Thomas moved with her family from the Midlands to Sedbergh nearly four years ago. Said Heather: “We had always…
Elisa Lafuente
Elisa Lafuente, who was born and brought up in Spain, found artistic inspiration in the Lakes and Dales, settled in…
Em Hill
Em Hill gave up the chance to move to London and pursue a career in singing because she felt her…
Alice Cummings
Alice Cummings moved to Malham because she always wanted to live in the countryside. Six years later she has retrained…
- « Previous
- 1
- 2
We would love to hear from more creative champions
Please contact us with your stories: GreatPlace.Cra@northyorks.gov.uk