North Yorkshire Moors Railway shares beloved tales and bedtime stories for National Storytelling Week

To celebrate National Storytelling Week, which runs from January 30 to February 6, North Yorkshire Moors Railway has teamed up with a number of critically-acclaimed authors for a week of readings and activities.
By Duncan Atkins
Published 28th Jan 2021, 11:03 BST
Updated 28th Jan 2021, 11:06 BST
Chris Vine.Chris Vine.
Chris Vine.

Keep your eyes peeled as each day a new storytelling-themed post on NYMR’s social channels will reveal fun activities including:

* a railway-inspired short story writing session

* an exclusive reading by Chris Vine from an excerpt of his charming series of children's train books, Peter’s Railway

"Piglet""Piglet"
"Piglet"
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* and videos from the likes of Yorkshire-born Andrew Martin, author of a series of railway-themed detective novels.

In addition, on Monday February 1, North Yorkshire Moors Railway's Piglet will be reading a bedtime story at 4pm.

To get involved in NYMR’s Storytelling Week, follow them on Twitter or Facebook.

Click here to buy railway-inspired novels and other books.

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