A FORMER Craven Herald ‘picture of the week’ has been chosen as one of six summer images to feature on a limited edition set of library membership cards.

Roger Nelson of Bolton Abbey’s picture of a Swaledale ewe standing in the heather on Hazlewood Moor, with Addingham Moorside behind her, was selected along with Colin Hurworth’s picture of countryside, also near Bolton Abbey.

The four other winning entries in the North Yorkshire County Council competition were scenes of the white horse at Kilburn, a coastal scene of Whitby; Knaresborough Viaduct, and Filey Beach.

Photographers were invited to capture the beauty and diversity of a North Yorkshire summer in the competition organised by the council’s library service.

More than 100 people submitted a total of 350 images covering all aspects of the county, from coast to moors, rolling farmland, dramatic landscapes, historic towns and villages, wildlife and nature.

County Councillor Greg White, executive member for libraries, said: “The standard of the entries was very high and the judging panel deliberated long and hard to whittle the entries down to a final shortlist of ten before agreeing the six winning images.”