Yorkshire woman the only female Gritter driver in the UK

Letty Fenlon, from Thirsk, is the only Female Gritter Driver in the country Marking International Women's Day.

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00:00 We're here at Econ today. I'm NY Highways' only female gritter driver doing an article

00:06 for International Women's Day. When we inspire others to understand and value women's inclusion,

00:12 we forge a better world.

00:16 I'm 26 and I'm a gritter driver for NY Highways, driving the Econ gritters. We grit morning

00:24 and night, typically on a three-week schedule. We do mornings one week, nights one week and

00:29 a week off. In between that, I work my own team of international competition horses and

00:35 I ride and drive the race horses for Charlie Johnston Racing up in Middlem. My weeks get

00:40 pretty hectic. It's a lot of getting changed in car parks and trying to pack three different

00:45 helmets to make sure I'm always in the correct gear. This winter's been easier. It's been

00:49 quieter with the racing and with the gritting, with how warm it's been, but it's a very different

00:54 It's very constant but gives me a lot of variety.