TELEVISION cameras followed a Settle woman for a documentary showing her starting her own business.

Jane Walden, of Procter's Row, is going into business making and repairing horse tack, saddlery and leather, and running a horse transportation service.

Earlier in the year, she answered an advert in a magazine for people to take part in the series, Confidence Lab, which will be shown on BBC 2 in the autumn.

Jane, who has been riding since she was three, trained in saddlery and rug repair at the Cumbria School of Saddlery. She is currently completing a City and Guilds in saddlery.

She is already working from home doing repair work and running the horse taxi business.

"A lot of people don't have their own horse transport, and they find they need it for going to the vets, or other trips. It is like a taxi for horses," Jane explained.

Jane's partner in the business is Heidi Shrimpton, of Procter's Row, who is accomplished at sewing and dressmaking.

The film crew were with Jane on Tuesday. They filmed her at home and at the Herald offices in Skipton, where our advertising executive Andrew Mullarkey was shown selling Jane an advert.

Interviews were also filmed with Heidi and with Jane's partner, Karl Antal, who is a trainee farrier.

Emma Gascoigne, a researcher with Kudos Productions which is making the documentary, was pleased with the filming in Settle and Skipton.

She explained that 12 men and women, of which Jane was one, were picked to take part in the programme. They then went on a week-long workshop with leading British practitioners to learn skills to boost their confidence.

The television coverage spurred Jane and Heidi into action.

"We had been thinking about setting up the business for months, when I was chosen to take part in the programme, that made us get on with it. It is going really well," said Jane.

She can be contacted on 01729 823780.

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