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Tinsel tractor run to return to Ripon

Wednesday, 23 October 2024 08:50

Last year's Tinsel Tractor Run raised £1,600 for Yorkshire Cancer Research.

The Tinsel Tractor Run will be returning to Ripon and Boroughbridge in December.

The event will again be fundraising for Yorkshire Cancer Research in Harrogate, having raised more than £1,600 for the charity last year.

The tractor run is expecting more than 30 decorated tractors to take part on Saturday 7th December.

It’s organised by vintage tractor enthusiasts from the Ripon Tinsel Tractor Group.

Speaking after last year’s event, Simon Dickinson, who is part of the group, said:

“I’m a window cleaner, and in my day to day work I often chat to people in the local community. It’s only then that you start to realise how many people have been affected by cancer.

“It was important to me that the funds raised from the tractor run went to supporting research and knowing that it is a Harrogate-based charity meant that it felt like the perfect fit.”

The route will see participants set off at 3pm from F Tate & Sons in Ripon before taking in Bishop Monkton, Boroughbridge, Langthorpe and Skelton.

There will be a final loop of Ripon Market Square at around 6pm to give spectators a glance at the festive spectacle.

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