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Oct 2022
Masham Young Farmers' Club is fundraising in memory of two local farmers who died after contracting sepsis.
Hannah Brown was in her twenties when she cut her hand and the wound became infected.
David Cooke thought he had covid but also ended up dying of sepsis, which occurs when your immune system overreacts to an infection.
Masham Young Farmers' Club is working with the UK Sepsis Trust this year to spread awareness of the condition and raise money.
A tractor run in May generated £2,500, now the club has organised an auction of promises, which will take place at Masham Town Hall on October 14. People will bid for donated prizes, which range from a family ticket to the Forbidden Corner to a quad bike package.
Jack Jobling, chairman of the club, which has about 40 members, said sepsis was a cause close to the heart of the farming community. He said: