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Mar 2022
350 tractors set to take to Harrogate district streets tomorrow
About 350 tractors are expected to take to the Harrogate district streets tomorrow when Knaresborough Young Farmers Club's tractor run returns.
The event, which was cancelled last year, raises funds for Yorkshire Air Ambulance.
Tractors will converge at the Great Yorkshire Showground for a 9am start and then pass through Knaresborough and Birstwith before stopping for lunch at Pateley Bridge at about noon.
The route passes through Pateley Bridge
They will then continue along country roads to Markington before finishing in Knaresborough at about 3.30pm.
The tractor run started as a private club event in 2012 but was opened to the public in 2018.
This year's route.
Club member Mike Spink was a great supporter of the air ambulance before his death and the organisation continues to fundraise for it.
Steven Brown, chairman of the tractor run, said:
About 360 vehicles participated in the last tractor run, which was completed a week before lockdown in 2020. It is one of the largest tractor runs in England.
Anyone can turn up at the showground with a tractor and take part.
Although the event causes some traffic disruption, the route includes many minor and private roads to minimise disruption.
You can support the event by pledging a donation to the air ambulance here.
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