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    Mar 2022

    Last Updated: 11/03/2022
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    350 tractors set to take to Harrogate district streets tomorrow

    by John Plummer

    | 12 Mar, 2022
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    Tractors will depart the Great Yorkshire Showground at 9am start and pass through Birstwith and Pateley Bridge and Knaresborough. The event raises money for Yorkshire Air Ambulance — a cause close to the heart of rural workers.

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    Committee chairman says he doesn't expect clogged roads.

    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.

    Knaresborough tractor run

    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:

    "Air ambulance is a cause close to the heart of farmers and anyone in rural communities.
    "We work in solitary areas and they are always there when we need them."


    Knaresborough Young Farmers tractor run

    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.