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Mar 2023
Start your engines: it's time for Knaresborough tractor run
About 400 vehicles are expected to take part in tomorrow's 25-mile Knaresborough Tractor Run.
The tractors are due to set off from the Great Yorkshire Showground in Harrogate at 9am before snaking around the district.
The spectacular convoy will head to Ripley and Knaresborough before travelling to Staveley, Burton Leonard and Markington, Bishop Thornton and Glasshouses.
It is expected to arrive in Pateley Bridge at midday for a hog roast and then continue to Bewerley, Dacre, Darley, Birstwith and Hampsthwaite before finishing in Knaresborough at 4pm.
The number taken part won't be known until tomorrow as drivers can turn up on the day.
Participation costs £20 and an extra £10 for each passenger. You can enter here or turn up at the showground.
All proceeds are donated to Yorkshire Air Ambulance — a cause close to the hearts of many farmers taking part because of the way it helps people in remote and rural areas.
Last year, a total if 383 tractors took part and the event raised £21,000.for Yorkshire Air Ambulance.
Although the route uses some minor roads, the convoy takes about an hour to file by and traffic delays are possible for vehicles caught up in the event.
The route snakes around Nidderdale
Tractor Run committee chairman and Ramsgill farmer Steven Brown urged anyone with a tractor, farmer or otherwise, to take part, and anyone without one to turn out to support the event. He said:
Prizes will be awarded for tractors in three categories: vintage, classics, and modern.
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