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Nidderdale Tractor Run returns this weekend

Tuesday, 25 June 2024 12:58

The Nidderdale Tractor Run takes place this weekend.

The Nidderdale Tractor Run returns this weekend in aid of Yorkshire Air Ambulance.

The event returns to the area on Sunday (30th June) and will follow on route both on and off roads.

The run will start at Kirkby Malzeard in Ripon, leaving R+J Catering Butchers at 10:30am before heading towards Wath Bridge.

The convoy is expected at Pateley Showground between 12:40pm and 1:10pm before heading towards Sawley (2:20pm), Winksley (2:45pm), Galphay (2:55pm) and Laverton (3:10pm).

It’s expected to arrive back at R+J in Ripon at around 3:30pm.

Simon Dickinson, one of the event’s organisers, said:

“The run started because a friend of mine had a paramotor crash and the Yorkshire Air Ambulance was called and it saved his life.

“If only we had the Yorkshire Air Ambulance years ago I feel that my father and many others could’ve been saved.”

Food and drink will be supplied at the beginning and the end of the event, but due to the expected hot weather, participants are encouraged to bring water within their tractors.

The event is sponsored by R+J Catering Butchers, Russels, l’Ansons, KC Toilets, Skelgill Meats and Squid + Tonic.

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