Life in the slow lane, vintage tractors set off on a 750 mile charity event

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A group of intrepid Shropshire tractor men have left the county on a sponsored drive which will see them and their vintage vehicles cover 750 miles.

The Shropshire tractor men leave on a tractor run from Whitchurch to Scotland and back, raising money for Alzheimer's Society.From left Jim Ankers, Neil Wragg, Leslie Wild and Pat Gandy.

From Warrington to Wigan and then Windermere, there route will then wind through the Lake District up to Carlise and across the Scottish border at Gretna.This is Patrick’s third tractor run for charity with his 1963 Fordson and his second raising funds for Alzheimer’s Society.He said: “I am really looking forward to the event as my dad Reg was diagnosed with dementia following a fall that left him in a coma for three days.

"For this reason, I will endeavour to promote Alzheimer’s Society at every opportunity. The charity provides help and hope for people living with dementia and their families which is so important. I will continue to do daft big runs on my tractor for as long as I am physically able, and the tractor keeps going.”

 

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