Blinged-up tractor parade to raise cash for charity

People watching festive decorated tractors driving through town

People lined the street to watch 200 decorated tractors parade through Baldock, Hitch and Letchworth to raise money for charity A festive tractor parade thought to be the biggest in the UK has attracted crowds of thousands. About 200 vehicles travelled through north Hertfordshire on the “Farmers on Christmas Lights Tour”.

It was set up by farmer Richard Hill two years ago to boost mental health and community spirit in the wake of the pandemic. The event, which started in Baldock, also aimed to raise GBP50,000 for the Garden House Hospice[1].

Snowman sits at the from of a tractor decorated for Christmas

Snowman sits at the from of a tractor decorated for Christmas The ‘blinged-up’ tractors parade the main streets of north Hertfordshire

Hugo and Lucy fundraising with grandparents Jean and Ian

Hugo and Lucy fundraising with grandparents Jean and Ian

Hugo and Lucy fundraising with grandparents Jean and Ian for the charity that raises cash for farmer mental health

Tractor decorated with festive lights for a charity paade

Tractor decorated with festive lights for a charity paade Jingling all the way for the Garden House Hospice charity The hospice provides free palliative care for people in North Hertfordshire.

Carla Pilsworth, of the Garden House Hospice, said it was her favourite – and their biggest – fundraising event of the year. “I’m hoping for fun, laughter and awareness of GH Hospice,” she said. Find BBC News: East of England on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

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