Festive Tractor Run Aims To Raise £30k For Charity

Farmers from across Harborough and elsewhere are getting set for a big Christmas fundraiser tomorrow.

300 decorated tractors will be taking to the streets for the annual Archers Festive Tractor Run, which will start in Lutterworth and tour round ten towns and villages in South Leicestershire.

The evenis aiming to raise £30,000 to be split  between the Rainbows children’s hospice, Leicestershire MS Therapy Centre, LOROS hospice and the Wishes 4 Kids charity.

Ryan Archer is one of the organisers and told HFM the community really look forward the event, now in its fourth year and only made possible by the dedication of all the farmers involved:

The Archers Festive Tractor Run last year
PICTURE: ANDREW CARPENTER

Route and timings

• 4.15pm Lutterworth (Coventry Rd/Brookfield Way/Bill Crane Way) Start
• 4.35pm Dunton Bassett (Coopers Lane/Broughton Lane)
• 4.45pm Broughton Astley (Broughton Rd/Station Rd)
• 4.50pm Broughton Astley (Main St/Orchard Rd/Leicester Rd
• 5.15pm Cosby (Broughton Rd/Croft Rd/Park Rd)
• 5.30pm Whetstone (Cambridge Rd)
• 5.45pm Blaby Centre (Arriving via Grove Rd on to Lutterworth Rd)
• 6.00pm South Wigston (via little Glen Rd/St Thomas Rd/Canal St)
• 6.10pm Blaby (Hospital lane/ Winchester Rd)
• 6.20pm Countesthorpe (via Winchester Rd/ Cosby Rd/Station Rd/Main St
• 6.35pm Peatling Magna
• 6.50pm Peatling Parva
• 7.00pm Gilmorton
• 7.15pm Lutterworth (Church St./George St/Bitteswell Rd.
• 7.25 Lutterworth (Bitteswell Rd/Bill Crane Way
• 7.30 Lutterworth (Leicester Rd) Finish

More details on the event and how to donate HERE