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Illuminated Tractor Parades Fill Towns Across England and Wales, Powering Charity Drives

Organisers report record vehicle counts in several towns as totals continue to be tallied.

Overview

  • Dorset’s WillDoes run reported 151 vehicles circling from Milborne St Andrew through Dorchester and nearby villages to raise funds for youth mental well‑being in memory of William Paddy.
  • In Suffolk, more than 150 tractors drew thousands of spectators with £14,605 reported so far for Suffolk Accident Rescue Service, The Rural Coffee Caravan and The Nest, with donations still open.
  • Banbury marked a decade of fundraising for Katharine House Hospice, with 100 decorated tractors and a cumulative total now exceeding £200,000 supported by 135 volunteers.
  • Shrewsbury’s Young Farmers expanded their event to roughly 80 tractors after last year’s debut, supporting the Lingen Davies Cancer Fund and Shropshire Rural Support following a craft fair and Santa send‑off.
  • Further parades lit up Coventry and Warwickshire for children’s hospital and air ambulance causes, Tavistock set a record with 67 tractors, Teesdale runs backed cancer research and a County Durham school, and Builth Wells combined its convoy with a town grotto and charity collections.