Two Young Farmers travelling around Britain by tractor to
promote the organisation's 75th anniversary year are making good
progress.
Dan Halliday and Bryce Mackellar, both
National Federation of Young Farmers' Clubs
vice-chairmen of council, set off from the
New Holland tractor plant in Basildon, Essex, on
their New Holland T7040 Tractor on 27 June.
They are planning to travel to the most Eastern, Northern,
Western (Wales) and Southern points of England and Wales and
crossed the Pennines early this morning (28 June), having already
visited Lowestoft and Berwick-Upon-Tweed.
After further stops at St. David’s in Wales later today and
Lizard Point in Cornwall tomorrow, the pair plan to conclude the
trip with a parade in the main ring at the
Royal Show
in Warwickshire on Sunday (1 July).
The tractor will be run on B100 biofuel, which has been donated
by Petrochem Carless Limited.
The aim is to up the profile of YFC and raise money for the
Royal Agricultural
Benevolent Institution.
Why not send a message of support on the
forums? You can also sponsor the pair by
visiting the
official donation site.
Here are some pictures from their journey so far:
An early start and a long way to go, but at least the sun was
shining...
Just time to stop-off in East Riding...
After an overnight stop in Berwick-Upon-Tweed, it's time to head
south, crossing the Pennines...
The T7040 will be running on 100% biodiesel...
