Menu

Inskip Christmas tractor run raises £2,500 for hospital’s children’s charity

Posted on - 13th January, 2022 - 7:00pm | Author - | Posted in - Charities, Health, Inskip, Preston News, Wyre News
Bryan, right, with Pete and the donation raised for Lancashire Teaching Hospital Charity’s Children’s Appeal when the local farming community came together last month for the first of what could now be an annual Preston area Christmas charity tractor run. Picture: Julie Frankland

The successful tractor run which was held as a Christmas event in Preston, raised £2,500 for Lancashire Teaching Hospital Charity’s Children’s Appeal.

Advertisement

45 tractors were decorated and played carols while driving along a 15-mile route beginning in Inskip and going through Catforth, Treales, Roseacre, Elswick and Great Eccleston.

Advertisements
Preston Weekender advert

Money was raised via the tractor drivers and buckets which collected spare change from families along the route.

Read more: Royal Preston Hospital plea to families to help get their relatives home from hospital 

Bryan Eccleston and his partner Jilly organised the tractor run, with help from their friend Pete Marquis.

Advertisements

This was the third run Bryan has organised in the last two years, and its success has led to the team planning to make the Christmas tractor run an annual event.

Bryan said: “It was great to see so many families lining the route. It was a special evening that really brought the community together.

“I’d like to thank everyone who joined the tractor convoy, especially for the effort drivers had put in trimming their tractors, and everyone who donated. As it was such a success, it is something we are hoping to now do annually.”

The run’s donation to the Children’s Appeal will help pay for a £1 million shopping list of items to make children’s wards, outpatients and other paediatric treatment areas at the Royal Preston Hospital less scary and more comfortable for the 10,000 babies and young people annually, aged from one day to 19 years, who attend for check-ups and treatment.

See what’s happening near you by entering your postcode below or visit InYourArea

Advertisements
barton manor gym


Read moreSee the latest Preston news and headlines

What’s the best charity fundraiser you’ve been to? Tell us in the comments below.

Share
Advertisements
caritas fostering advert
Preston in pictures Preston Bus 207 PO56 JDX (Scania N94UB / East Lancs Esteem)24.03.24 - Penwortham [Church of St Mary] 240323JPGDSC_7658 - Bus stationDSC_7676 - Miller ArcadeDSC_7681 - former Post Office, cenotaph and Town HallDSC_7682 - Central Methodist church, Lune StreetDSC_7668 - Fish (aka Box) MarketDSC_7672 - Miller Arcade View more Advertisement Subscribe to the newsletter

Sign up below to receive Blog Preston's email newsletter. It wings its way into inboxes every Sunday and Wednesday rounding up our top stories and more.

Advertisement News by location

Find news by location, select an area of your choice to be kept up to date with the latest goings on.

The Preston Guide

Discover local businesses and services near you.

    Advertisements
Advertisement Categories

Find news by category, select an category of your choice to be kept up to date with the latest goings on.

Blog Preston email updates

Receive our digest of the biggest and best stories every Sunday to your email inbox

We respect your privacy and you can unsubscribe at any time from our emails