Dozens of tractor drivers came together to raise money for a life-saving charity.

The Malpas Charity Tractor Road Run started in Corbett's Yard, Hampton Heath Industrial Estate at 10am and finished at 2pm in Lower Moss Farm on Sunday, April 24.

The North West Air Ambulance was the chosen charity because of the important role in rescuing people in trouble in the countryside.

Clare Davies, an event organiser, said: "It is one of those charities which is often forgotten.

"But in the rural areas it is well used. It can be quite hard to get an ambulance as quickly as possible as an air ambulance could get to you and be able to find you.

"I know for a fact where we live we have go the same post code as 16 other houses."

The Malpas Charity Tractor Road Run has raised money for different charities in the past, including last year when it held a fundraiser for a prominent mental health charity.

"We did it slightly differently last year, but we raised money for Mind last year," Ms Davies added.

Whitchurch Herald: Tractors lining uo for the Malpas Charity Tractor Run.

"In the past, we have done diabetes, we have done Parkinsons.

"We have varied the charities and this is the second time the Air Ambulance was chosen.

"We just feel it is such a worthy charity to give money to."

Money had been raised through raffle tickets but Clare did not know yet how much money had been raised.

She said: "We will not know that yet. We did a raffle, a good amount of people bought raffle tickets.

"That is always quite a good way to raise the money because the raffle prizes are donated."

Clare said the tractor run has a social element to it and said youngsters took part.

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"It is quite a social thing, these people have got these tractors and want to get out on them and take them for a little jaunt out.

"They are all friends, they come and want to look at somebody else's tractor.

"What is noticeable this year is the age of the people that were coming.

"It has gone down, youngsters have started to come on tractor runs.

"They get to see different areas, as we try to vary the roots as much as we can."

The event has run for the past six years and the 2022 run was the first big one since 2019.