Farmer raises charity funds with festive tractor exhibition
10 December 2020 |
A replica of a John Deere 6155m has been made with lights (Photo: Andrew Wilkinson/The Christmas Tractor)
A Yorkshire farmer is raising thousands of pounds for charity after installing a farming inspired festive exhibition outside his own home.
Thousands of Christmassy LED lights adorn Andrew Wilkinson s home near Pocklington, in East Yorkshire.
He has created a replica of a John Deere 6155m and a Landrover Defender in memory of his father David, who sadly died of cancer in 2006.
The impressive festive display, which has been installed every year since 2016, aims to raise funds for Cancer Research UK.
A group of dedicated women has continued its fundraising mission for Cancer Research UK.
This year the Burghley Ladies handed over a total of £49,000 to the charity, which will help to fund research at Addenbrookeâs Hospital in Cambridge.
The group, which began in 1974, usually raise money through a variety of events including coffee mornings and luncheons with speakers. However, due to the coronavirus pandemic many methods of fundraising have not been possible.
Miranda Rock and Annette Beaton hand over the Burghley Ladies cheque to Heidi Connell from Cancer Research. Photo: Alan Walters
Annette Beeton, chairman of the Burghley Ladies, said: âWe started off well in October. We had a fantastic evening at the Greyhound Stadium and raised £17,000.
Cancer Research UK announces dramatic cuts to its life-saving research budget
Cancer Research UK have announced today further dramatic cuts, slashing £45 million from its research budget.
This is around half of what is normally expected to be spent at this time, and it means dozens of potential life-saving projects and hundreds of world-class scientists have been left unfunded.
This devastating blow is on top of the £44 million cut made to current grants at the start of the pandemic, and the charity not being able to fund any new clinical trials this year.
The new cuts have led to 24 fewer research programs, 68 fewer projects and 12 fewer fellowships, and Cancer Research UK says there will be around 328 fewer researchers working on their research.