Tractor Run organisers won’t let Storm Darragh win
Police have this morning warned people to stay home whilst the storm passes through the area, but tomorrow’s event is still set to go ahead providing the expected flooding allows.
Over 200 agricultural vehicles are taking on the 30.2-mile route, the largest in Powys, for the final run that will be raising funds for the Farming Community Network.
“The weather is the only thing out of our control, so fingers crossed Llandrinio doesn’t flood or we’ll have to go to Plan B,” said one of the lead organisers, Jenny Clarke, who added that over 50 volunteers have stepped forward to help out.
“We will be continually checking for road closures, trees down and flood alerts, as well as factoring in the daily weather. Working with The Environment Agency and River Watch, we are being updated all the time.”
There is ample parking at The Livestock Market with cars charged £1. Raffle tickets will also be on sale.
The day is being sponsored by RVT, Pontesbury Tractors, Caleb Roberts Insurance Services, Hughes Catering, Welshpool Printing Group, Derwas of Welshpool, RVW Pugh, TR Machinery and Welshpool Livestock Market.
Timetable for the day
1pm: Entered tractors will start to arrive.
2pm: Spectators can arrive at the Livestock Market.
3pm: Children’s tractor run starts at the sheep pens (Kids can ride round for an hour)
4pm: All tractors should be in place.
4.45pm: Driver meeting in the canteen of the Livestock Market
5pm: Tractors leave to start the route.
Starting at Welshpool Livestock Market
- Turn Left heading down the bypass
- Taking the slip road Right onto Salop Road
- Follow the one-way system from the The Westwood
- Round past Marks Autos
- Left at NFU MUTUAL to the traffic lights
- Turn Right at the traffic lights and go up the High Street keeping to the left towards The Raven Roundabout.
- Take the 2nd exit towards Guilsfield
- Turn RIght into Guilsfield going past Derwen Garden Centre, staying on the B4392 to Arddleen
- Get to the T-Junction at the other end of Arddleen
- Turn Left towards Four Crosses/Oswestry
- Head towards Four Crosses roundabout
- Take 3rd Exit into Four Crosses
- Go straight over zebra crossing and past Lloyd Fraser buildings (on the right)
- Turn right at the end of the road towards Llandrinio
- Head straight to the T-Junction at the end and
- Turn Left into Llandrinio, stay on the road, going over the bridge
- Turn Right towards Criggion/Trewern past Admiral Rodney
- Get to a Junction and turn left towards Trewern (18 tonne weight limit and single track lane)
- Turn Right at the T-Junction on the A458 towards Welshpool
- Head back to the Livestock Market, driving through Trewern and Buttington.
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