PICTURES: Ross-shire tractor convoy and family fun day at Shawpark Farm in Munlochy raises £40K for Breast Cancer Now
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A BLACK Isle family fun day has raised a remarkable £40,000 for a cancer charity.
Iain and Caroline MacRae of Shawpark Farm, Munlochy, had planned to hold an event in aid of Breast Cancer Now in 2020.
The Covid-19 pandemic put paid to that but the end result proved well worth the wait with more than 100 tractors taking part in a run through several Ross-shire communities ahead of the Saturday afternoon fun day.
Iain’s sister Elaine, who helped organise the event, described the response as “mind-blowing”, adding: “If we had made £10,000 we would have been delighted but to have reached four times that amount is phenomenal.”
She paid tribute to the small team behind the scenes who helped Iain and Caroline with organising the event, the volunteers who helped on the day and those who supplied the animals.
She thanked friends and neighbours who provided home baking for the workers in the run up to the event and Dingwall Mart for supplying bacon rolls during the convoy.
Keepsake high-visibility vests with special markings were printed up by Highland Temporary Works Ltd for participants to wear.
Generous donations for a raffle and auction helped boost the total. The sale of the family’s 1960 Fordson Power Major TSA 696 – lovingly restored by close family friend, Hamish Fraser, was also a success. It didn’t go too far either heading to Ian Bain of Tore.
Elaine MacRae said the event was a fantastic display of community spirit and a nice precursor for the Black Isle Show, which returns in August.
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