Leg Club benefits from proceeds of Llanddewi Tractor Run

The presentation of the proceeds of Llanddewi Tractor Run was made to a local charity on Wednesday, August 26.

Route leader Stuart Ross presented a total of £450 to Hilary Smith who accepted it on behalf of the Llandrindod Wells Leg Club.

It was the proceeds of the annual Llanddewi Tractor Run which was dedicated to the memory of Mrs Dot Bevan who had recently passed away.

For many years, she had provided hundreds homemade Welsh cakes to the tractor drivers.

The organisers had chosen the Llandrindod Wells Leg Club as the charity to support as Dot had used their services a lot over the years.

This year’s run was held on Sunday, August 16, had attracted entries from Herefordshire, Ceredigion as well as the usual local participants.

Starting from the village hall, Stuart lead the the tractors in his Massey Ferguson 135, with son, Owen, gate opening on his Beta enduro bike with Barry Bevan acting as backmarker.

The route toured the communities of Dolau, pausing for lunch to take in the wonder of Water Breaks its Neck waterfall.

Then onto Llanfihangel Nant Melan, Bettws, Cefnllys, Llandegley, Pales before returning to Dolau and the finish at Llanddewi.