A VERY special tractor set off from Sedgemoor Auction Centre this morning (Monday) on the final route of the Energy Now Expo tractor drive.
The tractor run is raising money for Forage Aid and marking a year since the Somerset levels flooding that devastated so many farms.
The drive has already smashed the £10,000 target set for the Forage Aid fundraising and expects to push past the £20,000 mark this week.
Forage Aid’s emergency response initiative delivers animal feed to farmers in times of need.
James Winslade, who was affected by the floods last year, and is behind some of the Forage Aid efforts, will be started the drive off as he will travelled along the A38 towards Bristol.
The drive continues up the A38 towards Gloucester, heading north past Almondsbury, Berkeley and Haresfield.
The convoy will then continue to push north before reaching its final destination at the Energy Now Expo in Telford.
Energy Now Expo director, and the brains behind the fundraising drive, David Jacobmeyer told the Mercury: “From the moment I met the guys at Forage Aid, they were just inspirational.
“The money raised by the drive will go into a pot and can be dished out as emergency funds to farmers when they are hit by flooding or snow for example.”
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