In Pictures: Christmas tractor run lights up Lutterworth and south Leicestershire while helping to raise thousands of pounds for charity

The Archers Festive Tractor Run, which travelled through south Leicestershire on Sunday December 21, featured more than 200 vehicles and included tractors, bin lorries, trucks and a fire engine.

A separate archers tractor run also took place around the Rugby area in Warwickshire on December 20.

The south Leicestershire part of the run started in Lutterworth and then made its way through Dunton Bassett, Broughton Astley, Cosby, Whetstone, the centre of Blaby, South Wigston, Countesthorpe, Peatling Magna, Peatling Parva and Gilmorton before returning to Lutterworth

Over the past five years, the team behind the Archers Festive Tractor Run has raised more than £200,000 for local charities.

This year’s event was in aid of: the Leicestershire MS Therapy Centre, LOROS, which provides hospice care for Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland, Leicestershire Search and Rescue and Our Jay’s Foundation.

So far more than £20,000 has been raised on the fundraising page.

The organisers said they “enjoy spreading a huge dose of Christmas cheer and lighting up Christmas with their festively-decorated convoy”.

A spokesman for Archers View, said: “We would like to say a huge thank you to each and every one of you who came out and braved the classic British weather to cheer us on — your support truly meant the world to us

“If you’re able to, we would be incredibly grateful if you’d consider making a donation to help support the wonderful charities we were fundraising for. Every contribution, big or small, helps make a real difference.”

To make a donation go to: https://givewheel.com/fundraising/10710/archers-festive-tractor-run-2025/

The following photos were sent to us by James Bryce and John Mallett.

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