Caithness donation for Irish Rovers’ vintage tractor challenge

Members of Caithness Vintage Tractor and Machinery Club have given their support to a group of friends from Ireland who are travelling the length of the UK mainland in vintage tractors as a charity fundraiser.

Kieran O’Donoghue, James Keohane, Tom Fitzgerald, Paddy Ryan and Declan Carey, from County Cork, set off from John O’Groats on Saturday on a 22-day challenge that will take them on a 1400-mile route to Land’s End.

Some members of Caithness Vintage Tractor and Machinery Club joined the Irish Rovers for part of the Great Vintage Tractor Tour and Brian Polson, the vice-chairman, handed over a cheque for £100 on behalf of the club.

The friends are raising money for Critical, one of Ireland’s leading emergency medical response charities, which is expanding its network of volunteer responders. They set a target of 10,000 euros and have raised 2746 euros so far.

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