Caithness tractor club hands over £2000 for local good causes
Members of the Caithness Vintage Tractor and Machinery Club (CVTMC) met up at the Norseman Hotel in Wick to hand over charity cheques totalling £2000 on Wednesday evening (March 15).
The money was raised through a tractor run; a stand at the County Show; a ploughing match at Stirkoke Mains (by kind permission of Ronald Innes); and a 200 Club – a raffle in which members sell £12 tickets with four draws being made.
Andrew Mackay, chairman of the CVTMC, handed over a £1000 cheque to Sarah Budge, frailty practitioner who covers the Dunbar Hospital in Thurso and also manages it along with the Town and County Hospital in Wick.
Liz Hewitson, secretary and treasurer of the club, handed over another £1000 cheque to Jill Duncan and Alison Robertson, care staff of the Laurandy Centre in Wick.
The money received will be used for patient comfort in the Dunbar Hospital, and the Laurandy Centre will use the money for activities and trips, as well as developing a garden for service users.