Over 100 tractors lead festive convoy in memory of Lucy Bland

"Lucy was such a special person, and I know the goodwill and generosity of so many people would have made her smile"

Chris Brayford
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Tom Kirk, an agricultural mechanic from Cumbria, organised a tractor run to raise funds for independent charity Children's Cancer North in memory of his sister Lucy Bland who died from leukaemia.
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Tom Kirk, an agricultural mechanic from Cumbria, organised a tractor run to raise funds for independent charity Children's Cancer North in memory of his sister Lucy Bland who died from leukaemia.

More than 100 tractors decorated in Christmas decorations illuminated the night sky of Cumbria to commemorate the memory of a young girl who died from cancer. Tom Kirk, an agricultural mechanic from...

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