Clarkson's Farm star 'Cheerful Charlie' joins fight to find cure for MND

Charlie Ireland helped to raise over £20,000 for the Motor Neurone Disease Association in 2023 following the death of his father from the condition

Chris Brayford
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Charlie Ireland said: "MND is a truly dreadful disease but the warmth and kindness of the people we met through the NHS and MND Association helped us all."
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Charlie Ireland said: "MND is a truly dreadful disease but the warmth and kindness of the people we met through the NHS and MND Association helped us all."

A well-known figure, recognised to many as Jeremy Clarkson's agronomist and land agent, has joined the fight to find a cure for motor neurone disease (MND). Charlie Ireland, Ceres Rural's managing director...

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