Shopshire tractors join huge group for Hundred House run

Andrew Thomas leading Raymond Rees and Lilian Powell down off the hill (Image: Anne Bates)

Nearly a hundred tractors descended on the Hundred House village green for the annual Hundred House tractor run on Sunday, May 12.

Alfred Lewis of Nantmel with his David Brown 996 (Image: EA Bates)

Participants had come not only from the immediate area and wider Radnorshire but from Herefordshire, Shropshire, Montgomeryshire and Breconshire with their pride and joy.

Builth Wells' Simon Farrow with his Renault (Image: EA Bates)

Yet again, route plotter Mervyn Price had put on a very scenic run in the May sunshine around the communities of Bettws, Fforest Inn, Dolyhir, Gladestry, Newchurch.

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Welsh Run organiser, Llanwrtyd Wells' Evan Lewis flying the flag (Image: EA Bates)

The procession then made its way to the lunch stop at Bryngwyn, where the participants took in the unusual sight of Leigh Miles with his 1903 Wallis and Stevens steam traction engine on display.

Bridgnorth visitor Lynne Rickhuss in her Massey Ferguson (Image: EA Bates)

Here also saw a couple of the old tractors abandon the run due to technical issues.

SJ Jones with her County 1124 (Image: EA Bates)

After refreshment it was off again, with skies threatening and thunder rumbling in the distance, the procession of tractors made their way over Glascwm Hill to Glascwm and over the Giant’s Grave to drop back into Hundred House still dry without seeing any of the torrential thunder rain.

Martyn Nicholls had four of his fleet of County tractors out (Image: EA Bates)

Back in the village hall, the raffle was drawn, and the entrants were treated to refreshments.

Llanfaredd's Brian Bufton with his International 444 (Image: EA Bates)

Mervyn Price thanked everyone for coming, all entrants, all marshals, all officials who helped with signing on and the ladies preparing the refreshments, before drawing the raffle and announcing that over £1,300 had been raised for the hall’s upkeep through the event.

Local garage owners Martin & Ben Davies on their Zetors (Image: EA Bates)

He then went on to remind the drivers of the forthcoming Welsh National Tractor Road Run on June 16 at Llanwrtyd Wells.