Start your engines – village's tractor run as popular as ever

Organiser Barry Bevan thanked everyone for coming ahead of the group’s tour of the local communities and asked those assembled to join him in a minute’s silence and hand clap in honour of Rowley Jones. Rowley had helped set up and organise the tractor run from its conception until last year, the 22nd running, with friend Dennis Davies.

Barry Bevan waving to onlookers in Llanddewi.

After the speech it was time for the off with Gareth Rees leading the tractors out of the start to take a right turn to climb the first hill of the day before turning left to tour the farm track through the Bevan’s family farm, passing the farm’s windmill and onto meet the Heartsease road.

Here the convoy turned right, now heading downhill to cross the Heart of Wales railway at Dolau Station, before bearing left towards Kingshead Cottages and on to pick up the road to Llanbister Road, passing through the community of Cwm y Gwaist.

Llanddewi Tractor Run 2022.

Here they crossed back over at the railway bridge, turning right to climb over the Cefn to the Rhos-grug. Heading east the procession took the stony track up Ligo Rocks to Beacon Hill, the tractors picked up the hill track across the heather strewn moor to Tyn yr Ynn where they re-joined the tarred road. Now heading homeward, the tractors went over Maelienydd, to Heartsease and descending downhill to return to the village hall.

The organisers would like to thank all helpers and participants and will announce the chosen charity at a later date.

Llanddewi Tractor Run 2022.