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Combine charity drive proves a huge success

A challenge to drive a Class Lexion 8700 combine the length of the UK has raised £35,000 for the charities Mind and Children with Cancer UK.

A challenge to drive a Class Lexion 8700 combine the length of the UK has raised  £35,000 for the charities Mind and Children with Cancer UK.

Farmers Olly Harrison, John Branson, James Baldini and Martin Williams travelled the 955 miles from John O’Groats to Land’s End in five days — avoiding motorways — clocking up 49.5 engine hours and using 1593 litres of renewable hydrotreated vegetable oil as fuel.

A tired Olly Harrison said, “We made it. It was hard at times but we got there!”

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