THE Cumbria Charity Truck Convoy has raised £15,000 after its ‘best ever year’.

The event has raised a huge amount of money with this year’s total being split between the Great North Air Ambulance, Breast Cancer UK and the Cumbria Cancer Care Unit at Cumberland Infirmary in Carlisle.

Hundreds of trucks and spectators gathered from across the North of England and Scotland for the Cumbria Charity Convoy and Gathering which took place at Clifton Dykes, south of Penrith.

Saturday morning, saw the Convoy taking place, with tractors and trucks leaving Clifton Dykes on a 28-mile circular route passing through off Eamont Bridge, Langwathby, Culgaith, Temple Sowerby, Kings Meaburn before returning to Clifton Dykes.

Once the vehicles were back on site, the show field was open to the public, to view the vehicles as well as Lawn Mower racing demonstrations, tractor pulling and Tractor Dyno testing, where tractors are hooked up to technology to see what horsepower their engines have.

Organiser, Kevin Chappelhow said that this year was the best event yet.

“Everyone that helped this year have just done an amazing job,” said Kevin.

“We worked tirelessly to pull this off and it's been another huge success.

"The event just seems to be getting bigger and bigger every year and it runs so well with a great atmosphere.

“It seems to fall into place and obviously the help and support we get from everybody makes it so much easier to organise.”