A Northumberland truck parade that was a "huge hit" in December 2021 is back for the second year in a row on Friday December 9.
The Christmas Wagon run will see at least 30 trucks travel from Kielder to Hexham Mart, stopping in villages on the way decked out in festive lights. The parade will raise money for the Great North Air Ambulance and Santa's Little Helpers, a charitable organisation based in Bellingham aiming to help rural families who are struggling during the cost of living crisis.
Originally established to thank the timber truck drivers for their work during Covid alongside raising funds for the organisations above, this year's parade has been opened up to any wagon, and according to organiser Fiona Pattinson there'll be cattle wagons, tippers and vans alongside the timber trucks. Fiona, who also heads up Santa's Little Helpers said: "It was a huge hit last year, bigger than we expected it to be.
