More than a half a dozen vintage machines trundled past Sycamore Hall Care Home, on Kearsley Road, in honour of 76-year-old resident Brian Pickering. Brian was chairman of the Yorkshire Chapter of The Ferguson Club, which celebrates the work of the late engineer Harry Ferguson, who designed and developed more than a dozen tractor models as well as aviation and motor vehicles. Advertisement Advertisement Did you know with an ad-lite subscription to Harrogate Advertiser, you get 70% fewer ads while viewing the news that matters to you.
Brian and his wife Jo were also committee members of the West Yorkshire branch of the National Vintage Tractor and Engine Club (NVTEC). The couple acquired and restored four vintage tractors over the years, with Brian’s first being a “Little Grey Fergie”, an iconic Ferguson TE-20, with which they attended numerous vintage tractor rallies and steam rallies around the country. More than one Little Grey Fergie was among the tractors at Sycamore Hall Care Home, when Brian was joined by almost a dozen fellow residents, some of whom used to drive similar machines themselves.
Brian said: “What a surprise. I am absolutely over the moon. You've made my day.
There were 7 tractors chugging up the drive. It was great. Advertisement Advertisement “Roy, one of the drivers, is still involved in the club and it was great to talk to him again.
It was wonderful to stand outside on a beautiful afternoon and talk tractors.” Jean Hawksworth, 99, who was a.
