FAMILY TRIBUTES: Helen Scott and children Joe and Hannah raise funds for the Brain Tumor Charity in honor of their husband and father Richard during a commemorative tractor rally this weekend
MORE than 100 tractors are set to drive down the streets of the upper valley in honor of a popular farmer who died of a brain tumor earlier this year.
Richard Scott died at home on March 24, aged 45, after being diagnosed with low-grade glioma in 2015. The diagnosis was made after he had an epileptic seizure.
His wife Helen said the tumor could not be removed because the main vein in the brain ran through it, although he had to undergo surgery to remove it and was treated with chemotherapy. She added, “He died six years today from diagnosis. It’s so unpredictable – they couldn’t predict what would happen or when it would happen. “
Ms. Scott paid tribute to the staff at James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough, where he was treated before his death.
Mr. Scott, who attended the Forest of Teesdale and Teesdale schools, spent most of his life on the family farm near High Force raising crossbreed Limousin cattle.
He was best known for his stone work and love for tractors.
Now, with the help of Mrs. Scott’s stepfather Stephen Elliott, the family got together on Sunday the 12th.
Registration starts at 8.30am at the Middleton-in-Teesdale Auction Mart and the £ 15 entry fee includes a roll of bacon at the beginning and tea, coffee and cake at the end.
There will also be a raffle with prizes sponsored by local businesses.
On the route, the tractors drive from the market to Coldberry and Newbiggin before following the main road to Langdon Beck and on to Weardale.
The classes include best classics, best restored classics, best vintage cars and best restored vintage tractors.