WillDoes Christmas Tractor Run

Dozens of festive, light-covered tractors parade across mid-Dorset in memory of 14-year-old William Paddy of Swanage, raising money for WillDoes, the charity promoting physical and mental wellbeing in young people. The 2025 run on Sunday 14 December left Milborne St Andrew at 4.15pm and passed through Bere Regis, Bovington, Wool, Winfrith, Broadmayne, Dorchester, West Stafford, Crossways, Affpuddle and Tolpuddle, with a £100 prize for the best-decorated tractor. The 2026 date has not yet been announced.

What’s on

• Circular route through a dozen Dorset villages and Dorchester
• In memory of William Paddy, funding youth wellbeing charity WillDoes
• £100 prize for the best-decorated tractor

The next date has not been confirmed by the organiser yet. This event usually runs in December. We check weekly and will publish the date as soon as it is announced.