TRACTOR REVAMP TO SUPPORT EILIDHS TRUST

Tractor enthusiast Mark Ferguson will be sprucing up his V8 Fordson Super Major to raise awareness and funding for the Eilidh MacLeod Memorial Trust.

Mark has volunteered the revamped tractor to act as a focal point for the music-based charity and will be used at a variety of shows and events all over Britain to make people aware of Eilidhs Trust and its ambition to give the 14-year-old Manchester Arena victim a legacy through youth music education.

The trust was established in 2018 in memory of Eilidh MacLeod from the Isle of Barra in the Outer Hebrides who died along with 21 others in the Manchester Arena attack in May 2017. The trust supports music education for young people reflecting Eilidhs own musical ability and enjoyment as a piper with the Sgoil Lionacleit Pipe Band. The trust will also manage and maintain a permanent memorial to Eilidh and a garden of remembrance and reflection on Barra.

The tractor will be painted in trust colours and fully branded with the charitys logo, website and social media, making a distinctive vehicle to attract attention and strike up conversations about the valuable work of the trust investing in youth music education. The final artwork will also include the iconic Manchester Bee with one for each of the 22 victims.

In addition to its function as an exhibition piece, the tractor will also provide staging for local pipe bands and other youth music groups to perform on.

Mark needs your help to achieve his ambition of long-term support for Eilidhs Trust. Through this page he is seeking your backing to cover the costs of the tractors makeover which will be furthering the work of Eilidhs trust for many years to come. All the work will be completed to a professional standard and fully guaranteed.