VINTAGE commercial wagons took to the roads of Yorkshire and Cumbria for the fifth annual War of Roses Road Run.
The weekend event, based once again at The Coniston Hotel, Coniston Cold, saw 30 wagons and drivers taking part with runs on on both the Saturday and Sunday.
On the Saturday night, drivers and supporters gathered at the hotel for a three course dinner with raffle and auction.
Two of the vehicles taking part (Image: Submitted)
Together, with generous cash donations, the event raised £4,500 for the Be More Laura Foundation - a charity set up by the parents of Laura Nuttall, a former pupil of Skipton Girls High School who died in 2023 aged 23 from an aggressive form of brain cancer.
Organiser, Robert Wellock, said everyone met at the hotel on Friday (September 18) with a meal followed by a trip down memory lane with a slide show of old vehicles put together by Nigel Scaife.
"After breakfast on Saturday, and after a quick repair on my wagon, it was wagons roll," said Robert.
"Right on queue the sun came out and we had a stunning drive up past Ribblehead viaduct to Hawes auction market, where Alison provided tea, coffee and cakes.
"After a quick pit-stop we set off again heading to Kirkby Stephen, Brough, Middleton-in-Teasdale and eventually after a windy but stunning journey reaching Alston."
From Alston, it was down Hartshead summit to Brough and Kirkby Stephen auction mart.
After everyone had some lunch, they were back on the road to Sedbergh, Kirkby Lonsdale and onwards to the Coniston Hotel.
"Saturday night began with the usual banter, such as 'what were you going down that road?' and 'why did you turn right?' We all made it back though, safe and sound," said Robert.
The Saturday evening included a talk by Laura Nuttall's mother, Nicola, who spoke about her daughter and how she worked her way through a bucket list of ambitions, including meeting Michelle Obama and commanding a Royal Navy ship.
The event raised funds for the Be More Laura Foundation (Image: Submitted)
There was also a slide show of the day's run.
Early on Sunday, the wagons were off again, this time Yorkshire bound, and finishing at Econ Engineering in Ripon.
"Here we were made extremely welcome and after an introduction of how Econ evolved we were split into three groups and given a very interesting tour of the factory.
"It is a credit to them as everything is done or made in house, like factories use to be," said Robert.
"After the tour Kirsty Hood Catering provided an outstanding selection of sandwiches and cakes which set everyone up for the journey home.
One of the vehicles in the run (Image: Submitted)
"Overall, everyone had an amazing weekend."
Robert added his thanks to all the generous donations to the raffle and auction and also the generous cash donations from Isuzu Trucks, J and J Fretwell Farming; Windle and Bowker accountants, and Turner Haulage.