Nostalgic tractor spreads mental health messages in memory of Norfolk farmer
Rebecca Hill, who farms in Barnham Broom, between Norwich and Watton, came up with the idea to honour her late husband David Allen, who tragically took his own life 20 years ago.
To raise the profile of mental health issues within agriculture, she decided to promote East Anglian rural mental health charity YANA (You Are Not Alone) on her 1987 Ford 8210 tractor - the same model David was driving when they first met.
She recruited her friend, Great Yarmouth-based artist Emily Hartley Booth, to paint the logo on both the tractor and her Land Rover.
Spending countless hours driving in the countryside, Mrs Hill said this was a perfect way to keep David's memory alive while highlighting the support now available to isolated rural communities - as well as spreading the message that it is vitally important for farmers to talk.
Norfolk farmer David Allen, who died in 2004, pictured with his spaniel Widget (Image: Supplied) "Because I’m on the tractor a lot, and I’m in the rural community all the time, I thought if someone saw these signs they could just ring and speak to someone and it might just help," she said.
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