A record entry of 50 tractors, four MG cars, a Land Rover and a Bus rolled into Guilford Square for Bute Vintage Club’s annual charity road run. Changeable weather didn’t put off large crowds coming along to see the vehicles and donate to the club’s chosen charities for 2008; the Robin Sprowl Play Frame Fund and the Schiehallion Unit at Yorkhill Children’s Hospital.

Centre stage again this year was a 1979 AEC Reliance Bus driven by Lawrence Macduff and belonging to Shuttle Buses of Kilwinning. Bute Ceilidh Band provided music to entertain visitors. Johnny Beattie, an Honorary member of Bute Vintage Club, waved off the 56 participants before clambering on the bus for a round Bute tour, complete with an impromptu but informative commentary from Jimmy Morton. Due to its size the bus took a different route to the other participants in the road run, who on leaving Guilford Square by way of Montague Street headed for Canada Hill, and then via Craigmore, they travelled back through Rothesay  to Port Banatynne, Ettrick Bay, Scalpsie and then  via the West Road back to Rothesay, finishing with refreshments in Charlie's Park.

Photographer Tom Cromack caught up with the tractors as they speed through Craigmore, unfortunately the cars were too fast for the cameraman. A selection of photographs can be accessed  here:-

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