Basildon based UK tractor manufacturer New Holland Agriculture have donated six toy pedal tractors to the Essex based charity North Essex Support Team (NEST) which will be distributed to the children of struggling families across Essex this Christmas.

L-R: Pat Smith, New Holland business director UK & ROI and Les Nicoll, NEST founder

NEST is a small, registered charity who take direct action to assist families and individuals in need across the Essex community. Founded in 2006 by Les Nicoll who has a background of 50 years’ service with Essex County Fire and Rescue service. The charity provides families with everyday household items, furniture, clothing, adaptions within the home to facilitate the return from hospital of very sick patients or those requiring palliative care and Christmas hampers.

Les visited the New Holland plant on 2nd November to collect the pedal tractors from David Redman, tractor product specialist together with members of the New Holland marketing team. NEST will distribute the pedal tractors to the families of children who without their help may not have received any gifts this coming Christmas. In 2021 the charity gave ‘One Day Free of Poverty’ to over 350 children, ensuring they all had wrapped presents as well as a gift for the parents.

NEST chairman Les Nicoll said, “Thank you New Holland for giving these pedal tractors to us at NEST. You along with all those that are supporting us in creating One beautiful day free of poverty are helping us to make a difference this Christmas. Each one I promise will go to some of the very poorest children in our community."

Pat Smith New Holland business director UK & ROI commented, “New Holland Agriculture are delighted to assist this superb local Essex charity and we honour them for all the good works that they do. We wish all the children and families an enjoyable Christmas this year.”