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Farming couple's tractor tour heads to Parliament to talk mental health after death of son Len

Lynda and Andy Eadon reached the Houses of Parliament to raise mental health awareness in rural and farming communities

Chris Brayford
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Farming Minister Mark Spencer, Andy Eadon and Lynda Eadon, NFU president Minette Batters, and Sir Jeremy Wright MP outside the Houses of Parliament to raise mental health in farming and rural communities (Defra press office)
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Farming Minister Mark Spencer, Andy Eadon and Lynda Eadon, NFU president Minette Batters, and Sir Jeremy Wright MP outside the Houses of Parliament to raise mental health in farming and rural communities (Defra press office)

Inspirational parents of a young farmer who took his own life reached the steps of Parliament to shine a light on mental health in rural communities. Lynda and Andy Eadon, from Napton in Warwickshire,...

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