Truckers convoy for children returns for 37th trip

Organiser Trevor Howlett said seeing children smile was one of the best parts of the day

Ninety lorries formed a convoy to take disabled or disadvantaged children on a day out.

The East Coast Truckers charity returned for its 37th trip and gave children a chance to ride in lorry cabs.

The vehicles left Postwick Park & Ride, near Norwich, at 09:30 BST on Sunday, before travelling through the city and eventually parking up at Pleasurewood Hills Family Theme Park in Lowestoft, Suffolk.

Organiser Trevor Howlett said it was always amazing to see the smiles on children's faces.

Lucy and her son, Samuel, were among the crowd cheering on the truckers

The convoy travelled down the A47 to Pleasurewood Hills where children and their families, alongside the lorry drivers, would spend the afternoon before making the return trip.

On the return leg, the lorries would drive down Marine Parade in Great Yarmouth, where people could come out to watch.

Mr Howlett said: "It's a very special day for them [the children] because they don't normally ride in trucks.

"It's amazing to see the kiddies with a smile on their face, the air horn going. For a lot of them, it might be a one-off."

He said the lorry drivers also loved seeing people lining the route on bridges over the A47 and Marine Parade.

Ninety trucks were due to take part in this year's convoy