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Scarecrows

Some of you may have seen that various villages in Northumberland are regularly invaded by scarecrows of all shapes, sizes and designs. The nearest to us is Whitley Chapel where every other year the area is host to some amusing and very clever creations. A map of the scarecrows locations is sold from the village hall and people roam far and wide over Hexhamshire discovering the scarecrows and trying to unravel the answers to clues attached to them. There is a small prize for the first one back with all the correct answers and there is also a prize for the best scarecrow. The people that make the scarecrows have fun, the scarecrow hunters have fun, people are drawn to the area, Dipton Mill pub gets business and some money from the sale of scarecrow maps is raised for village causes.


So…. Why don't the villages of Warden, Fourstones and Newbrough have a scarecrow trail? The trail would be set up for the week before the Stanegate Festival on Saturday June 29th and the competition would end on the day of the festival. The scarecrows are only limited by your imagination and materials to hand. As for the competition side of it we will need a team of judges for the best scarecrow and someone to produce the map and the questions for the scarecrows, usually there is a set of adult and a set of children's questions.


If you are interested in being involved either in producing a scarecrow or in being involved in the judging/competition etc. please contact me on iain@stanegatefestival.co.uk