Some ‘out of this world’ characters were on display in Stoke Bardolph recently when the village held its annual Scarecrow Festival.
Now in its fourth year, the festival, which is organised by a group of dedicated volunteers, continues to attract crowds of visitors, eager to see what impressive creations the villagers have come up with.
The village became awash with aliens, ghosts and Star Wars scarecrows as 24 households throughout the village embraced this years ‘Sci-Fi’ them
The non-profit-making community event supported by the villagers of Stoke Bardolph, Rivendell Care Home staff and residents and also the Trent Valley Councillors, who provide the prizes and judge the competition.
The scarecrows could be found at various locations throughout the village and Rivendell Care Home.
Maps were available to buy at the village hall for the minimum of £1.00 each, with 100% of the map sales going to the Scarecrow winners nominated charity.
Organiser Sue Harte said: “The amount raised from map sales was £111.00 and the scarecrow winners nominated charity was Cancer Research which they were very grateful for.
“Overall, considering the weather, it was a very successful event with lots of support from the community and surrounding communities.
“The scarecrows were amazing with some brilliant creative ideas and I can’t wait for next year’s event to see what creations will be on display.
“Thanks to Kathy and Stuart for opening the village hall car park so all our visitors could park safely and also for opening the hall for refreshments.”
