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Garstang Scarecrow Festival is a fairytale event for the town

Jo and Mike aka Aunt Sally and Worzel Gummidge at Garstang Scarecrow Festival

Fabulous scarecrows pulled in the crowds at a three-day fairytale and book character-themed festival in Garstang.

The Garstang Scarecrow Festival ran from July 1 to 3 and was a fantastic event for the community with local people and businesses all getting involved to make some amazing scarecrows around the town.

The theme at the third annual Scarecrow Festival was fairytales and book characters.

The organising team thanked "everyone who supported the event, made a scarecrow, our wonderful volunteers, Garstang Lions, Garstang Rotary Club, St Thomas’ Church, Garstang Town Council, Wyre Council for the extra bins, DJ Darrel Edwards who put in 10 hour shifts each day, Dan Fowler for the use of his field for car parking, the judges who had a terribly difficult yet enjoyable job, our fabulous first aid team, Wyred 4 Sound, Garstang Ukulele Band, Batala Lancaster, Boddington Bells, Blackpool Brass band who still performed when eight players couldn’t attend due to Covid, Hilary our super Town Crier, Carrs Jewellers for the donation of trophies, Garstang Library, all our charity stalls and everyone who attended, the wonderful Jo & Mike aka Aunt Sally & Worzel Gummidge plus all our sponsors!"

The full list of winners in the scarecrow competitions were:

Child 10 and Under

1st - 318 - Oscar the Grouch

2nd - 386 - Gingerbread Man

3rd - 395 - Hagrid and Harry Potter

Child 11 to 17

1st - 345 - Tiger Who Came to Tea

2nd - 329 - Tiger Who Came to Tea

Schools, Pre Schools and Nurseries

1st - 379 - Mrs Tiggy Winkle - Winmarleigh CofE School

2nd - 339 - Mr Tumble - Pear Tree School

3rd - 399 - The Queen - Garstang St Thomas

Canals

1st - 350 - Run, Run You Can’t Catch Me I’m the Gingerbread Man

2nd - 401 - Three Little Pigs

Adults

1st - 311 - Little Bo Peep

2nd - 337 - Mary Poppins

3rd - 356 - White Rabbit

Community Groups

1st - 315 - Paddington Bears - Garstang Arts Centre

2nd - 306 - Little Red Riding Hood - Abbeyfield House

3rd - 357 - Queen of Hearts from Alice in Wonderland - Cherestans WI

Businesses

1st - 316 - Guarding the Gold - Carrs Jewellers

2nd - 330 - 3 Little Pigs - Royal Mail

3rd - 403,408,411 - Mad Hatters Tea Party - St Thomas Weind Businesses

Topical

1st - 315 - Paddington Bear - Garstang Arts Centre

2nd - 399 - The Queen - St Thomas School

Mechanical

1st - 410 - Wall-E

2nd - 368 - Red Riding Hood

3rd - 366 - Frozen (The Snow Queen)

Best Street

1st - Linden Grove

2nd - Windsor Gardens

3rd - Station Way

People's Vote - (more than 800 votes received)

1st Three Little Pigs - Garstang Post Office delivery office

2nd Mary Poppins - The Tickled Whippet

3rd - The very hungry caterpillar by Dapper & Dainty on the High Street.

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