15/06/2026
🌾 Scarecrow Festival – Just One Week to Go! 🌾
📅 Saturday 20th June
🕙 10:00am – 7:00pm
Our village Scarecrow Festival is now only a week away, and we’re looking forward to welcoming residents and visitors for a wonderful day of community fun.
📖 Be sure to pick up a Scarecrow Festival Brochure outside the Meeting Hall (£2 cash only). It includes the trail map, event timetable, voting slip for your favourite scarecrow, and a fun letters competition with the chance to win Showcase Cinema tickets.
🏆 Three prizes of four cinema tickets are up for grabs!
💷 Favourite Scarecrow Competition Prizes:
🥇 1st Prize – £50
🥈 2nd Prize – £40
🥉 3rd Prize – £30
🎶 Entertainment throughout the day:
• Gildersome Brownies Maypole Dancing
• Tingley Junior Brass Band
• Gawthorpe Brass Band
• Local singer Dan Kelly
• Puppeteer Will Cousens
• Band THEN AGAIN
• Choir Crank Chorus
•Story Time Corner
🎡 Activities for all ages:
• Animal petting areas
• Fairground rides
• Giant caterpillar digger photo opportunity
•Face-painting
🍔 Refreshments available:
• BBQ
• Cakes and sweet treats
• Pop-up bar
💷 Please note: Brochures, BBQ and refreshments are cash only.
We hope to see you there for what promises to be a fantastic community event! 🌻
