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Sept 2022

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Minskip scarecrow competition set to return this weekend

Published: 1 Sep 2022, 07:05 BST

by Calvin Robinson

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The annual competition sees almost the entire Minskip village making scarecrows which then line the main street in a blaze of colour throughout the weekend.

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Examples of scarecrows in Minskip from previous years.

A scarecrow competition in the village of Minskip is set to return this weekend.

The annual event will be held on Saturday (September 3) and Sunday (September 4) with a pantomime theme.

The annual competition sees almost the entire village making scarecrows which then line the main street in a blaze of colour throughout the weekend.

Debbie Hargreaves, one of the organisers of the event, said:

“It’s absolutely wonderful how so many villagers have made scarecrows in the past and I expect the same this year. The competition has really caught the imagination of the village and the standard is incredibly high.
“It’s great fun and all proceeds from the competition go towards our little church, which, like so many rural churches, is desperately in need of money.
“It may still be summer, but the Panto season has come early to the village. I can’t wait to see Buttons, Widow Twanky, Aladdin, Sleeping Beauty, Jack and the Beanstalk and even the back end of a horse all fighting it out to win our prestigious competition.”





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The entry fee is £10 and the competition will be judged by Minskip councillor Monika Kaczmarczyk. 

Prizes have been donated by Thorpe Perrow Arboretum and two Minskip businesses The Wild Swan pub and restaurant and the Yolk Farmshop.

(L-R) Minskip villagers Robert Beaumont, Meghan Holmes, Rob Peacock, Monica Kaczmarczyk, Val Tattersall and Beverley Johnson.

(L-R) Minskip villagers Robert Beaumont, Meghan Holmes, Rob Peacock, Monica Kaczmarczyk, Val Tattersall and Beverley Johnson.



The winners of the competition will be announced on Sunday afternoon at 3pm in the garden in front of the church.

Robert Beaumont, senior churchwarden of Minskip Church, added: 

“I’d like to thank Debbie for all her hard work, enthusiasm and imagination in creating this fantastic weekend. It will raise much-needed money for our lovely little church.”