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The Pattingham Scarecrow Festival is back !!! Following our
highly successful 2011 Scarecrow Festival, the
second Festival runs from Friday 27th to Sunday 29th of September
2013. This will take place in the South Staffordshire village
of Pattingham, with a focus on the local church of St Chad's. The three day
event will run from Friday 27th September through to Sunday
evening on 29th September with a ‘Scarecrow Trail’
starting at the Village Hall and taking in most village roads
with individual scarecrows displayed in gardens and various other
positions. There will be over 100 scarecrows to visit !!!
Start your Scarecrow Trails from the Village Hall...  with the SCARECROW TRAIL GUIDE... Be sure to buy your SCARECROW TRAIL GUIDE at the START outside the Village Hall, at £2 per person with children under 16 FREE. This TRAIL GUIDE is a map showing all 102 scarecrow positions together with their title and the two suggested viewing routes. SCARECROW FESTIVAL OPEN TIMES Friday 27th - 12.00 noon to 5.00pm Saturday 28th - 10.00am to 5.00pm Sunday 29th - 10.00am to 5.00pm Ample FREE parking near the Church Hungry or thirsty ? Refreshments of savoury rolls, homemade cakes and drinks are available daily in the Village Hall up to 4.30pm. Evening Entertainment... Again Festival entertainment is being planned and so far we can tell you that on Friday evening September 27th there will be the traditional Harvest Supper with an evening of slides of old Pattingham being shown by Bob Taylor, and on Saturday 28th there is to be a Folk Night featuring "Bedlam", the well known and popular group from Brewood, with a Harvest Festival services in St Chad’s Church on the Sunday evening. Tickets for
these popular evening events are available from: Steering
Committee WATCH THIS SPACE for further information... Helping to make your scarecrow... Help will be on hand to assist you in making your scarecrow. Remember to visit the church website at www.pattingham-church.org for useful information on making your scarecrow, and links to other scarecrow sites to give you help and inspiration. SCARECROW CLOTHES... The Drama Group recently had a clear out of their clothes barn and bags and bags of old costumes for "scarecrow" use are being stored - everything you could imagine - tail coats, uniforms, ball gowns, dresses, jackets, waistcoats, trousers!! We shall be holding a costume rummage day at the Village Hall, coupled with straw collection, later in August - so if you are looking for inspiration or just some clothes for your scarecrow, please bear this in mind. STRAW - talking of straw,
if you know now that you will be requiring some please let Liz
& David Sampson know as soon as possible. Phone 700823 or
email sampson801@btinternet.com Sponsorship
of Pew End arrangements in Church... For more details
on any aspect of the Scarecrow Festival, call Chrissie Ringrose
on 700340, Mike Coope (Publicity) on 700426. |
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Winners
of the Trail Quiz for children 
