Kettlewell Scarecrow Festival

Aug 17, 2010 9 comments

Kettlewell Scarecrow Festival is an annual event in the idyllic Yorkshire Dales. During this week long event villagers comes with the most outlandish scarecrow designs ever. Visitors to the festival can spend the day wandering around the village enjoying the scarecrows and they can also take part in a treasure hunt.

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Scarecrows first came to Kettlewell in 1994 when a fund raising event was organized for the local school which serves much of Upper Whrfedale with its villages, isolated hamlets and remote farms. The enthusiastic response of parents and residents led to over 100 scarecrows appearing in gardens, open spaces, hidden corners and even on rooftops. The event was successfully repeated and, growing year by year,now attracts thousands of visitors over a nine day period in August.

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[via The Telegraph]

Comments

  1. Whoa. This is great blog! Congrats on the Blog of Note status!

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  2. Hello,

    Just dropping by from the Blogs of Note!! Wow!! Just read a few posts.. liked the post on Jelly fish and the one on the erotic sculptures!! Will drop by from time to time!! Congratulations again.

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  3. They are too friendly. I don't think they scare any crow.

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  4. Wonderful Blog....Congrats to you. Love it.

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  5. Nice scarecrows. They look so real. Have you tried them if they can really scare crows?

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  6. @Tommy, @Dr.Vishaal Bhat, @KJ, @Helen Chappel, @Chris Hake and all well wishers. Thanks for dropping by. Getting featured on Blogs of Note was a wonderful surprise. :)

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  7. they are so real looking scare crows, they would not only scare crows but also human beings, so good work

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