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Aug 2023
Minskip scarecrow weekend set to return
The annual scarecrow competition will be returning to the village of Minskip, near Boroughbridge, for the weekend of September 2 and 3.
The competition sees the village's main street lined with scarecrows. This year’s theme is 100 Years of Walt Disney.
Debbie Hargreaves, one of the organisers, said:
The competition will be judged by Radio York presenter Elly Fiorentini and the winners will be announced on the Sunday afternoon at 3pm in front of the church. There will be a barbecue, Pimm's, tea and coffee, tombola and various stalls from noon to 4pm in the church garden on Sunday.
On Saturday, there will be refreshments for sale in the church garden.
Robert Beaumont, senior churchwarden of Minskip Church, said:
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