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    Aug 2023

    Last Updated: 25/08/2023
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    Minskip scarecrow weekend set to return

    by Hannah Reinsch

    | 28 Aug, 2023
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    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:

    “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 lovely little church, which, like so many rural churches, is desperately in need of money."


    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:

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





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