Saturday 15 and Sunday 16

Our idea is to create an easy walking route to each scarecrow around the town.  Scarecrows can be placed in town by you, in your garden, outside where you live, in the window of your business in town or placed by our team around the town; it is your choice.  They will be judged on the Saturday morning, 15th June 2024, from 11 o’clock.  Our judges are strictly impartial and are from outside of Bromyard. The prizes are: £75 1st prize, 2nd prize £50, 3rd prize £25 plus certificates for those who are Highly Commended.

Bromyard Scarecrow Festival 2024

The theme of this year’s scarecrow festival will be OCCUPATIONS; they could range from tinker, tailor, soldier, sailor….. The festival will take place a weekend later than before, it will be over the weekend of Friday 14 June, Saturday 15 June and Sunday 16 June.  Our festival is unusual in that we have a theme. You can make a scarecrow with friends and neighbours, associations or groups you belong to, or with your family. Please apply using the entry form here.

Competition

We will compile our normal competition booklet for adults. Competitors are required to match a scarecrow to a cryptic clue in our competition booklet.  We try not to make it too challenging, it’s meant to be fun! There will also be a children’s competition as normal with clues on each scarecrow. The adult with the most correct answers wins £50 and for the winning child there will be a £25 book token. In the event of more than one winning entry we reserve the right to select a winner. Competition forms will be available from the Friday evening.

Grand Scarecrow Parade

On the evening of Friday 14 June there will be a parade of Entourages around the town. They will be based on the same theme and are often made by schools, guides, scouts etc., but anyone can enter. The scarecrows need to be mobile so that they can be pushed through town. If you would like to make a scarecrow you do not have to enter the parade of Entourages.  Those in the parade will assemble in St Peter’s churchyard at 6.30pm and then lead off along Church Street at 7.00pm. The parade then turns up Broad Street and High Street, ending on the Town Green, where they will be judged. There will be up to four prizes of £50 each, at the judges’ discretion. It is a great spectacle and enormous fun led by a marching band and there is usually a good turnout of people to watch on the streets. We make a bucket collection at this time. This collection will go towards offsetting the cost of the event, in addition to supporting the town of Bromyard in promoting its festivals.   The band will continue to play and there will be hot refreshments and drinks so you do need to eat before you come out! The scarecrows can then be stored by us ready for the weekend or can be taken by owners to their locations for the weekend.

Sponsorship

If you would like someone to sponsor your scarecrow, we will put it on your scarecrow, in our competition booklet and list it in our sales kiosk. Cheques are payable to Bromyard Scarecrow Festival, Business account, sort code: 30-94- 99, account no 1817598.

The Scarecrow Supper

On Saturday evening, June 15th at the Public Hall there are tickets available for the Scarecrow Supper. £12 a head with a menu of Cottage Pie or vegetarian alternative with a selection of desserts to follow.