Weather fails to scare off the popular Scarecrow Trail as more than £4k is raised for school

Despite some tough weather, Diggle’s popular Scarecrow Trail raised a staggering £4,300 for children at the village school.

And organisers of the two-week long event were praised by locals and a stream of visitors who saluted the creative ingenious scarecrows placed at key locations across the community.

This year's theme - ‘All Things Television’ - focused on all eras and genres of TV, including soaps, reality TV, UK classics and a host of children’s TV favourites.

Thanking everyone for supporting the trail, enthusiastic organiser Tracy Buckley, chair of Friends of Diggle School, said: "Despite some horrendous weather, we made it to the end with most scarecrows unscathed.

“Although a few were a bit battered by the end, we are thrilled the huge amount raised of  £4,300 will directly benefit the lovely children of Diggle School.

“We had hundreds of votes for all the scarecrows and it was hard to choose winners as there were some amazing creations,” she declared.

”There were more than 30 scarecrows handcrafted by locals on display.

"They were really eye-catching and very creative.

"There is a terrific amount of thought gone into the exhibits.”

Winners:
Adults category
1. Strictly Come Dancing
2. The Traitors (this prize was returned to the prize fund because it was the organiser's scarecrow)
3. The Simpsons (pictured below)

Childrens category:
1. Gladiators
2. SpongeBob SquarePants
3. SuperTato

The Makers Vote held for scarecrow makers to vote on whose they thought was the most creative and not allowed to vote for their own, was a three-way split in no particular order:

Bing
SuperTato
Gladiators

Tracy added: "We really hope to see you at next year's trail, which has the theme of ‘Heroes and Villains’.

"Our annual Spooky Trail fundraiser for the school takes place from October 25 - November 3.”

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