The Scarecrow Festival
The Scarecrow Festival
Saturday afternoon the 21st of September brought crowds of people to view the different “scarecrows” sited in the churchyard, and to judge between one and another was a very difficult job. The cleverness and ingenuity in putting together a “Scarecrow” with a theme really tests the imagination and the results were, without doubt, a triumph. In addition to “Scarecrows” were the other attractions. Seeing Vicar Jon in the stocks being pelted with wet sponges; he was so brave and so wet. The “Teddy Bear” parachute jumps from the top of the tower, ably assisted aloft by Jude Billingham and again Vicar Jon as ground staff was a highlight of the afternoon, and there were many Oohs and Aahs especially when they got stuck on the electricity cables, but there were many successful landings and no teddy bear came to any harm.
Once again the Social committee ladies served the coffee/teas with the most delicious homemade cakes rounding off a truly lovely afternoon when the parish came together to enjoy a moment of fellowship.
The winners in the different categories were
Best Individual (U11) – Delyth and Obi for Be Enthusiastic Refuse Plastic
Best Individual (11+) – Poppy for Shred Shearon
Best Organisation (U11) – Little Stars After School Club at Gwenfo School for Peter Pan and Wendy
Best Organisation (11+) – Goldsland Farm and 1st Sully Cubs for From Grass to Glass
Favourite Scarecrow – Wenvoe Environment Group for Flowerpot Scarecrow
Voting was so close that there were two entries that were awarded Highly Commended
1st Wenvoe Cubs for Homeless Awareness Scarecrow
Dylan and Evan for The Tin Man and Scarecrow
In total £450 was raised on the day for the Church which included the Teas and all the Raffle forms and Passports and Activities. A big thank you to all who helped to make the day such a success, and also a big thank you to all who came and contributed so generously to church funds