What is a Scarecrow Competition

We are celebrating 10 years of Ravenswood, so we wanted to find something that would be an excuse to walk round the estate. What better than a tour looking for some fancy looking scarecrows!

In addition we think scarecrows are a a great pun on the name of our estate.

The idea of the competition is for as many people as possible to register they will make a scarecrow and put it on display for the day. We will then publish a map that anyone can use to walk round the estate and see if they can spot the scarecrows. We will arrange some judges to come round and the best scarecrows will win a prize of a small trophy and a pair of free tickets to the barn dance.

To see what other people do for scarecrow competitions around the world, just pop to a search engine to get some ideas, for example,

http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=what+is+a+scarerow+competition

To continue the rural theme there will be a barn dance at the end of the day.

Interested in entering?

Entry is free to all, and there will be no charge for entry. All we ask is that you identify a safe place for your scarecrow to be between 9am and 5pm on the saturday of the event. Your scarescrow can be anything you want within reason. You need to tell us where your scarecrow will be to enter the competition, there is an entry form at the end of the rules, and the rules explain where to send it. Please remember this competition is just a bit of fun, so don't take it too seriously.

Anyone who wishes to take part in the competition needs to get a copy of the rules and entry form and register their entry prior to the event. Rules and a competition entry form are available by clicking here

If you wish to help organise the event or would like to host a scarecrow but unable to make it yourself, please contact us by emailing scarecrow@ravenswood-residents.org.uk

Coming soon: pictures of the 2009 Scarecrow competition and details of how to enter the next event.

What is: Issue 3 19/07/2011