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Consultation has concluded
This October half term, Maidstone will again be welcoming a host of bright and colourful scarecrows to the town centre. How many can you discover?
Local schools and community groups have been busy creating scarecrows based on the themes of ‘Musical Legends’. We’re offering prizes to the best school and the best community group and we’re asking members of the public to help us decide the winners by voting for their favourite in each category.
You will be able to find scarecrows at Fremlin Walk, The Mall, Lockmeadow, Royal Star Arcade and other businesses around the town centre throughout the half term week.
How can you get involved?
Voting - Vote for your favourite scarecrow for the maker to win a prize.
Voting closes: 29 October 2023
What Next
We count to the votes to find out which scarecrows were your favourites. Winning schools and groups will be notified by 10 November 2023.
This October half term, Maidstone will again be welcoming a host of bright and colourful scarecrows to the town centre. How many can you discover?
Local schools and community groups have been busy creating scarecrows based on the themes of ‘Musical Legends’. We’re offering prizes to the best school and the best community group and we’re asking members of the public to help us decide the winners by voting for their favourite in each category.
You will be able to find scarecrows at Fremlin Walk, The Mall, Lockmeadow, Royal Star Arcade and other businesses around the town centre throughout the half term week.
How can you get involved?
Voting - Vote for your favourite scarecrow for the maker to win a prize.
Voting closes: 29 October 2023
What Next
We count to the votes to find out which scarecrows were your favourites. Winning schools and groups will be notified by 10 November 2023.
Vote for your favourite school and favourite community group scarecrows.
Consultation has concluded
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Results
Senacre Wood Primary School won in the school category with their ‘Elvis’ scarecrow; while the community group was won by the 2nd Allington Brownies with an ‘Ed Sheeran’ scarecrow. Both winners received a £250 prize for their efforts, and a winner’s certificate.
Contributions to this consultation are closed for evaluation and review. The project team will report back on key outcomes.
Final report
Scarecrow Festival 2023 is currently at this stage
The final outcomes of the consultation are documented here. This may include a summary of all contributions collected as well as recommendations for future action.
Scarecrow Facts
The worlds tallest scarecrow was called `Stretch II' it was constructed by the Speers family of Paris, Ontario, Canada and a crew of 15 at the Paris Fall Fair on 2 September 1989 and measured 31.56 m (103 ft 6.5 in) in height.
The Japanese village of Nagoro, on the island of Shikoku, has 35 inhabitants but more than 350 scarecrows.
