THIS year’s Coldridge Fete Scarecrow Competition is now open for entries. 

Open to all residents of Coldridge Parish, the theme is “a children’s storybook character”. 

The competition is free to enter. Participants should complete and submit a registration form by Sunday, June 16. 

Once you've entered, scarecrows should be completed and displayed outside your property between June 16 and June 30, ready for judging on June 27. 

The winners will be announced at Coldridge Fete and Vintage Rally on Saturday, June 29. 

If you would like to take part, you can find the registration form online here: https://www.ecomail.uk/scarecrow/. The website also features instructions for scarecrow-making. 

Paper copies of the registration form can be found at both Coldridge Village Hall and the porch at St. Matthew's Church. 

When completed they can be submitted c/o Ivan at Huxtable House in “Coldridge Central”.