Thank you to everyone who took part in Allestree Scarecrow Festival 2022.  Once again, we are amazed by the creativity, skill and craftwork of this year's entries, and deciding which of the fantastic displays should win a place was not an easy task.

Here at Allestree Alliance, we have 3 objectives; to put smiles on faces, to help promote our fantastic local business community, and to raise funds for charity.  We're pleased that we saw so many smiles on the day, and that we were able to help promote some of our local business and it fill us with pride for our community to be able to confirm that together the Allestree community has raised £1,589 for Macmillan at this event.  Thank you Allestree... You're amazing!

Here's a summary of this year's winners, and you can view them all on the past events page here: https://www.allestree.org/scarecrow-festivals

Best Overall Scarecrow Display

·      Winner – No. 15 – Peter Rabbit, by The Jones’s 

·      Runner up – No. 26 – Little Miss Muffet, by Bob & Jackie Barker

·      Third place – No. 3 – Paddington Bear, by The Allsopp Family

Committee’s Choice

·      Winner – No. 18 – Clowning Around, by Janet & Ian

·      Runner up – No. 36 – Captain Arthur & Skully, by The De Ville Family

·      Third place – No. 6 - It isn’t nessie…sarily true, by Helen & Claire

Best Home Display

·      Winner – No. 25 – Flower Power, by Doreen and John

·      Runner up – No. 5 – Happy Retirement Scarecrow, by Elizabeth Hudson

·      Third place – No. 27 – Postman Pat, by Ruth, Alex and Becky Smith

Best Community Group Display

·      Winner – No. 32 – Jesus Said I am, by Woodlands Church

·      Runner up – No. 7 – The Recyclable Scarecrow, by St. John’s Church

·      Third place – No. 40 – The Mad Hatter, by Allestree Evergreen Club

Best Business Display

·      Winner – No. 37 – Bill & Ben, by Woodlands Horticultural Services

·      Runner up – No. 12 – The Lavender Lady, by Seasons for Flowers

·      Third place – No. 11 – Brian & Barb’s Afternoon tea, by The Lemon Tree

Thanks also to team of volunteers at Allestree Alliance who have worked tirelessly to make this year's festival happen.  We're always on the look out for more volunteers to run our events, so if that's something that you would like to explore, reach out.