Battle gives colourful scarecrow salute to Hastings and Rother NHS workers

The popular Battle Scarecrow Festival which was to have taken place in the summer had to be cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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But that did not stop the organisers from holding a virtual scarecrow festival with a rainbow theme to acknowledge the work of the NHS during the crisis.

People were asked to create a colourful scarecrow, take a photograph and share it on the Festival Facebook page.

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Margaret Emeleus, one of the organisers, said: “The theme was ‘My Rainbow Scarecrow’ - in support of the fabulous work being done by the NHS and all our key workers.

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“We encouraged people to put their Rainbow Scarecrow in their front garden or on a balcony or in their front window to help put a smile on faces.

“The competition was extremely stiff, but we came up with five winners out of the 35 entered.

“There was some incredible imagination, and emotion which shone through, and in the selection the judges felt that children’s efforts should be rewarded too.

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“This was a scarecrow festival like no other and will live long in our memories to be recorded in the archives as will so much else that is positive in 2020.”

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The winning scarecrows were Mary and her Little Lamb – no school today! by John Bilsby; Noah’s Ark by Totx Klub (Marley Lane); Our Haine & Son Rainbow by CPJ Field Community Champion; Our Rainbow Girl by Edward Godwin, of Crowhurst, and Rafferty our Rainbow Scarecrow by Maria Lanigan.

Margaret added: “The Festival was originally planned for this summer (with the theme of The Wonderful World of Books.

“If we are all allowed to be out and about by the autumn, we shall be putting on the display as usual in and around Battle in October and there will be more prizes to be won.”

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