Shawclough & Healey June 2016
Shawclough & Healey June 2016
Shawclough & Healey June 2016
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WHITWORTH GEARS UP FOR <strong>2016</strong>’S<br />
SCARECROW FESTIVAL<br />
The Whitworth Scarecrow Festival, now in its sixth year, will take place from Saturday 25 <strong>June</strong> –<br />
Sunday 3 July <strong>2016</strong>. Entry forms are now available online and at various locations around<br />
Whitworth, and the deadline for entries is Friday 10 <strong>June</strong>.<br />
Councillor David Chorlton, chair of the Whitworth Tourism and<br />
Leisure Committee, which organises the festival, says: “We’ve<br />
had all manner of entries over the last five years and we can’t<br />
wait to see what the community comes up with this year. I<br />
would like to encourage everyone in Whitworth to really get<br />
behind the Festival again and let’s see the town covered in<br />
displays. They don’t have to be all singing all dancing – get<br />
your kids involved and let your imagination run wild! Anyone<br />
who wants to view the displays will be able to download or<br />
collect a trail map a week before the start of the Festival,<br />
which details the locations of all the displays.”<br />
This year, the Festival will include a competition element,<br />
and members of the public will act as the judges.<br />
Entry forms are now available from the offices of Whitworth Town Council, the<br />
Riverside, UBS (699 Market Street) and Whitworth Post Office on Market Street.<br />
An entry form is also available for download from the Whitworth Town Council<br />
website at www.whitworth.gov.uk. All entries must be received by 10 <strong>June</strong> in order<br />
to qualify for the Festival and be included on the Scarecrow Trail map.<br />
Entry costs £1 per scarecrow display and the Festival is open to all homes,<br />
organisations and businesses in Whitworth. A map (trail) of all entries will be<br />
produced and entrants will be asked to display their scarecrow(s) from Saturday<br />
25 <strong>June</strong> – Sunday 3 July in a prominent position at<br />
their home or business (front garden or window, end of<br />
drive etc) to allow the judging to take place and for<br />
people to come and marvel at their creativity.<br />
For more information, please contact Whitworth Town<br />
Council on 01706 852018 /<br />
info@whitworth.gov.uk or The Riverside on 01706<br />
854130 / riverside-whitworth@zen.co.uk.
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