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Not just the Easter visitors and caravaners in Southend, there are a lot of strange 'people' hanging around.

Sooze

Are there?

Oooh, intrigue?

Such as, how many, are they from Scotland. A bit more Sooze please.

Scarecrows by any chance?

Scarecrow Sunday Tea
by sooze » Wed Mar 31, 2010 3:43 pm

The Scarecrows will be gathering shortly in Southend (some would have been out already but for the bad weather).

well done WC1

They are appearing everywhere

Sooze

Took a run down to Southend this afternoon Sooze - glorious day for it too! - and caught sight of quite a few of your mysterious strangers. A lot of effort has gone into this and all concerned are to be congratulated. Anywhere else this would be called an art installation and be given a massive grant from the Arts Council! Unfortunately I forgot to check the batteries in the camera

Were they dressed in fance dress or something ?

maxmix

Must have been very strange !

WC1 wrote:Anywhere else this would be called an art installation and be given a massive grant from the Arts Council!

Not that I'm taking you literally here, WC1. There is a scarecrow festival every year in the village of Kettlewell, in the Yorkshire Dales, and the entire population contributes,there is no 'funding' that I know of. A theme is decided on beforehand and almost everyone in the village takes part, the last time I was there at that time of year the theme was soap operas and we had a good laugh going round trying to identify the characters. An enormous amount of effort is obviously put into the event and It's a lot of fun. It's a credit to the people of Kettlewell and I hope the same will be said of Southend. I for one will be going down to see it

WC1 wrote:Took a run down to Southend this afternoon Sooze - glorious day for it too! - and caught sight of quite a few of your mysterious strangers. A lot of effort has gone into this and all concerned are to be congratulated. Anywhere else this would be called an art installation and be given a massive grant from the Arts Council! Unfortunately I forgot to check the batteries in the camera

Have to agree WC1. Well done to all involved.

Here are a few snaps I took. Loved Postman Pat and Donnie the Builder in particular but all very very good. (images 1 and 5)

They certainly gave me a chuckle as I drove around.

Kintyre Forum News wrote:

WC1 wrote:Here are a few snaps I took. Loved Postman Pat and Donnie the Builder in particular but all very very good. (images 1 and 5)

Excellent and well done to all for their effort, also here's hoping for a good day this Sunday.

Yes, they look fantastic. I especially liked the pair that sat together with their arms round each other! And was Humpty Dumpty one too? That was the first one I saw.

Govangirl wrote:Yes, they look fantastic. I especially liked the pair that sat together with their arms round each other! And was Humpty Dumpty one too? That was the first one I saw.

You were here? And never even said Hi!

Sooze - do you have the results?

It was a great success, very good indeed.