Wendover Scarecrow Trail Congratulations to Alison Edmonds who took it upon herself to organise this brilliant family friendly activity for Wendover in August. In June she started the campaign with posts on Facebook, p o s t e r s all around Wendover and some leaflet dropping. Many High S t r e e t shops were delighted to display a poster and Fiona Michaels came on board early, always offering help and suggestions. Anja from the Shoulder of Mutton was another great source of enthusiasm. As the responses grew in number, meaning that Alison became overwhelmed by the workload, neighbour Sam Males started to help with the admin. She has a background in finance which helped with setting up spreadsheets and tracking everything. There were 37 scarecrows in all! A magnificent effort by everyone. If you enjoyed taking part this year, you'll be thrilled that Alison wants to repeat the fun in August 2021 so watch this spot (and online) for more information when the time comes. There will be lots of opportunities for local businesses to become involved, too. Please email scarecrowtrailwendover@gmail.com if you would like to become part of the team. The Trail attracted a lot of interest from people who love to see these amazing scarecrows which were displayed all around Wendover. Photos of scarecrows were sent to Alison who released them from the start date, Saturday 8 August, on https://www. facebook.com/SummerScarecrowTrail. Entry forms were purchased then completed by many individuals and families, and returned to Alison. The competition ended on 23 August which was after the September print edition of Wendover News went to press but full details are available at https://wendovernews.co.uk/news/ wendover-scarecrow-trail/ from Saturday www.wendovernews.co.uk
29 August. A small booklet showing all the entries is being prepared and will be offered to Wendover Parish Council for their Time Capsule as a record of what happened in Wendover in August 2020. Copies of the booklet will be available to purchase via scarecrowtrailwendover@gmail.com and Fiona Michaels Flowers and Gifts in the Barn behind First Class Barbers by the traffic lights in Wendover High Street. In addition, Carolyn Allen posted on Facebook a pebble she painted of a s c a r e c r o w. Alison thought this would be the perfect size to be put into the capsule.
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