Scarecrow fun

Knayton is an attractive village centred round its pub, the Dog and Gun, and its Village Hall, with a primary school half way to Borrowby, the next village.

Village social life took a knock during the lockdown, and as the school summer holiday came along two young mums, Kirsty Bowers and Sarah Lane, came up with the idea of a village competition. Kirsty told me that in 2020 there was a sunflower competition, and in 2021 the village needed something to bring it together. They had the idea of scarecrows, to generate a bit of friendly competition and give the village children something to do during the holidays. I gather it also got some of the parents working hard too……