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David Medlycott

20/05/09

Scarecrows abound

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Over May-Day Bank Holiday we took our caravan to a Camping Club rally at Allendale in the North Pennines. The town takes its name from the dale in which it nestles. If you drive south you come to Allenheads at the peak of the dale, the road then drops quite steeply to the river Wear in Weardale. To the west is Alston, another lovely stone built town and to the north , Corbridge, Hexham, Haydon Bridge, with it’s brand new by-pass, and Haltwhistle, I wonder where that name came from. To all you southerners, he says smugly, coming from Hastings, if you have not been here you don’t know what you’re missing. But, of course, it leaves more for us.

Anyway, while we were there, Allendale was running its first Scarecrow Competition, in aid of church funds. There were seventy scarecrows listed when you bought your voting form for one pound. But, Helen and I drove round and, despite missing a few of the listed ones, photographed eighty. We covered a few miles, too, as they were dotted all over the map.


Allendale’s got talent won first prize.

The Wedding Party came second.


And, Bob the Builder came in third.


Our vote went to a young Tina Turner look-a-like, who could obviously
go all night with that power!

Unfortunately, we had to leave before all the details were published, in fact the above results were unofficial, so we don’t know if it was a financial success, but it was certainly popular.

Comments, Pingbacks

  1. Belting pictures, David, and a grand day out

    Comment by davidr [Member] · http://www.freewebs.com/dwrob/ — 2009-05-20 @ 16:47

  2. Been to Haltwhisle a time or two. Lovely place. Didn't see the scarecrows though, I was selling Nottingham lace Christening gowns to a market trader.

    Comment by tbelshaw [Member] — 2009-05-20 @ 17:25

  3. I thought you two should be at work! Unlike me.

    Comment by medlycott [Member] — 2009-05-20 @ 17:45

  4. I fix pcs for a living, mainly working from home. So i've got an excuse to be on here all day every day. :)

    Comment by tbelshaw [Member] — 2009-05-20 @ 17:48

  5. I know the area but must confess it's a long time since I've been there - visiting Hadrian's Wall if I remember correctly.

    Comment by bob scotney [Member] — 2009-05-20 @ 19:11

  6. They are really good. I've been camping in Haltwhistle.

    Comment by marilyn [Member] · http://www.writelink.co.uk/blogs/marilyn — 2009-05-20 @ 19:20

  7. I've spent a night in Haltwhistle - which is a very long way from home. Had dinner at an excellent pub, I seem to remember... No scarecrows, though.

    Comment by ozhm [Member] · www.writtenwordsolutions.com.au — 2009-05-21 @ 02:30

  8. Great pictures. These scarecrow trails seem to be popping up everywhere. Took some pictures of some in a Wiltshire village a couple of years back.

    Comment by wordsmith [Member] · www.adbwilliams.co.uk — 2009-05-21 @ 10:25

  9. Great pictures. And it must have been nice for each scarecrow to have its own space - easier to see them clearly. I didn't realise scarecrow competitions were the in thing!

    Comment by chausiku [Member] — 2009-05-22 @ 06:21

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