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Heather Scarecrow Festival
Heather Scarecrow Festival is back!
After a two-year break due to Covid precautions, Heather Scarecrow Festival is back. Residents of Heather are raring to go, especially newcomers to the village who have been impatient for the opportunity to get involved. They are once again inviting local schools and nurseries to enter scarecrows with the chance to win some amazing prizes from their sponsor Polydron. The aim of the festival is to raise funds for village groups whilst providing an affordable day out for visitors. As well as amazing scarecrows, you can expect infl atables, stalls, refreshments and more, depending on which days you visit and hopefully a few great surprises.
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This year’s event will take place from 11am on Sunday 31st July until 6pm on Sunday 7th August. As always, there will be ample free parking and the popular tea room at Heather St John’s Football Club, LE67 2QJ with additional parking at Heather Village Hall, LE67 2RE. Scarecrow Guides will be on sale at both venues as well as the village shop, pubs, garage and Cattow’s Farm.
Once again local groups and charities have been invited to make use of the village hall to raise funds for their organisation whilst also selling Scarecrow Guides and providing additional toilet and refreshment facilities. Confi rmed groups include Feed the Need Coalville Foodbank, Ibstock Historical Society, Ibstock Community Choir and Hospice Hope. Do pay them a visit to fi nd out more about the groups, how you can get involved. or how they can support you.
Details of the activities taking place at the hall each day will be shown in the Scarecrow Guide and announced on the Facebook Page - www. facebook.com/HeatherScarecrowFestival .
During the fi nal weekend there will be additional stalls and face painting at the Football Club and maybe a few extra surprises.
Ibstock Historical Society will be displaying photographs and information showing some of Heather’s history. With so much going on, you may prefer to visit Heather on more than one occasion throughout Scarecrow week and make the most of everything that is going on at a more leisurely pace.
For more information, take a look on the website - www.heatherscarecrowfestival.com
