Hidden in the crook of the Northwest of England is the small
village of Wray, more commonly known as the scarecrow village. Every year this
village of just over 500 residents sets up an unusual fair as a lead up to May
Day. This year the Scarecrow Festival featured a theme of popular
anniversaries, such as the bi-century anniversary of Charles Dickens, the 100th
anniversary of the Titanic and the 400th anniversary of the Pendle
Witch trials.
The village established this unique tradition in 1995 and to
mark the occasion of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee this year, residents saw it
fit to dedicate the festival to a theme of anniversaries. I went along to Wray
to take a look at the village’s new additions and was greeted by an extraordinary
array of exceptional straw creations.
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