Scary scarecrows get the verdict from school students
After weeks of preparation, the scarecrows of Crowther Road Allotments Association in Whitmore Reans were visited today by a group of student judges from SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary Academy.
Plot holders on the allotments invited the children to judge their scarecrow competition. "It started off as a bit of fun and just grew and grew" said Kate Gilbert, secretary of the Crowther Road Association. "In the end we had 22 scarecrows and they just keep on coming."
The judges, from Year Six, assessed each scarecrow on scariness, originality, durability and fun. Fun was had by everybody as the children moved around the three-acre site taking in the crops, trees and flowers as well as the scarecrows. Their top-secret verdict will be announced at the allotments summer celebration on Sunday.
Teaching assistant Ms Liz O'Leary said: "The morning was a great success, and we hope it will be just the first of many visits of small groups of schoolchildren to our next door neighbours on the allotment site."
