The 16th Haxby and Wigginton Scarecrow Festival was held in 2024 with an incredible 125 entries.
Over the Early May Bank Holiday weekend hundreds of people — individuals, families and groups — came to visit our church and get their trail maps with clue/question sheets. They then set off to explore one or more of our five talking trails.
Haxby town centre was busy, with families exploring the scarecrows (and shops!), with others venturing into the roads beyond to locate scarecrows further afield.
You can see nearly all the entries below. Click on an image to see it larger, along with its question and answer from the Clue/Question trail sheet.
As usual, we raised money from selling the trail maps and our refreshments to support four great charities and good causes.
A massive Thank You to everyone who took part by making a scarecrow or walking trails! You’re wonderful!
The Charities Supported by the
2024 Scarecrow Festival
YIKs All About Autism — YIKs All About Autism is part of York Inspirational Kids. Their hub in Clifton offers Autism Clubs and holiday clubs for autistic children and young people, pre- and post-diagnostic support and parental support and training.
OSCAR’s PBTC — OSCAR’s Paediatric Brain Tumour Charity exists to support and care for children facing brain tumours and their families, to raise awareness of children’s brain tumours and to fund new research to drive down diagnosis time, increase survival rate and improve children’s quality of life during and after treatment.
Wilberforce Trust — The Wilberforce Trust offers supported housing, supported living, sensory impairment assessments, sight registrations, rehabilitation support and much more.
British Red Cross — The British Red Cross help anyone, anywhere in the UK and around the world, get the support they need if crisis strikes. They offer services and emergency response, prevent or ease human suffering, support victims of modern slavery and human trafficking, support refugees and people in war zones, and speak up for change.
