So once more the crow scarers of Emneth adorn the streets and droves. Year after year the folk of Emneth produce an outstanding array of straw characters ranging from the modern celebrities and politicians that grace our televisions to the more traditional looking scarecrows, my personal favourites.
This year being the unusual year it has been we needed brightening up and the Emneth scarecrow festival has certainly succeeded in that regard. If any of you have the time to take a trip to this nice peaceful fen village then I would highly recommend you do so this weekend.
As a child of the '60s and '70s the scarecrow was a common sight to a village lad like me, these days I fear the only crow scarers we will see are those that run on gas and spoil the silent spring days with the sound of a shotgun.
I would just like to congratulate all those who took the time and effort to produce such an amazing range of scarecrows. Throughout this week I have cycled through your village and each morning you haven't failed to impress as more and more of your wonderful creations seemed to appear. Wouldn't it be wonderful if more villages were to celebrate such wonderful rural festivals, the perfect way to remove the worries of Covid-19 from our minds for a small-time? I have counted around 60 scarecrows in Emneth and I would have loved to post pictures of every single one here but I hope I have sowed a good variation and I hope some of you will take a trip to admire them all. Well done the villagers of Emneth, young and old alike.
