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The Urchfont Scarecrow Festival (a registered charity) - first bank holiday in May
The first of its kind in Wiltshire, while other Wiltshire villages, including local rivals Lacock, have now established their own festivals on a similar model, the Urchfont festival predates them, having been established in 1997, and is among the best attended. The idea was first brought to the village by a resident who saw a similar festival in Derbyshire. Apart from being cancelled in 2001 because of the threat from Foot and Mouth disease, the festival has taken place on the weekend of the first bank holiday in May every year, and has grown to become a major local event attracting large numbers of local and national visitors and raising money for local charities and good causes.
Approximately 50 themed scarecrows made by villagers are distributed around the village, and visitors can buy a trail map which provides clues as to the identity of each scarecrow.
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