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Home > Archives for Wray Scarecrow Festival

Archives for Wray Scarecrow Festival

Wray Scarecrow Festival - Contrary Life

Traditional Tales at Wray Scarecrow Festival

For ten days every year, the village of Wray in Lancashire is overrun with scarecrows of all shapes and sizes, from four centimetres to four metres tall…

Wray Scarecrow Festival - Contrary Life

Scarecrows pop up in Lancashire village

Wray Scarecrow Festival will take place in the Lancashire village from Saturday 23rd April until Monday 2nd May with quirky scarecrows, a fair and parade…

Wray Scarecrow Festival 2014 - Sacked Scarecrow

Quirky characters pop up in Wray for the Scarecrow Festival

Wray Scarecrow Festival will take place in Lancashire from Saturday 25th April until Monday 4th May, filling the village with fun and quirky scarecrows…

Wray Scarecrow Festival 2014 - Sacked Scarecrow

Sherlock and Florence Nightingale among the heroes at Wray Scarecrow Festival

The Wray Scarecrow Festival is a popular annual event and Contrary Life decided to make a visit to the quirky village festival…

Wray Scarecrow Festival and Fair 2014

Goodies and villains descend on Wray Scarecrow Festival

Wray Scarecrow Festival in Lancashire takes place from 26th April to 5th May 2014 with a giant scarecrow parade, vintage market and classic car show…

Wray Scarecrow Festival 2013

Wray Village gets creative for the Scarecrow Festival

Wray Scarecrow Festival 2013 takes place from 27th April – 6th May with the Wray Fair taking place on 6th May. Visitors come from far and wide to the north Lancashire village to see the scarecrows…

Wray Scarecrow Festival and Fair 2014

Wray Scarecrow Festival and Fair 2012

This year Wray Scarecrow Festival and Fair (28th April – 7th May) is celebrating its 25th anniversary with a whole host of events…

Curiosity of the Week

Woodhenge, Stonehenge’s lesser-known neighbour
Woodhenge - ©English Heritage, Historic England Photo Library

You have heard of Stonehenge in Wiltshire, but have you heard of its lesser known neighbour, Woodhenge? Find out more in our latest Curiosity of the Week…

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Fakes, forgeries and misinformation at Royal Society Late
Dragon Fish - The Royal Society Lates in March

Next month, the Royal Society’s Late event mixes tomfoolery with science as it tackles fake news and hoaxes…

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