Blackrod Scarecrow Festival

Blackrod Scarecrow Festival ๐Ÿ˜˜ Every year since 2007 ๐Ÿ˜˜

Julia Donaldson characters are always popular, last year we saw Stickman for the first time. An anthropomorphic stick wh...
16/06/2026

Julia Donaldson characters are always popular, last year we saw Stickman for the first time. An anthropomorphic stick who has a Odessy like adventure to return to his stick family. Glad to see he made it to Blackrod along the way.

๐Ÿ‘ถ๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ‘ช๐Ÿ‘ถ๐Ÿป๐Ÿ‘ช๐Ÿ‘ถ๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿ‘ช๐Ÿ‘ถ๐Ÿ‘ช๐Ÿ‘ถ๐Ÿพ๐Ÿ‘ชThank you! What a gorgeous & very creative morning we have had with the little ones and lovely staff at Bl...
16/06/2026

๐Ÿ‘ถ๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ‘ช๐Ÿ‘ถ๐Ÿป๐Ÿ‘ช๐Ÿ‘ถ๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿ‘ช๐Ÿ‘ถ๐Ÿ‘ช๐Ÿ‘ถ๐Ÿพ๐Ÿ‘ช
Thank you! What a gorgeous & very creative morning we have had with the little ones and lovely staff at Blackrod's Young People Centre, building baby scarecrows for the festival in just 11 days time, at yet another one of our super scarecrow workshops! Another crew of 10 scarecrows to add to this years total! โญ๏ธโœ…๏ธ
๐Ÿ‘ถ๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ‘ช๐Ÿ‘ถ๐Ÿป๐Ÿ‘ช๐Ÿ‘ถ๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿ‘ช๐Ÿ‘ถ๐Ÿ‘ช๐Ÿ‘ถ๐Ÿพ๐Ÿ‘ช

16/06/2026

๐ŸŽธ๐ŸŽค HORWICH ROX STREET FESTIVAL 2026! ๐ŸŽค๐ŸŽธ

This Saturday, make your way to Winter Hey Lane and help us kick off Horwich Rox 2026 in style!

We've got TWO fantastic live music stages packed with incredible local talent, including live bands, solo artists, and choirs. Plus, Horwich legend DJ Phil Grimshaw will be keeping the party going all day long! ๐ŸŽถ

Browse our market stalls, enjoy delicious food from our fantastic vendors, and don't miss our BRAND NEW Silent Disco! ๐ŸŽง Just head to the official Horwich & Blackrod Community Events tent to book your slot.

๐ŸŽต STAGE 1 ๐ŸŽต
10:30 โ€“ Dead Kalm
11:05 โ€“ Band With No Name
11:40 โ€“ Crimson Thorn
12:20 โ€“ Painted Geckos
13:00 โ€“ Idona
13:40 โ€“ Attack on the Senses
14:20 โ€“ Soundscape
15:00 โ€“ Ascar

๐ŸŽถ STAGE 2 ๐ŸŽถ
10:30 โ€“ Handmade Signing Choir
11:10 โ€“ Contemporary Chorus
11:50 โ€“ Kadenza
12:30 โ€“ Blackrod Community Choir
13:10 โ€“ Sing Space Musical Theatre
13:50 โ€“ UkesLikeUs
14:30 โ€“ Horwich Community Choir

There's something for everyone, so bring your family and friends and join us for a fantastic day of music, entertainment, food, and community spirit!

See you there! ๐ŸŽ‰

๐Ÿฆš๐Ÿฆš๐Ÿฆš๐Ÿฆš๐Ÿฆš๐Ÿฆš๐Ÿฆš๐Ÿฆš๐Ÿฆš๐Ÿฆš12 DAYS TO BSF'26! Pedro the Peacock is fondly remembered in Blackrod, In 2018 and 2019 there were scarecrows ...
15/06/2026

๐Ÿฆš๐Ÿฆš๐Ÿฆš๐Ÿฆš๐Ÿฆš๐Ÿฆš๐Ÿฆš๐Ÿฆš๐Ÿฆš๐Ÿฆš
12 DAYS TO BSF'26! Pedro the Peacock is fondly remembered in Blackrod, In 2018 and 2019 there were scarecrows depcicting him. There was also one of his alleged assailant!! ๐ŸฆŠ๐Ÿ˜ฑ
๐Ÿฆš๐Ÿฆš๐Ÿฆš๐Ÿฆš๐Ÿฆš๐Ÿฆš๐Ÿฆš๐Ÿฆš๐Ÿฆš๐Ÿฆš

๐Ÿก๐Ÿก๐Ÿก๐Ÿก๐Ÿก๐Ÿก๐Ÿก๐Ÿก๐Ÿก๐Ÿก13 DAYS TO BSF'26! Tonight we are going to play tribute to all the wonderful creations over the years from the...
14/06/2026

๐Ÿก๐Ÿก๐Ÿก๐Ÿก๐Ÿก๐Ÿก๐Ÿก๐Ÿก๐Ÿก๐Ÿก
13 DAYS TO BSF'26! Tonight we are going to play tribute to all the wonderful creations over the years from the Team at April Cottage. How many of these can you remember?
๐Ÿก๐Ÿก๐Ÿก๐Ÿก๐Ÿก๐Ÿก๐Ÿก๐Ÿก๐Ÿก๐Ÿก
April Cottage Scarecrows (2010, 2011, 2014, 2016, 2022
& 2025)

โšก๏ธ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐ŸŽคโšก๏ธ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐ŸŽคโšก๏ธ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐ŸŽคโšก๏ธ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐ŸŽคโšก๏ธ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐ŸŽค14 DAYS TO BSF'26! There's a Strawman waiting in the sky. We could be Scarecrows, Just for one ...
13/06/2026

โšก๏ธ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐ŸŽคโšก๏ธ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐ŸŽคโšก๏ธ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐ŸŽคโšก๏ธ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐ŸŽคโšก๏ธ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐ŸŽค
14 DAYS TO BSF'26! There's a Strawman waiting in the sky.
We could be Scarecrows,
Just for one Day.
Crow You Pretty Things.
I'm a Black Straw.
Strawzawa.
Moonage Haydream.
Ziggy Strawdust.
๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐ŸŽคโšก๏ธ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐ŸŽคโšก๏ธ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐ŸŽคโšก๏ธ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐ŸŽคโšก๏ธ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐ŸŽคโšก๏ธ
David Bowie Scarecrows from the year he left us in 2016.

๐Ÿค โญ๏ธHas anyone seen the Scarecrow Sheriff of Belmont? It seems he has gone A.W.O.L?Residents of Belmont Village noticed e...
13/06/2026

๐Ÿค โญ๏ธHas anyone seen the Scarecrow Sheriff of Belmont? It seems he has gone A.W.O.L?

Residents of Belmont Village noticed early Tuesday morning that the local Sheriff wasnโ€™t at his annual ten day post.

Thankfully a good description is circulating and no ransom note has turned up as yet. ๐Ÿ™

We hope he turns up soon, before the Belmont Village Festival comes to an end, in one piece, but more importantly with a very good explanation of his absence!

If you have any suggestions or stories of where or why you think the Scarecrow Sheriff has gone missing, they would be a very interesting read indeed...๐Ÿค”

๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐ŸŽจ๐ŸŽจ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐ŸŽจ๐ŸŽจ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐ŸŽจ๐ŸŽจ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐ŸŽจ๐ŸŽจ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐ŸŽจ๐ŸŽจRest in Peace David Hockney15 DAYS TO BSF'26!๐Ÿ˜ฑThe Nightmare Before Christmas Scarecrows 2024!๐ŸŽจ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐ŸŽจ๐ŸŽจ๐Ÿ‘จโ€...
12/06/2026

๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐ŸŽจ๐ŸŽจ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐ŸŽจ๐ŸŽจ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐ŸŽจ๐ŸŽจ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐ŸŽจ๐ŸŽจ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐ŸŽจ๐ŸŽจ
Rest in Peace David Hockney
15 DAYS TO BSF'26!
๐Ÿ˜ฑThe Nightmare Before Christmas Scarecrows 2024!
๐ŸŽจ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐ŸŽจ๐ŸŽจ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐ŸŽจ๐ŸŽจ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐ŸŽจ๐ŸŽจ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐ŸŽจ๐ŸŽจ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐ŸŽจ

โšฝ๏ธ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟโšฝ๏ธ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟโšฝ๏ธ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟโšฝ๏ธ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟโšฝ๏ธ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ16 DAYS TO BSF'26! Today is the start of the World Cup! To date there have ...
11/06/2026

โšฝ๏ธ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟโšฝ๏ธ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟโšฝ๏ธ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟโšฝ๏ธ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟโšฝ๏ธ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
16 DAYS TO BSF'26! Today is the start of the World Cup! To date there have been 6 World Cup/Euros involving England that have coincided with the scarecrow festival.
๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟโšฝ๏ธ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟโšฝ๏ธ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟโšฝ๏ธ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟโšฝ๏ธ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟโšฝ๏ธ Sometimes we are in the thick of it at the time like in 2018 and 2024, but sometimes we've already, unfortunately, been eliminated by then, as in 2010 and 2014! ๐Ÿ˜ฑ
โšฝ๏ธ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟโšฝ๏ธ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟโšฝ๏ธ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟโšฝ๏ธ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟโšฝ๏ธ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟThere's always been plenty of scarecrows to mark the occasion and here's a selection of them which reflect the fortune of the team at the time, so watch this space for 2026! ๐Ÿฅ…๐Ÿงค
England football scarecrows 2010, 2014, 2018 and 2024.
๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟโšฝ๏ธ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟโšฝ๏ธ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟโšฝ๏ธ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟโšฝ๏ธ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟโšฝ๏ธ

You definitely wont see any crows around Blackrod Church School!๐Ÿ™ˆ Especially after a large clutter of pupils, from the s...
10/06/2026

You definitely wont see any crows around Blackrod Church School!๐Ÿ™ˆ Especially after a large clutter of pupils, from the school, learned 'ye goode olde fashioned' & invaluable skills of scarecrow crafting at one of our two FREE after school Scarecrow Making Workshops! Just look at this brand new crew of scarecrows - all ready for our 2026 Blackrod Scarecrow Festival display in just 17 days time!
Our next FREE After School Workshop Stop will be 17th June at BPS! Eek! ๐Ÿฅณ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟโšฝ๏ธ
Have you made yours yet? ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿฝ

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