Tansley Village

Scarecrow Competition - 2011

The theme was Nursery Rhymes & Fairytales

Report by Emma Hrubiak, competition organiser

"There were 14 entries in the Tansley Scarecrow competition this year – this was a little disappointing. However, the standard is extremely high. On Monday evening the judges viewed all the scarecrows and eventually, after much discussion, came to some difficult decisions. Because the standard was so high, it was too difficult for the judges to choose between the scarecrows. Therefore, the judges decided to award nine prizes in total and have each contributed to the prize fund to make this possible. Each of the nine prize winners will receive a £5 garden gift voucher. In addition the two joint 1st prize winners will share the Craig Hardy Memorial Trophy for the year.

Equal 1st Prize
12. Harry Parker, 23 The Knoll
11. Mrs Saunders & Ellie, 27 The Knoll

Equal 2nd Prize
14. Val Wildgoose, Heatherfield Lodge, Lant Lane
 6. Janet Baranowski, Sunningdale, Tansley House Gardens
 1. Neil & Sarah Green, The Homestead, Nottingham Road

Equal 3rd Prize
 8. The Spencer family, 5 Tansley House Gardens
 9. Janet and Geoff Lewis, 6 Oak Tree Gardens

Judges’ Special Awards
 5. Tansley Preschool, Tansley Community Hall
10. Rebecca Fletcher, Burnhill, Church Street

As in previous years, the judges were as follows: Local Artist, Polly Morten, Local Sculptor, Stuart Marsh, Lifelong Tansley resident, Margaret Fearn. A big ‘Thank You’ to them for their time and enthusiasm and their contribution to the prize fund.

Well done to everyone who entered! A lot of time, care and creativity has gone into all the scarecrows."

Scarecrow Trail Competition Results

3 entries got all the answers correct and all won a prize:
Brandon Barnes – Gritstone Road, Matlock
Benjamin Pearson – Walston Close, Tansley
Chloe Pearson – Walston Close, Tansley
Runner up prize awarded to: Oliver Hodgkinson – Ashley Close, Tansley

Answers:
1: The Homestead, Nottingham Rd - Little Miss Muffet;
2: 1 Spring Cottages - The Tinder Box;
3: Lots of Pots - Little Red Riding Hood;
4: 1 Willow Cottages, The Cliff - Humpty Dumpty;
5: Tansley Pre-school - The Little Mermaid;
6: Sunningdale, Tansley House Gardens - Humpty Dumpty;
7: 1 Tansley House Gardens - Incy Wincy Spider;
8: 5 Tansley House Gardens - Jack and the Beanstalk;
9: 6 Oak Tree Gardens - Sing a Song of Sixpence;
10: Burnhill, Church Street - Cinderella;
11: 27 The Knoll - The Little Mermaid;
12: 23 The Knoll - Sing a Song of Sixpence;
13: 9 The Rocks - Cinderella;
14: Heatherfield Lodge, Lant Lane - Goldilocks.

Scarecrow photos

by Chris Knightley

The first six photos are the winning and leading entries. Click a photo to enlarge it. There is no photo of no. 14.

Scarecrow Competition - June 2010

Report by Emma Hrubiak, competition organiser

Although the number of entries this year was a little disappointing, 15 when before we had 30 or more, the standard was extremely high. The three local judges, artist Polly Morten, sculptor Stuart Marsh and lifelong resident of Tansley Margaret Fearn, had some very difficult decisions to make but they do have a robust scoring system to make it fair. Thanks very much to them.

1st Prize (winning the Craig Hardy Trophy) – Entry 1 – Neil and Sarah Green for Postman Pat and his black and white cat, and his van
2nd Prize – Entry 15 – Val Wildgoose for the Mad Hatter’s Tea Party
3rd Prize – Entry 3 – Josie Cross, Lots of Pots for Gloria the bomb disposal expert from Luton
Special Children’s Award – Entry 5 – Tansley Preschool for a school crossing patrol
Special Children’s Award – Entry 4 – 1st Tansley Brownies for a Brownie celebrating 100 years of Brownies

Congratulations also to all the other entrants.

Scarecrow Trail Competition Results

4 entries got all the answers correct and all won a prize:
Sarah Green, Chloe Pearson, Alisha Brock, Benjamin Pearson

Answers: 1 – Letter, 2 – Asp or snake and Staff, 3 – Green glass
4 – 100th Anniversary Cake, 5 – Stop, Children Crossing sign, 6 – Plant in a pot
7 – Bouquet of flowers, 8 – A paint brush, 9 – N/a
10 – Football, 11 – A wooden spoon, 12 – Donkey
13 – A riding whip, 14 – “I’m in the garden” sign, 15 – A teapot

Scarecrow photos

by Steve Greenhough, with thanks.

The first five photos are the winning and leading entries. The remainder are shown in order of entry as given in the Scarecrow Trail Form.
There is no photo of no. 9.