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 I took a visit to the opening day of the 19th annual Heather Scarecrow festival in the village of Heather Leicestershire. The festival running between 30th July and 6th August 2017 sees the Residents, Schools and Nurseries of the village create scarecrows on themes of their choice and asks visitors to walk a trail choosing and voting for their favorite. My film features a number of the Scarecrows around the village but a visit to the event is highly recommended if in the area. for further information on the event please visit www.heatherscarecrowfestival.com

I visited the village of Heather to see the Heather Scarecrow Festival now in its 18th year the event sees the small Leicestershire village invaded by scarecrows of many types a number depicting current events, persons and themes in popular culture. Among those depicted this year where Boris Johnson and David Cameron, Gary Lineker, Mr Bean, LCFC's Jamie Vardy and several inspired by British astronaut Tim Peake. My short film aims to give the viewer a flavor of the event and by no means features every scarecrow which usually total 60+ in number. The event runs from 11am Sunday 31st July through to 6pm Sunday 7th August 2016 entry is free but visitors are encouraged to purchase a £2 Scarecrow guide from Heather St Johns Football Club or the village hall where parking and refreshments can also be found the guide lists the scarecrows locations around the village and also features a handy map. for further information on the event please visit www.heatherscarecrowfestival.com ...