St Thomas a Becket Scarecrow Competition and Trail

St Thomas a Becket Scarecrow Competition and Trail Annual Scarecrow Trail and Competition in Pucklechurch, South Glos, supporting our village, Church and surrounding community with a great family day out.

St Thomas a Becket Church hosts an annual Scarecrow Competition and Trail that aims to provide a great family day out for visitors to our village of Pucklechurch in South Gloucestershire. Join us for May Bank Holiday fun and identify the names of the scarecrows, fill in an entry sheet and if you have the most correctly guessed names, you could win £25! Previous years have seen visitors from all ov

er the South West discovering Pucklechurch hospitality. We are easy to find off the M4 between Bath and Bristol. Plenty of food, a warm welcome and a trail of about 30 scarecrows to discover in this historic village. We are pleased to advise that St Thomas a Becket follows safeguarding procedures with children and vulnerable adults.

May 3rd and 4th - Get yourselves ready to make connections with other people locally!
15/02/2026

May 3rd and 4th - Get yourselves ready to make connections with other people locally!

Dear Pucklechurch residents and organisations, would you like to enter a scarecrow to this year's St Thomas a Becket Sca...
13/02/2026

Dear Pucklechurch residents and organisations, would you like to enter a scarecrow to this year's St Thomas a Becket Scarecrow Competition and Trail?

If so, please think up a scarecrow to fit the theme, "For a day, I would like to be...."

The first day you can register your scarecrow is Saturday 28th February and the last day to register one will be Saturday 12th April. Please see below the details for how to do this.

This information will also be available in the next edition of the Pucklechurch News.

After all this rain, we can look forward to a brighter spring in May. Let's make this a bumper year for Pucklechurch. We hope this event supports the local shops and businesses as well as the church and promotes good relationships with family, friends, neighbours and visitors.

Dear Fans and Followers,We are pleased to announce that the Pucklechurch Scarecrow Trail and Competition will be running...
25/01/2026

Dear Fans and Followers,
We are pleased to announce that the Pucklechurch Scarecrow Trail and Competition will be running in 2026.

We aim to get all information out to everyone at the same time, whether they have internet access or not, so please watch this space for upcoming announcements and keep your eyes out in the village in the next couple of months for further details!

Here are a few from last year. Do you remember them?

We are very keen to acknowledge our sponsors online as well as in church. We have so much support from our local organis...
11/05/2025

We are very keen to acknowledge our sponsors online as well as in church. We have so much support from our local organisations, individuals and companies. They have donated in terms of food, raffle prizes and monetary donations. We are very grateful. Thank you.

And, because we are also a church, here to continue to serve our community, we also say,

"Blessed are you, Lord God of all creation:
through your goodness we have this bread to set before you,
which earth has given and human hands have made.
It will become for us the bread of life.
Blessed be God for ever."

06/05/2025

Well, another great weekend. Thank you so much to everyone who contributed and especially to our visitors.

We have been very fortunate to have been able to raise £3,692 before costs this year, a considerable increase on last year. It will go towards the upkeep and services of our church.

The answers to the scarecrows will be coming soon, so keep an eye out on this page.

Please like the page or follow us, to stay in touch for next year.

We are delighted to announce that the winner of the favourite scarecrow prize, as voted by our trail visitors, this year...
05/05/2025

We are delighted to announce that the winner of the favourite scarecrow prize, as voted by our trail visitors, this year was number 48, Groot.

The lucky dip prize was won by number 20, Harry Potter, Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley, produced by the 1st Pucklechurch Brownies.

And finally, the winner of the most correctly guessed scarecrow names was Frances of Pucklechurch.

All our winners have received their £25 prizes. We hope you all enjoy them:)

A huge thank you to our scarecrow makers - this event would not happen without you, and to our visitors who bring enthusiasm and fun every year. We hope you had a great bank holiday weekend!

A final great big thank you to our sponsors. Your contributions are invaluable. We hope you enjoyed the event and benefit from it as we do from you.

May God bless and keep you all in the coming year.

We will look forward to seeing you in 2026.

05/05/2025

The raffle is being called! Please come and collect your prizes!

There are lots of cream teas available in church. Please come and eat them:) £3.00 each.
05/05/2025

There are lots of cream teas available in church. Please come and eat them:) £3.00 each.

04/05/2025

Really lovely to see so many of you out on the trail today and to all those who popped in to church during the day.

If you would like to add a prayer to our prayer tree, near the ticket desk, do feel free to do so. Many people did that today.

We hope you had a great first day out together in Pucklechurch.

04/05/2025

And we're off!

The 2025 scarecrow trail is starting today. See you at 11.30 am today or from 10.30 am tomorrow.

There are 46 scarecrows to enjoy over these two days. Come and see. Here are some of last year's scarecrows to whet your appetite.

Experience good quality family time, ask any questions about church, God or faith and enjoy a day out in Pucklechurch. There are pubs, clubs, cafes, shops and church with food on sale throughout the day.

Bring cash for smaller purchases. Card machine available on the door for tickets and trail maps etc.

Parking available at HMP Ashfield.

Entry fee is £5.00 family ticket (two adults and up to 3 children), £2.00 per adult, £1.00 for children of school age and students. All maps, clues and information available at St Thomas a Becket, Pucklechurch. See you there!

04/05/2025

We have no pens in church this year! Please bring a pen or pencil to mark your scarecrow name guesses!

Here are the church's food offerings this year. The cakes, cream teas and sandwiches are all freshly made!
03/05/2025

Here are the church's food offerings this year. The cakes, cream teas and sandwiches are all freshly made!

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