How it started......
Organised by Karen Evans for the last twenty one years (one year off in 2020 due to Covid19) the scarecrow trail was originally started in 2001 to encourage visitors back to the countryside after the foot and mouth crisis and has a fun take on the traditional scarecrow hunt.
The Scarecrows are inspired by the story of Thomas de Ingilby, an ancestor of Sir Thomas Inglby of Ripley Castle, who saved King Edward III from a wild boar attack in 1355 and who’s crest (the boars head) is the emblem of Ripley village.
All the scarecrows have pigs heads and pig names such as Boarglar Bill, Pigmaylion, Porkupine, Thumboarlina, Statue of Liboarty etc (and any resemblance to persons living or dead is entirely coincidental!).
Competition sheets cost £4 and list the names of the scarecrows. Each scarecrow has a number and the idea is to match the name to the number. Those who get them all correct are entered into a hat, with the winners drawn at random.
It is a great day out for people of all ages, young and old and a great way of seeing all that Ripley has to offer.
The Scarecrows are inspired by the story of Thomas de Ingilby, an ancestor of Sir Thomas Inglby of Ripley Castle, who saved King Edward III from a wild boar attack in 1355 and who’s crest (the boars head) is the emblem of Ripley village.
All the scarecrows have pigs heads and pig names such as Boarglar Bill, Pigmaylion, Porkupine, Thumboarlina, Statue of Liboarty etc (and any resemblance to persons living or dead is entirely coincidental!).
Competition sheets cost £4 and list the names of the scarecrows. Each scarecrow has a number and the idea is to match the name to the number. Those who get them all correct are entered into a hat, with the winners drawn at random.
It is a great day out for people of all ages, young and old and a great way of seeing all that Ripley has to offer.
