The theme for the 2025 Penrith Scarecrow Competition is the 1980’s.
The era that gave us the Iron Lady, MTV, ET, Pop music, Punk rockers, Neon colours, Big Hair, Leg Warmers, Shoulder pads, Miami Vice, The A Team, Knight Rider, Dallas, Cabbage Patch Kids , Pac-Man, Roland rat, Mobile Phones, Personal computers, The Walkman, Breakfast TV, Rubik’s Cube, The UK also got a fourth TV channel as Channel 4 launched in 1982 and so much more.
The 2025 Penrith Scarecrow Competition is an opportunity for all households, streets, businesses, local group’s and organisations to get involved and take part by creating and displaying a scarecrow in a garden or outside businesses across the town.
Entries will be included on a town trail map to allow people to travel around the town and view all the scarecrows and vote as part of the judging
The Penrith Scarecrow Competition based around the 1980’s theme that can cover anything linked to decade that was the 1980’s.
The competition will have a first, second and third place winners from across the town.
Entries are now open and free to all with no limits on the number of entries per property or age restrictions (Those under 16 must have parent's permission to enter)
To enter just fill out the Penrith.Town 2025 Scarecrow Competition entry form and start planning your scarecrow.
Prizes will be announced in June. the Penrith Town Scarecrow trail map will be available online and printed copies from the 8th of August.
The entry form can be completed online at https://goto.penrith.town/2025-Penrith-Scarecrow-Competition-Entry-Form
Entries are open until the 1st August at 5pm.
In the week before the start of the event each entry will receive an email with their unique QR code and voting number to display with the scarecrow so people can vote for their favourite.
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