Our intrepid team of judges spent hours walking and driving along the highways and byways, nooks and crannies of Hawkhurst to visit the scarecrows. They looked, they considered, they measured, they pondered – and then decided there was only one thing to do: hand out MORE prizes! There are just so many great scarecrows out there and we’ve loved seeing every one. So here we go with the list of winners, and thank you everyone for taking part!

Category: SCARIEST Title:Female Smuggler Location: Copthall Avenue
Category: TALLEST Title: Prisoner of Lockdown Location: Tory Row
Category: MOST BEAUTIFUL Title: WI Emily Location: Mercers
Category: CHILDREN Title: Boy Location: Wish Valley Mews
Category: GROUPS Title: Farmers Locations: Slipmill Lane
Category: MOST APPEALING Title: Lady in Deckchair Location: Fairview

Here is the map of our 2020 entrants and the timeline of the competition.

Rye road joins in on the last day with a brown eyed botanist and Vale Road has SpongBob and Gary in residency.

The penultimate day on Birchfield Grove.

Literally hotting up on 25th June with another Birchfield Grove scarecrow, a whole family on Slip Mill lane and Humpty Dumpty at Ockley Road.

Four more entrants from Moor hill, Birchfield Grove and Mercers on 24th June.

Lavinia Lush comes to Birchfield Grove from 22nd June.

Surf’s Up at Gills Green on 21st June.

By 20th June we have sheep on Queens road, a cat at Ockley allotments and Scouts at their HQ.

Copthall Avenue has a resident member of the Hawkhurst Gang! Rag dolls moved in to Water Lane and the muddy biker at Basden has been round the block a few times by 19th June.

Joining the party on 15th June are entrants from Basden Cottages and Water Lane.

Entrants up to 14th June can be found in Gunther Close, Fairview, Tory Row, Water Lane, Basden Cottages and Wish Valley Mews.