Scarecrow Festival Information...

The Pattingham Scarecrow Festival is a biennial event

This year's event ran from
Friday 26th to Sunday 28th September 2025.

Here we are again… the 7th Pattingham Scarecrow Festival is back…
The most popular biennial village Scarecrow Festival took place again for 3 days at the end of September in the beautiful country village of Pattingham, situated on the South Staffs/Shropshire border, just 7 miles from Wolverhampton.

The 3-day event ran from Friday 26th to Sunday 28th September 2025, opening 12 pm to 5 pm Friday, 10 am to 5 pm Saturday and 11 am to 5 pm Sunday. 123 scarecrows had been registered by villagers and were displayed on three routes, details of which were in the Trail Guide which could be purchased for £5 at the main car park, or at the Village Hall. The ever-popular Children's Quiz and special Scarecrow Badge were again available at £1 each item.

There was a car park with a capacity of approximately 1000 vehicles a short distance out of the village down the Patshull Road and which was clearly signposted and manned. A further car park specifically for the disabled was available on the back car park of the Village Hall.

This year, there was a bigger choice of refreshments at local pubs, the village hall and coffee shops, together with an assortment of food vendors situated on the car park of the Pigot Arms including tea, coffee, cakes, sandwiches, pizzas, hog roast, chicken and beef Yorkshire wraps, fish & chips, burgers and bars.

For safety and to enhance this area, the road from the top of the High Street down to the junction of Hall End Lane was closed on Saturday 27th and Sunday 28th, from 9 am to 6 pm.

This year, sponsors of the event were several local businesses and final profits from the event will be used to support several village establishments and new projects.

Running alongside the Festival, were be two evening events…
A Barn Dance with a Hog Roast in Pattingham Village Hall on Friday 26th September at 7.30 pm, tickets at £15 each.

A Brass Band Concert in St Chad's Church, Pattingham on the evening of Saturday 27th September at 7.30 pm, with tickets at £15 each.

Harvest Festival services were held in St Chad's Church on Sunday 28th September at 10 am and 6.30 pm.

Be sure to put this established popular event in your diary as the next one will not be until September 2027 !

How the proceeds from previous Scarecrow Festivals have benefitted the local community..

2011 - The total proceeds raised at this first event amounted to £7,000.
This was used to fund the NEW glass doors in the porch of St Chad's Church in Pattingham.

2013 - The total proceeds raised this year was £10,500.
This amount was used as a further contribution to the NEW church glass doors, together with £4,200 given to help fund the development of the new play area on the village playing fields, the Pattingham Regeneration Group.

2015 - This 3rd event raised £12,500.
To date this has been used to fund £5000 worth of educational equipment in St Chad's C of E First School. The remaining amount will be used to finance another modernisation project in St Chad's Church.

2017 - This 4th event raised £13,600
The proceeds raised from this 4th event were used in supporting our local school, St Chad's C of E (VC) First School, together with providing funds for further modernisation of the Church building.

2021 - This 5th event raised £8,990
The proceeds raised from this 5th event were used in supporting our local School, St Chad’s C of E (VC) First School, the village Playing Fields Adult Gym project, and St.Chad’s Church West End Door project.

2023 - This 6th event raised £13,500
The proceeds raised from this 6th event were used in supporting our local School, St Chad’s C of E (VC) First School, the Village Hall (New curtains in the Main Hall, now installed), and St.Chad’s Church West End Door project. (Now complete and in use, particularly for funeral services.)

2025 - This 7th event raised about £18,900
The proceeds raised from this 7th event will be used in supporting the Village Christmas Lights, the Allotments (for raised beds), the Village Hall (for small hall floor and curtains), our local School, St Chad’s C of E (VC) First School (for iPads) and St.Chad’s Church.

New Glass Doors...
Some of the proceeds from both 2011 and 2013 Pattingham Scarecrow Festivals were used to finance the removal of the old Victorian wooden doors in the main entrance of St Chad's Church and replace these with new glass doors. The new glass doors were installed in January 2015.
The glass was etched with St Chad Crosses together with the logo of the mascot of the Scarecrow Festival, nicknamed 'Charlie'. Charlie can be seen quite clearly when the sun shines through the door and creates a shadow of him.
On Sunday 27th September 2015 at the Evensong service, the Archdeacon of Walsall, Dr Sue Weller dedicated the doors.

Dr Weller can be seen standing outside the new doors after the service had ended. Charlie is also visible just to the right of Dr Weller's hand.