Pattingham Scarecrow Festival

Sponsors - 2023
Berriman Eaton Principal Sponsor of the Scarecrow Festival Berriman Eaton, estate agents, provide a professional service to clients wishing to sell or purchase properties, together with a dedicated lettings department. They have offices in Tettenhall, Bridgnorth & Wombourne. Tettenhall : 01902-747744 Bridgnorth : 01746-766499 Wombourne : 01902 326366 Worcestershire : 01562-546969 Lettings : 01902-749974 Website : www.berrimaneaton.co.uk
D.A. Baldwin & Son Sponsor Scarecrow Number Cards D. A. Baldwin & Son offers water treatment solutions for homes and businesses in the West Midlands, London, Lancashire and Wales. Tel: 01902 700456 Website: www.dabaldwin-watersofteners.co.uk
Lealans Garden Centre Garden Voucher - Raffle prize & Supply of Pew End Flowers A real garden centre for real gardeners - situated on the Bridgnorth Road at Shipley. We pride ourselves on providing a vast range of indoor and outdoor plants. We probably have the largest selection of houseplants available in the West Midlands. Tel: 01902 700209 Website: www.lealansgardencentre.co.uk
St George's Vets Sponsor of the Childrens' Quiz The practice, established nearly 100 years ago, now includes six branch surgeries in Albrighton, Perton, Bushbury, Merryhill, Sedgley & Halesowen, plus the specialist facilities of St George's Hospital in Wolverhampton which is home to our 24/7 Accident & Emergency department along with our brand new Consulting Centre. Our Vets2You mobile service makes home visits to pets in the Stourbridge area. Tel: 01902 425262 Web: www.stgeorgesvets.co.uk
The Crown Pub & Kitchen Sponsor of the Purple Route Signage and Raffle Voucher A welcoming village pub with a new lease of life Having undergone an extensive refurbishment at the beginning of 2019 and reopening in May that year, The Crown Bar & Kitchen is now making a new name for itself. Tel: 01902 700770 Website: www.thecrownpattingham.com
Morfe Valley Arboriculture Sponsor of the Red Route Signage Morfe Valley offer a wide range of high quality Arboricultural Services to meet their customers needs. Including all aspects of tree surgery and tree surveying, consultancy and advice. Tel: 01902 701057 Website: www.morfevalley.com
Pattingham & Patshull Parish Council Sponsor of the Blue Route Signage and the Festival's use of the Village Hall Website: www.pattinghamparishcouncil.com
The Lychgate Coffee Shop Scarecrow Cake - Raffle prize A quintessential little tea shop in the lovely South Staffs village of Pattingham. Warm, friendly atmosphere and great staff. Great menu with specials available. Generous portions. Favourite stopping place for walkers, cyclists and village visitors. Tel: 01902 701667 www.facebook.com/lychgatecoffeeshop/
Martin Thomas Butchers Sponsor - Raffle Voucher Martin Thomas is a 5th generation butcher who moved to Pattingham back in 1972 having always been in the trade working in his parents shop in High street Quarry bank. Before this the Thomas family had butchers shops in Cradley Heath and Old hill. Both Martins grandparents the Thomas and the Bowater had butchers shops and the family can be traced back to the early 1800's in the trade. Tel: 01902 700217 Email: craig-thomas@btconnect.com Website: www.martinthomasbutchers.com
The Co-op - Pattingham Store Supplier of Milk for Refreshments We’re proud to be a part of your community! We want to make sure we always have what you’re looking for, whether you’re popping in for milk or cooking for the whole family. As Fairtrade supporters, we strive to ensure that everyone involved in production is treated and paid fairly. Not only that, our strict food policies mean that everything you buy will always be ethical, sustainable and top quality. Tel: 01902 700230 Website: www.coop.co.uk
Warburtons Family Bakers Supplier of Bread Rolls Baking bread since 1876. As a family business, our purpose is simply to delight families every day with a range of great quality products to suit all meal occasions, lifestyles and tastes. Born and bread in Bolton, Lancashire, where our headquarters are still based, we employ nearly 5,000 employees across the UK and produce over 2 million bakery products each day. Website: www.warburtons.co.uk
Pattingham Parish News Supporting the Festival with local publicity The Pattingham Parish News is a monthly publication with articles about the Church, local events and public services. Costs just £8.00 for a years supply of copies including delivery to your door. Also available in St Chads Church at 70p per copy. To subscribe, contact Jill and Martin Parker on 01902 700755

How the proceeds from previous Pattingham 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. see below >>

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

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.

Porch Apex Stone is replaced...
Some of the proceeds from Pattingham Scarecrow Festivals have been used to replace the Apex Stone over the porch.
Research was carried out to try to find exactly what was originally at the apex of the porch arch with no success, although it was suggested that perhaps a cross may have been in this place.

It was finally decided to repair the stone by replacing it with a new stone with a plain design, as can be seen in the photograph.

This works was carried in the week before the 2017 Scarecrow Festival, 22nd to 24th September.

Village Playing Fields Adult Gym Project...
Part of the proceeds from Pattingham Scarecrow Festival 2021 have been used to create a new area on the Village Playing Fields for adult exercise.

Five different adult exercise machines have been installed purely for use by the adults of Pattingham.