BEN RHYDDING'S first Scarecrow Festival and trail gets off to a start on Monday (May 30).

Trail sheets are £1 and can be purchased from the Wheatley Arms, Wheatley Lane, on from Monday Saturday June 18. All proceeds will go to Marie Curie Bradford. The scarecrows will form part of a scarecrow garden at Ben Rhydding Community Fete on June 18. A scarecrow fancy dress competition is also planned. Contact Claire Macina at C.Macina@leeds.ac.uk for more information.