Our village is fairly quiet on the whole, nothing much happening.
Any incidents that stick in my mind seem to involve one of the five churches in the village.
Every year there is a Scarecrow walk around the village, the local shop keepers, churches, pubs and the golf club make a scarecrow or scarecrows and display them.
It’s a very popular even, last year there were over 120 scarecrows. The villagers pay money to wander round spotting scarecrows, the shopkeepers get more custom, there’s a prize for the best scarecrow and all the money raised goes to charity.
Sadly, last year we didn’t attend. Sadly, because there was a resurrection of Michael Jackson coming out of the C of E church graveyard. I drove past early in the morning before the scarecrow walk had started and nearly crashed as I saw Michael and his friends in the morning sunshine.
At this years scarecrow walk, I’m hoping to see Patrick Swayze doing ‘The Lift’ from Dirty Dancing with Mollie Sugden in the community garden.
Where we live, at the bottom of the village, there’s another church, recently renovated, it’s a white wooden church, very Little House on the Prairie.
A couple of months ago there was an incident where someone tried to burn the church down and daubed satanic symbols and something about god, hate and a few swear words on the side of the church.
The reverend decided to leave the writing on the side for a few weeks to show the congregation what had happened in the hope of uncovering the culprits.
… and to teach the local children how to spell ‘F*CK’ and how to draw a pretty star in a circle, which was nice.
The church is now being extra vigilant about any odd behaviour in the surrounding area and considering having CCTV installed
Yesterday my car wouldn’t start so we tried to bump start it. As I ran behind pushing and panting, The Husband sat in the car trying to start it. We went quite a way with no joy. Eventually we gave in and nearing the bottom of the hill The Husband swung the car into the Little House on the Prarie church car park.
It is still there, abandoned, and will be until we get round to getting it fixed in the next few days.
As I sit here with my poorly, chicken pox ridden, boy telling him not to scratch I keep having visions of the Reverend and the OAP congregation calling the Police or even the bomb disposal experts to come and check out our car.
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English Mum on March 9, 2010
Jeez, that Michael Jackson thing’s well scary. It sounds like the village of the damned… and you’ve even got the blonde, blue eyed children to prove it!
admin on March 9, 2010
My blue eyed, blonde children act the part too sometimes. It is a lovely village … really!
Insomniac Mummy on March 9, 2010
OMG! Someone did that to the church? I didn’t hear about that. News obviously doesn’t travel very fast up The Big Hill.
Those MJ Scarecrows a fecking scary!!
Oh and PMSL @ English Mum’s village of the damned comment!
admin on March 9, 2010
Have DM’d you the article.
Imagine if I did a piece on Shitley town centre too, Village of the Damned meets The Shining …
TheMadHouse on March 9, 2010
We have a village near us in the N Yorkshire that does the scarecrow thing each year too
admin on March 9, 2010
We’re West Yorkshire .. must be a Yorkshire thang.
Scope on March 9, 2010
Fear, not. I’m sure some of the neighborhodd scamps have removed so many parts from it by now, that it really doesn’t fit the definition of “car” any more.
I hope that puts your mind at ease.
admin on March 9, 2010
That would mean an insurance payout and a new car?
Jo Beaufoix on March 9, 2010
Blimey that is a bit scary, and yep, nice of them to leave the graffiti there for all the local little people to copy. There might be some surprised Mum’s on Sunday.
And those scarecrows are amazing. It’s kind of cool that the church went for something ‘a bit different’ instead of a few angels and a donkey. Your place sounds wicked hon.
admin on March 9, 2010
There was a huge debate about whether it was bad taste or not. We thought it was hilarious!
@goonerjamie on March 9, 2010
Count yourself lucky it didn’t get covered in “this car is fcuking useless” grafitti.
admin on March 9, 2010
That’s probably the alternative scenario!
PippaD @ A Mothers Ramblings on March 9, 2010
It wasn’t me… I can’t spell the F word. Oh and the MJ scarecrows? Fantastic!
exmoorjane on May 14, 2010
That is FANTASTIC… Sorry, probably wrong response but wow, those scarecrows and pentagrams on the church? LOVE it.