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Bagpuss, Clangers and Bluey scarecrows at charity trail

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David and Catherine Vaughan-Jackson with their Clanger creation

Lookalikes of children's television characters are scattered around a village in its annual charity scarecrow trail.

This is the 12th Scarecrow Trail for Holt, near Trowbridge, Wiltshire, which has a different theme each year and raises money for national and local causes.

The creations this year are from new characters through to the classics - from Bluey to a knitted Bagpuss - and can be seen until the end of 28 August.

For 2024, it is aid of the National Deaf Children's Society, as one of the organiser's children was born profoundly deaf.

A knitted Bagpuss with a mouse on top of a postbox
Knitted Bagpuss was made by one of the organisers, Lisa Wickes
A carboard version of character Bluey sits on a front garden wall with his trail number
Bluey is one of the more modern characters to be spotted on the trail

The daughter of organisers Lisa and Paul Wickes, was born deaf and now has cochlear implants.

Other characters include Scooby Doo and Shaggy, Andy Pandy, Spongebob and a Clanger.

Last year, organisers said the event raised £5,000, more than it ever has before.

The scarecrows are made by local residents and displayed throughout the village, with people able to buy trail booklets from Holt Superstore and Wild Herb.

A scarecrow of Shaggy sitting on a white plastic garden chair with Scooby Doo
Classics Scooby Doo and Shaggy with some snacks are recognisable to more than one generation
A cardboard lookalike of Spongebob Squarepants in front of a window
Spongebob is another one of the more recent characters to feature
Andy Pandy scarecrow in a doorway, with a traditional cast iron gate and bunting.
Many are in people's gardens, such as Andy Pandy

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