This weekend was the 2024 Foxby Hill summer gathering, included was competitions for best newcomer and best scarecrow.
![A group of Foxby Hill allotmenteers who took part in the summer gathering](https://gainsborough-tc.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Foxby-Hill-Summer-Gathering-1024x768.jpg)
Best Newcomer Competition
![1st Place for Foxby Hill Best Newcomer](https://gainsborough-tc.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Best-Newcomer-Foxby-Hill-768x1024.jpg)
Best Scarecrow Competition
![1st Place for best scarecrow - made out of plant pots with a sign that reads: "We're for the plant pot liberation army'](https://gainsborough-tc.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Best-Scarecrow-1st-Place-1024x768.jpg)
![2nd Place for Best Scarecrow - dressed in blue trousers and a checkered shirt propped up on a fence](https://gainsborough-tc.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Best-Scarecrow-2nd-Place-768x1024.jpg)
![3rd Place for best scarecrow - stood upright wearing a blue shirt, blue har with painted eyes and nose.](https://gainsborough-tc.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Best-Scarecrow-3rd-Place-768x1024.jpg)
The above were awarded first, second and third place in the scarecrow competition but we’d also like to share some of the other creative creations on-site:
![A painted wooden scarecrow, with small crows on the arms and a sign that reads 'Crow Patrol'](https://gainsborough-tc.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Scarecrow-2-768x1024.jpg)
![A scarecrow dressed in a halloween style onesie](https://gainsborough-tc.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Scarecrow-768x1024.jpg)
![Small scarecrow with a green hat and orange dungarees perched on fencing](https://gainsborough-tc.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Scarecrow-1-768x1024.jpg)
![Two scarecrows stood in the middle of an allotment - one wearing a yellow dress, the other wearing dungarees and a plaid shirt.](https://gainsborough-tc.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Scarecrow-3-1024x768.jpg)
Thank you to everyone that attended!
![Foxby Hill allotmenteers - some stood up, some others sat under a canopy](https://gainsborough-tc.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Foxby-Hill-Summer-Gathering-2-1024x768.jpg)
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