Scaresheep festival is a baa-tastic hit
MORE THAN 100 families flocked to Shepshed to have a look at this year’s entries in the Scaresheep Festival, that included a ‘Baalesque’ show, Jedi battles in ‘Baa Wars’ and a guest appearance from Ed ‘Shearing.’
Thirty householders and businesses all over town displayed their handiwork on Saturday, October 7 and Sunday, October 8.
People taking part were able to pick up a map and make their way around Shepshed to vote for their favourite scaresheep.
The festival first took place in 2015 and has proved so popular among local residents that it returned this year for the third time and plans for next year’s festival are already underway.
Winners of the three trophies (Best business/organisation as voted for by the public, best business/organisation as chosen by Shepshed Town Council and best household as voted for by the public) will be announced on Friday, October 13.
Organiser Angie Whitmore said: “It has been another brilliant year, and there were some really creative entries.
“Residents in Forest Street even renamed the street Sherwood Forest Street because of their special Robin Hood themed scaresheep at a number of houses.
“We sold around 100 programmes on the day which is brilliant, and it is a wonderful way to showcase Shepshed.
“We even had BBC Leicester come along and one of their Sunday morning clues was part of the festival.
“I would just like to say thank you to all the families that came along, everyone that took part and everyone that sold the programmes.
“This is a great event for Shepshed, everyone involved has pulled together which has been great to see.
“We have already got the dates sorted for next year and we are hoping for an even bigger push from local businesses to enter.”
All funds raised will go to the Shepshed Volunteer Centre and the Shepshed Special Community Bus.
Next year the festival will take place on Saturday, October 6 and Sunday October 7.