2025 Theme: “Mortimer’s Gone Potty”
This year, we’re going potty – literally!
Every scarecrow must include at least one plant pot in its design. Let your creativity blossom: think flowerpot-headed heroes, animals in bloom, or anything else that springs from your imagination. Characters can be real or fictional, human or animal – just make sure there’s a pot (or several) involved!
Key Dates
- Trail runs: Saturday 25 October (9am) – Sunday 02 November (4pm)
- Scarecrows must be visible: Daily from 9am until dusk
- Entry deadline: Monday 22 September 2025
Entry Details
- Cost: £10 per scarecrow
- Prizes: Win up to £50 in one of five fun categories!
| Category | Who Votes? | First Prize | Second Prize |
| Funniest | Trail followers via trail map | £50 | £25 |
| Children’s Favourite | Trail followers via trail map | £50 | £25 |
| Adults Favourite | Trail followers via trail map | £50 | £25 |
| Best Newcomer* | MVP Committee | £50 | - |
| Chairman’s Choice | MVP Chairman | £50 | - |
*Never entered before? This one’s just for you!
How to Enter
- Download your Entry Form
- Return it by Monday 22 September 2025 to:
Mike Rogers, Meadowside, Windmill Road, Mortimer, RG7 3RJ
or email scarecrow@mortimervillage.org.uk - Pay your entry fee via BACS (preferred) or cheque – full details on the form.
Need a Pot? Use the Pot Swap!
Running low on pots? We’ve got you covered!
From 01 August to 31 October, swing by the Pot Swap outside Mortimer Library (Victoria Road) between 10am and 5pm Monday, Tuesday & Thursday and 10am - 4pm at Weekends.
Pick up what you need or drop off extras between 10am and 5pm and let’s keep things green and get those pots into the wild.
Big thanks to Stratfield Mortimer Parish Council for letting us turn the area next to the library into a pot-swapping hub!
Now It’s Your Turn!
So grab a pot (or ten), round up your imagination and get stuck in! Whether you're a scarecrow newbie or a seasoned inventor, this is your moment to shine, sprout and slightly confuse the neighbours.
Need a little help along the way? Join our friendly Mortimer Scarecrow Makers Facebook Group, your go-to hub for inspiration, advice, and encouragement from fellow makers and veteran inventors. It’s the perfect place to brainstorm, troubleshoot, and share your masterpiece-in-progress.
Let’s make Mortimer the most gloriously fun and plant-pottily creative village, where the only thing crazier than the scarecrows is the imagination behind them
Other Ideas
Here are some great examples from other villages who have worked with the same theme:
