SCARECROWS are usually for scaring off a threat from the air, but in one village they attract hundreds of people! More than 90 scarecrows
were dotted about the village of Martham last year and over the bank holiday weekend May 3 and 4, another Scarecrow Festival will be held as part of a massive line up of entertainment and fun. On both days the scarecrows will be on display on various properties around the village and on the village green. There will also be a book sale and good quality nearly new clothes sale on the green and a treasure hunt around the village, entries available 10am to 7pm. Other entertainments include craft and charity stalls and Doc Spinoff tricky cycles. The Baptist Church service is at 11am, with refreshments 2pm to 5pm, the Methodist Church serve soup and refreshments from noon to 5pm, and St Mary’s Church, from 2pm to 5pm, there is an exhibition of banners and tapestries and refreshments. A songs of praise will be held on the Co-Op green at 5.30pm. This event is supported by Martham Parish Council and a donation from the takings will be donated to St Mary’s Church Hall Restoration Fund. The May Fair is on Thursday, April 30 to Monday, May 4 on the main village green. It is not too late to enter a scarecrow, call Julie on 01493 748547. For more information about the weekend contact Maggie on 01493 740484. The tower of St Nicholas’ Church, in Great Yarmouth, will be open to the public on Bank Holiday Monday from 10am-4pm. Visitors will be able to climb to the top of the tower and have the chance to see the 13 bells. There will be bell-ringing demonstrations during the day and the chance to have a go yourself. In the church there will be handbell ringing and refreshments will be served throughout the day. On Bank Holiday Monday, May 4 Somerleyton Hall and Gardens and having a May Day Celebration with a full traditional brass band playing on the lawns between 1 and 3pm. May Day is a time for families to have fun together celebrating the arrival of spring and the 12 acres of landscaped gardens at Somerleyton Hall are the perfect place to see nature’s reawakening. Homemade light lunches and cream teas will be available in the Winter Garden Tearooms. Gardens open 10-5pm. Hall tours 11.30-3.30pm. Wrentham Brass Band playing 1-3pm. Adults