Competition Winner: Richards-Doyle Family, Cardiff, on holiday in Solva

Runners up: Marinus Petersen (Caerfarchell), The Youngs (Haverfordwest), Charlie & Josh Young (Solva), Jimmy & Sandra Young (Solva), The Voyce Family (Solva), Frazer Nicol (Solva)

From Participants Votes:
Best Scarecrow Winner: Peter Pan, Cptn Hook & Crocodile (No 1) Pat Jobson.

Scariest Scarecrow Winner: Big Bad Wolf (No 28), Nina Dixon & Family
Very Close: Three Blind Mice (No 5) Jan Powell & Solva School

Funniest Scarecrow Winner: Hey Diddle Diddle (The Cow Jumped over the Moon), (Bayview Stores, Top Shop, Solva
 

All the scarecrows must have been very good this year since most people recognised them. The votes were also spread widely.

Scarecrows with votes in all 3 categories were:
Little Miss Muffet & Spider (No 3), Incy Wincy Spider (No 14), Simple Simon (No 27)

Other scarecrows getting votes in the BEST category were:
Humpty Dumpty (No 2), Elves and Shoemaker (No 4), Wee Willy Winkie (No 7) Pied Piper (No 8) Mary Mary Quite Contrary (No 11) Owl & the Pussy Cat (No 12) Dick Whittington and his Cat (No 15), Jack & the Beanstalk (No 20) Doctor Foster (No 21) Hansel & Gretel (No 24)

Other Scarecrows getting votes in the Scariest Category were:
Rapunzel (No 15A)

Other Scarecrows getting votes in the Funniest Category were:
Pinocchio (No 19), Jack & the Beanstalk (No 20), Tom Thumb (No 22), Emperor’s New Clothes (No 25), Robin Hood (No 29)

The Scarecrows causing the most difficulty were:
Peter and the Wolf (No 10). (Confusion with Popeye the Sailor.) This was more like a cryptic crossword clue , The Flag was the Blue Peter and on the shirt and the board was a wolf! Jane and Peter Wilde hid him behind a bush so people would have to find him and see him up close.

The Emperor’s New Clothes (No 25). (Confusion with Old King Cole) This was a brainwave by Joy Dixon on the morning of the competition. Due to pressure of work she had made only the frame for the Scarecrow. Just time to add a crown and Hey Presto!

Puss in Boots No 26. Confusion here with Dick Whittington’s cat who of course was in Scarecrow No 15 and did not wear boots.

Simple Simon No 27. Some confusion with Little Jack Horner, Georgy Porgy and Knave of Hearts.

Big Bad Wolf No 28. Just Red Riding Hood was not enough here. The answer had to have the WOLF or, better still, the BIG BAD WOLF.
 

Favourite Fairly Tales

Peter Pan lead the field with 5 votes, but again the votes were widely spread with 20 different tales or rhymes chosen. Some of the memorable comments are:

Peter Pan.
Because it’s action packed with the best baddie - he really HOOKS you in. They can fly, it has fairies and the good guys win!! (Richards-Doyle Family, Cardiff)

We don’t want to grow up either (Rob & Lucy from YHA, St Davids)

Cinderella (3 Votes)
She gets her prince! (The Youngs, Haverfordwest)

It’s the first fairy story we remember from our childhood and we all love happy endings (Gemma & Katie Phillips, Solva)

Three little Pigs (3 Votes)
We like saying “I’ll huff and I’ll puff and I’ll blow your house down.” (Amanda, Chle, Iolo, and Elvis Clement, Carmarthen)

The pigs are fat and funny. In some books two get eaten and in some books they survive. They are quite dumb except for pig No 3 who was smart. (Will & Polly Graham, Solva)

Elves & Shoemaker ( 2 votes)
My mummy and daddy read this story to us at bedtime (Lydia & Sophie Lisk, Solva)
Snowhite and the Seven Dwarves (2 Votes)
The dwarves are funny and their personalities remind me of my relatives! (Williams Family, on holdiay in Solva

Rapunzel (1 vote)
I wish I had long hair (Erin Brodie, aged 4)