Famous faces turned into scarecrows for Castle Cary in Bloom
Residents, businesses, and the local school have all been involved in Cary in Bloom.Sarah Martin, headteacher of Castle Cary Primary School, said it had been "chaos" as 192 pupils worked together to make 14 scarecrows."Straw everywhere, sticks everywhere," she said."Total carnage."
The Britain in Bloom campaign encourages people to make their community more appealing.It said taking part can lead to an increase in visitor numbers, a stronger sense of pride of place, and funding opportunities to support projects.Penny Steiner, who helped organise Castle Cary's efforts, said: "We got the community to collect tin cans, plants were grown from seed and people nurtured them from spring."
Carly Pattison from town business, Flowers and Home Somerset, said the efforts of Castle Cary residents had brought about "a great sense of community"."It's just a great bit of fun," she said."Lots of people are going to be about, as we all are at the moment."
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