Cononley, near Keighley, will stage its annual Scarecrow Festival with a theme of fairytales and nursery rhymes starting on Saturday, May 4, and ending in various activities on Bank Holiday Monday, May 6, including two duck races in the beck.

Programmes will be available at the village shop and all proceeds will go towards refurbishing the institute.

To enter a scarecrow, e-mail lois133@btin ternet.com.