A SCARECROW invasion is to take place in east Cleveland throughout August.
Dozens of handmade effigies will invade the borough as the East Cleveland Scarecrow Festival returns.
The popular festival returns for the fourth year from Saturday August 4 to Sunday September 8, with scarecrows popping up in the most unusual of places.
Many of the scarecrows will follow a theme such as Wizards, Circus and the Victorian era.
Festival organiser Denise Nesbitt said: “This year we see Saltburn, Lingdale and Lazenby joining in for the first time. We’re thrilled to see so many new places taking part.
“All our scarecrows are handmade by volunteers and they look fantastic. We’re stuffing the Borough full of our wacky creations.”
Villages taking part are Liverton Village, Dunsdale, Charltons, Guisborough, Carlin How, Lazenby, Saltburn, Loftus, Lingdale, Easington, New Marske, Stanghow and Boosbeck.
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