THE north Lancashire village of Wray's famous Scarecrow Festival and Fair begins this Saturday.

To celebrate the ten-day event's silver jubilee, villagers will be attempting to set a new Guinness World Record for the largest number of people dressed as scarecrows, complete with straw hair, patched clothes and masks or painted faces.

For the full festival schedule, visit the website wrayscarecrows.wordpress.com or Facebook page @wrayscarecrows.