That big smile from Burscough's George Ribbens is well deserved - he's put an awful lot of effort into his entries into the village's first Scarecrow Festival!
And he stands a 'pretty' good chance of success given the hard work that's gone into preparing his quaint High Lane home not only with the scarecrows but also a fabulous display of flowering baskets.
Judges will be making their deliberations on 14 and 15 July; by all accounts they'll have quite a difficult job; well done to organiser Julie Woods for bringing the community together!