THIS year’s Cullingworth Scarecrow Festival was a work of fiction.

More than 50 characters from books and nursery rhymes could be seen around the village last weekend.

Residents and visitors were able to mingle with the likes of Sherlock Holmes, Batman and the Very Hungry Caterpillar.

They could discover “where’s Wally?” in one garden, and see a group of dancing scarecrows around Cullingworth’s maypole.

They could also meet snow queen Elsa and snowman Olaf, characters from Disney’s hit movie Frozen.

The Scarecrow Festival, now in its 12th year, is expected to raise around £1,200 to be split equally between the Yorkshire Air Ambulance and Manorlands.

Rosemary Spencer, chairman of Cullingworth Scarecrow Festival committee, said bad weather on Saturday initially affected attendance, but numbers were up when the sun came out the following day.

She said people travelled from as far away as Manchester, Nottingham and Wigan to see the scarecrows.

She said: “Some years are better than others, but this was a good year for entries. There were some really good ones.

* See this Thursday's Keighley News for full story and more pictures.