Scarecrow vandals are the final straw for ramblers

By Laura Button

Published 15th Jul 2011, 15:36 BST

A BATTLE group has called for increased security for the town’s scarecrow festival after their entry was damaged for the second time in just one week.

Members of Battle Ramblers had spent many hours creating a ballerina scarecrow for this year’s Battle Scarecrow Festival, which kicked off on July 4.

The scarecrow was put in place near the Pilgrims Rest and Battle Abbey on Friday July 1.