The Lower Wyke Scarecrow Festival is an annual event but this is the first time that service users from Cygnet Hospital Wyke have been involved. The service users worked hard to complete the scarecrows in time for judging day on 15th June. They entered two scarecrows to the competition, ‘Sally Crow’ and a scarecrow that represented the recovery journey in mental health.
Several of the service users represented the ward by attending the event to collect their rosette. Feedback from service users and staff was that everyone at the event made them feel very welcome and part of the community. The judges were also very supportive commenting that it was great to see the hospital’s involvement and that the entries had helped people’s understanding of mental health.