The (slightly wobbly) aliens have landed
As part of the 2019 Banstead Village in Bloom entry, the Beaver Scouts were invited to make alien models from commonly recycled materials.
Five colonies took up the challenge. There was a bit of a theme of creatures with multiple eyes, but apart from that, the children produced a brilliantly inventive array of aliens.
Comedian Tim Vine was invited to come along to judge the models outside All Saints church. He kept the children and adults entertained and coped well with the sometimes random comments and contributions from the Beavers!
Tim inspected all the models and deliberated for a while, before awarding:
- First prize to an entry from 7th Banstead
- Second prize to an entry from 3rd Banstead – Huron
- Third prize to an entry from 1st Woodmansterne
Sevenoaks Hearing in Banstead High Street kindly agreed to display the three models in their shop window. Fingers crossed they will bring good luck when the judges arrive to cast their (multiple!) eyes over the wonderful flower displays that the team of volunteers has worked so hard to produce for the village.
7th Banstead
3rd Banstead – Huron
1st Woodmansterne
Photos courtesy of Jane Alexander jane@ja-photos.com
