Stan the scarecrow took centre stage and a group of yarn bombers left their mark at a Perthshire care home during the recent half-term holidays.
Pitlochry Yarn Bombers, a secret group that brings knitted joy to the town, left its distinctive mark on Balhousie Pitlochry Care Home.
Residents woke up to some colourful Autumnal decorations - from knitted pumpkins and leaves to a cute hedgehog - on and around its planters and entranceway.
The care home, which prides itself on its community activity, has been a favourite stop-off as part of Pitlochry’s recent Tattie Bogle Festival this year, which saw local children spotting scarecrows around the town during the ‘tattie’ holidays.
Keen to be part of the excitement, staff at Balhousie Pitlochry created a scarecrow called Stan Balhousie which was the last stop-off on the trail.
The care home, located on Burnside Road beside the Community Hospital, placed Stan in a hoist in the garden.
Judith Dingwall of Tattie Bogle Festival organisers Pitlochry and Moulin Support Group said the event was inspired by the COP26 climate conference.
“Scarecrows were never made out of new things and therefore businesses and locals could reuse packaging and products to make a fun figure,” she said.
Balhousie Pitlochry activities coordinator Eilidh Thomson added: “Balhousie has been a great hit with staff, residents, visitors, delivery folks and even people on the buses point and smile at him as they go by!”
Now that Stan has been joined by a colourful array of knitted items, the home is embracing the Autumn season.
Shona Hutchcox, home administrator at Balhousie Pitlochry, who led the Tattie Bogle effort, said: “We love the added colour the yarn bombers have given us and it fits in so well with Stan Balhousie.”
