Diggle's spooky Halloween trail

Diggle's spooky trail

If you go down to a Saddleworth village today ... you’re guaranteed a spooky surprise.

From now ( 25th) until Sunday, November 3, twenty spine chilling,  creative exhibits will bring an extra  shiver and a smile to locals and visitors to Diggle. 

The hand crafted displays  are all part of the village’s Spooky Trail, an innovative fundraiser for the Friends of Diggle School (FODS), and a novel way to celebrate Halloween.

And the  spooky-related effigies make startling appearances at locations across including the duck pond and the Huddersfield narrow canal.
Ghost hunting children and parents  can follow the Spooky Trail with the help of a specially produced ‘guide’  which can be swopped for a Halloween treat at one of the designated village  outlets.

They have been made by industrious  Tracy Buckley and two fellow FODS members,   Elinor Cadogan and Natalie Kenrick

Said Tracy: “We’re hoping the Spooky Trail  will  be another school fund-collecting winner and follow the success of our Scarecrow Trail and summer fete - Diggle by the Sea - earlier this year which helped raised a remarkable £13,500 for school funds alongside other efforts.

“We are in the process of deciding what is being funded for school this year. 

“However, we have committed to Commando Joe’s,  an award winning programme for children,  when an elite team of military veterans inspire school pupils in across the UK with team-building, character and resilience skills. 

“It’s part funded by the Department of Education,” Tracy  added.

(Must ). The SpookyTrail sheets, costing  £2 each, can be obtained from. Grandpa Greene’s ice cream parlour, Woolyknits, Warth Mill,  and The Gate Inn, Huddersfield Road. Children can exchange the sheet for a Halloween treat.

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