Church without a building created nativity scene with scarecrows for carol service at allotment

A church without a building created a nativity scene with scarecrows for a service at an allotment on Sunday.

Fleet Meadow Baptist Church recently acquired the plot in Didcot, Oxfordshire, and decided it would be a "fitting" Christmas theme.



Thirteen scarecrows, representing figures such as Jesus, Mary and Joseph, were made by parishioners using items including old clothes and sticks. About 35 people then attended a carol service at the site.

"We wanted to do something at the site for the festive season which brought the community together, and a nativity scene using scarecrows seemed like the logical answer," said Ian Bunce, from the church.