A FAMILY of scarecrows that have more style than Worzel Gummidge could shake a stick at have been made by primary school pupils.

The novelty scarecrow characters, which are supported with wooden frames while their bodies are stuffed with bubblewrap and straw, will be displayed in John Cavill's show garden, exhibited at the Gardeners' World Live event in Birmingham in June.

The figures, which are of mum, dad, son and daughter, were made by students at Leys Farm Junior School, Bottesford, to complement the Bottesford-based gardener's floral display.

The students said they had enjoyed helping create the scarecrow family.

"I liked putting the trousers on the body the best," said George Garner, seven.

"The son is wearing my jeans.

"They didn't fit me anymore so I gave them to the scarecrow."

Emma Brocklebank, 11, also lent a helping hand

She said: "I liked sticking the hair on the best. I've never made a scarecrow before, but I would like to make another."

And Chole Danby added: "I found making the scarecrow really exciting."

Megan-Amber Brown, nine, gave her old top to help make the daughter scarecrow and fellow classmate Callum Toyne, eight, said he was looking forward to seeing the scarecrows in the school garden after they have been presented at the show.

Headteacher at Leys Farm Junior School, Ewart Gibbs, said: "Several year groups in the school have been working with retired teacher Margaret Harrison, to complete the scarecrow project.

"Mr Cavill came up with the idea of making a scarecrow family and the children helped make them and dress the scarecrows up."

The children have been working on the project for the past few weeks and it forms a culmination of other gardening work which takes place at the school.

"This is another dimension of gardening that has really got the children interested and involved," Mr Gibbs added.

"Mr Cavill is hopeful his garden will be shown on the TV programme Gardeners' World in June.

"The children are looking forward to seeing their scarecrows on TV and having the figures come back to the school.

"We've got a new area that has been fenced off and the scarecrows will be put up in our new garden."

After the doors close at the NEC and the other gardens become just a memory, the project will be dismantled and rebuilt at Leys Farm Junior School, as part of Mr Cavill's Simply Gardening For Schools social enterprise.