Village ‘taken over’ by E.T. and Daleks for scarecrow festival

The Wray Scarecrow Festival sees sculptures installed throughout the village (John Gordon/PA)

By Danielle Desouza, PA

A village in Lancashire has been taken over by popular sci-fi figures replicated in scarecrow form, including E.T. and the Daleks from Doctor Who.

Wray Scarecrow Festival returned on Saturday and sees those in the community pay homage to sci-fi characters as per the theme of the event this year, with more than 50 installations.