37 local residents are going to be decorating their house/garden as part of Skeleton Roebuck Halloween Trail, on behalf of Appleton Roebuck Preschool.

Our aim is to provide local families with a safe, fun alternative to trick-or-treating this year, whilst raising some much-needed funds for preschool.

Decorations will be on display from Thursday 29th October until Sunday 1st November, giving families plenty of time to view the trail.

We have kindly been given some amazing prizes from local businesses which we will be giving out to some of the best displays.

Our sponsors include:

Full Garden Takeover – Acaster Nursery

Best Pumpkin – Ainsty Ales

Spookiest Display – Chapati Co

Best Homemade Decorations – Tikks Thai Kitchen

Most Creative Display – York Gin

Fancy Dress – Tesco, Crazy Tykes plus other donated prizes from preschool families

Free Draw – D’Oyly’s Tearoom

If you would like to purchase a map and take part in the Skeleton Roebuck Halloween Trail, please contact Laura Herbert via email at [email protected] for details.

The suggested donation for a map is £2 and each map you buy will enter you into a free draw for D’Oyly’s Afternoon Tea for 2 and selection of sweets.

All of the money raised will go to Appleton Roebuck Preschool. The preschool is a vital village service and relies on fundraising in order to be able to stay open, all new play equipment and learning resources are paid for via fundraising. This year particularly has been hard for preschool, as it has for many charities, as most of our fundraising activities have had to be cancelled. So lets get together and have a fun spooky time!