Potten End, Hertfordshire

Potten End Shines for Sustainability
Community triumphs in village competition

Villagers in Potten End, Hertfordshire are celebrating after it’s been revealed that their community has won through in the Sustainability category of the Calor Village of the Year for England 2009/10 regional heats.

Potten End fought off competition from six other villages to win the category, all of which had been nominated to represent their counties in this prestigious event. Its success follows a recent judging visit during which judges were shown just what Potten End has to offer, with the community being showcased across a total of four categories: Community – a better place to live, Business – a better place to work, Sustainability – a better future, and Communications – being in contact.

As the regional category winner for Sustainability, the village now has a few weeks to wait before finding out if it has triumphed at national level – as the five regional judging teams (covering North, South, East, West and Central England) come together to debate which of the regional Sustainability category winners deserves the £500 national award.

The national category award for Sustainability is being contested by Newton le Willows, Yorkshire; Goring on Thames, Oxfordshire; Minchinhampton, Gloucestershire; and Tilton on the Hill, Leicestershire along with Potten End.

Calor Village of the Year manager Holly Sims comments: “Congratulations to Potten End – our regional Sustainability winner for East England. I’m sure the community will be on tenterhooks over the next few weeks before the national category winners are revealed. We very much look forward to hearing the outcome and wish them the best of luck.”

Details of the national winners will be revealed on 24 November.

The full regional results for East England are as follows –