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Best Kept Village Winners RevealedThe winning communities in the 2006 Oxfordshire Best Kept Village competition, organised by Oxfordshire Rural Community Council (ORCC), have been revealed at a presentation event taking place at Holton Village Hall on the evening of Thursday 13th July. Brian Challis representing competition sponsor Calor, the UK’s leading supplier of LPG, presented the successful villages with their prizes which included framed certificates. The results are as follows – Winners Class Large Villages Medium Villages Small Villages CPRE Nature Conservation Awards Competition organisers on behalf of ORCC commented: “Judges had a difficult task selecting the winners from the original entrants, but it was also an enjoyable one because, as ever, standards were very high. We would like to take this opportunity to thank all the villages that participated in this year’s competition and offer our congratulations to the winning communities.” The results of the Oxfordshire Villages of the Year competition will be announced in the near future with a presentation event for successful villages to be held later in the year. This competition judges communities on six categories covering Building Community Life, Business, Young People, Older People, Affordable Housing and Information Communication Technology (ICT). Prizes are on offer to the winning villages, including £250 from Oxfordshire Rural Housing Partnership, and £500 prize money specifically for the Building Community Life category, which has been made available thanks to continued competition support from Defra (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) at both county and national level. In addition, the overall winning village of the 2006 Oxfordshire Villages of the Year competition will have the added honour of being nominated to go forward and represent the county in the prestigious Calor Village of the Year® for England competition, with the opportunity of gaining recognition at national level as well as a share of the prize fund totalling more than £39,000. For further information regarding the Best Kept Village or Villages of the Year competitions, please contact Oxfordshire Rural Community Council on 01865 883488, email orcc@oxonrcc.org.uk.
Notes to Editors:Contact details for the winning communities in the 2006 Oxfordshire Best Kept Village competition – Winners Class Large Villages Medium Villages Small Villages CPRE Nature Conservation Awards Calor Village of the Year®Calor, the leading supplier of LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) to those living and working in the countryside, has supported rural activities in England, Scotland and Wales for 20 years through its Rural Sponsorship programme, which includes the Calor Village of the Year® for England and Wales competitions and the Calor Scottish Community of the Year competition. The Calor Village of the Year® for England competition, now in its tenth year, was founded and developed by Calor, and is organised and funded by the company on an annual basis. Please note that Calor Village of the Year® is a registered trademark and should be referred to in full in all circumstances. Entry to the Calor Village of the Year® for England competition is through the existing county competition network. Following competition support in 2005, Defra (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) is once again providing Calor with additional funding in 2006 to enhance the community life element of the competition through the Building Community Life category. Defra’s special aim is to encourage the inclusion of all groups and individuals into the fabric of rural community life - building cohesive and mutually supportive communities. Defra’s involvement means that every village in England has the opportunity to enter the 2006 Calor Village of the Year® for England competition. The national Calor Village of the Year® judges look for well-balanced, pro-active, caring communities which, irrespective of size, have made the best of local opportunities to maintain and enhance the quality of life for all residents. The prize money for the national Calor Village of the Year® for England competition alone stands at over £39,000. First prize is £7,000 with £2,000 going to each of five regional winners. In addition, there are five category prizes of £500 within each region (covering Business, Environment, Care for Older People, Care for Young People and Information Communications Technology), and a prize of £750 for the winner of the Building Community Life category in each of the five regions. The five regional winners of the Information Communication Technology category are judged to find an overall winner, the award for which is £1,000. There is also, thanks to the Defra support, a prize of £2,000 for an overall Building Community Life winner, which is selected from the five regional winners. For general information on the Calor Village of the Year® for England and Wales competitions: For more information on the Calor Scottish Community of the Year competition: For more information on Defra: |
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