Sussex Villages Reminded of Competition Deadline
Active villages throughout Sussex with a population of 5,000 and under are being reminded that they must act soon if they want to enter the 2006 Calor Sussex Village of the Year competition. The deadline for applications is approaching on May 22nd and competition organisers, Action in rural Sussex, are keen for as many villages as possible to benefit from entering.
The competition is sponsored by Calor – the UK’s leading supplier of LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) with additional support from Defra (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs). Villages are judged on six aspects of village life with categories in Building Community Life, Business, Young People, Older People, the Environment and Information Communication Technology (ICT). Prizes are on offer to winning villages in East and West Sussex, including £500 prize money specifically for the Building Community Life category which has been made available thanks to continued competition support from Defra for this category at both county and national level.
An overall winner and runner up for both East and West Sussex will also be selected. The overall winners will have the added honour of being nominated to go forward and represent their counties 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.
Entry forms are available electronically from the Action in rural Sussex website at www.ruralsussex.org.uk. For more information on the Calor Sussex Village of the Year competition please contact Michele Condon on 01273 407325.
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Notes to Editors:
Action in rural Sussex is an independent charity working with rural communities across East and West Sussex. Our vision for rural Sussex is that it is a place where an inclusive, active, community life is valued equally alongside economic success and environmental protection and where all three are pursued together.
Action in rural Sussex’s aim is to be a vigorous champion of both rural communities and the wider voluntary and community sector in Sussex. We aim to build rural communities’ capacity to respond to and control change for the benefit of all especially those at risk of exclusion or disadvantage. We will also build our own and key partner organisations’ capacity to share in the achievement of our vision.
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:
email: info@calorvillageoftheyear.org, tel: 01962 629768, or visit: www.calorvillageoftheyear.org
For more information on the Calor Scottish Community of the Year competition:
visit: www.communityoftheyear.co.uk
For more information on Defra:
visit: www.defra.gov.uk or for information specific to rural affairs visit: www.defra.gov.uk/rural/default.htm
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