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Kent Village of the Year Winners RevealedThe results of the 2006 Kent Village of the Year competition have been revealed at a presentation event held on Wednesday 6th September at Lenham Community Centre. The competition, which is run by Action with Communities in Rural Kent, judged communities on six aspects of village life with categories in Building Community Life, Business, Young People, Older People, Environmental Action and (judged separately) Information Technology. It is sponsored by Calor, the UK’s leading supplier of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), with additional support from BBC Radio Kent, Kent Men of Trees, Kent Community Foundation, Court Royal Assisted Living and CPRE (Campaign to Protect Rural England). Also, thanks to continued competition support from Defra (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) this year there is £500 prize money available in the Building Community Life category. The village of Eynsford is the overall winner of the competition, gaining the prestigious title of 2006 Kent Village of the Year. The full results of the competition are as follows – Building Community LifeWinner Plaxtol BusinessWinner Eynsford Young PeopleWinner Eynsford Older PeopleWinner Leigh Environmental ActionWinner Hawkhurst Information TechnologyWinner Wye with Hinxhill BBC Radio Kent Award for the Best NewcomerCapel-le-Ferne Amanda Cottrell, High Sheriff of Kent, presented the successful communities with their prizes, consisting of cash prizes and framed certificates. For the second year running the winning village in every category received a cash prize, with £500 for Plaxtol as the Building Community Life winner, and £250 for the winners of the other five categories. The overall winner of the title Kent Village of the Year was announced by Tony Ainsworth of Calor. Competition organiser, Ruth Pascoe, commented: “Our judges were very impressed by the all the villages involved in this year’s competition. In particular the Building Community Life category was very closely fought and the judges regretted the fact that there could only be one winner! Our congratulations go to all the successful communities in this year’s competition. They have clearly worked very hard putting their entries together and it was great to have an opportunity to celebrate with village representatives at the awards evening.” As the 2006 Kent Village of the Year, the village of Eynsford has the added honour of being nominated to go forward and represent the county in the prestigious Calor Village of the Year® for England competition. More than 40 villages across England will be competing in the competition, which has a total prize fund of over £39,000 and a top prize of £7,000. Eynsford will initially be representing Kent in the South England region of the competition against villages from Dorset, Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Oxfordshire, Sussex and Surrey. For further information regarding the competition please contact Action with Communities in Rural Kent at info@ruralkent.org.uk, or on 01303 850816.
- ends - Further press information from: Emma Flinn, Flent PR, a Connectpoint Company Notes to Editors:For more information on Action with Communities in Rural Kent visit www.ruralkent.org.uk 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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