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Best Kept Winners Revealed

The final results of the 2006 North Lincolnshire Best Kept Village and Small Towns competition have been revealed.

The competition is organised by Sue Franks on behalf of Northern Lincolnshire CPRE (Campaign to Protect Rural England) and sponsored by Calor, the UK’s leading supplier of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), with additional support from local sponsors Fenland Leisure, the Scunthorpe Telegraph, Oaklands Nurseries and Stephen Smith’s Garden Centre. The final results are as follows –

Small Villages (population under 500)
1st Elsham
2nd Ashby cum Fenby
3rd Alborough

Large Villages (population 501 – 3,000)
1st Scawby
2nd Flixborough
3rd West Butterwick

Small Towns (population over 3,000)
1st Broughton
2nd Waltham
3rd Humberston

Previous Winners Group
1st Burton upon Stather
2nd Hibaldstow
3rd Barton upon Humber

Best Kept Playground
Wroot

Best Kept Churchyard / Cemetery
Winterton

Best Community Planting
Elsham

Best Environmental Project
Wroot

Judges commented: “The villages that got through to the second round of judging had to cope with some very changeable weather before they faced final judging, with periods of heatwaves followed by some very cool and wet weather. However, most coped very well and it was very rewarding to see the efforts residents put into the upkeep of their communities which made the judging visits much more of a pleasure than a chore.”

Representatives of the winning communities are invited to attend an awards evening taking place at 7.30pm on Monday 6th November at Scawby Village Hall when they will be presented with their prizes, including framed commemorative certificates from Calor.

For further information regarding the North Lincolnshire Best Kept Village and Small Towns competition please contact Sue Franks on 01427 754312, email sue@suefranks.wanadoo.co.uk.

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Further press information from: Emma Flinn, Flent PR, a Connectpoint Company
tel: 0161 817 4200 / email: emma.flinn@connectpoint.co.uk

Notes to Editors:

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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