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 The community of Leigh on Mendip has been celebrating its success in the 2007 Calor Somerset Village of the Year competition with a tree planting day.
Leigh on Mendip Community Activity Project was the overall winner of the 2007 county competition as well as the winner of the Communications category. At the celebratory event, which was open to everyone, four ash trees were planted on the village’s recreation field to compliment the range of native deciduous trees planted on the site over the last 50 years.
The event was one of many being supported across England and Wales by the Woodland Trust as part of its campaign to plant deciduous trees through its ‘Trees for All’ campaign. Gloria Cawood, local County Councillor, was in attendance and presented representatives of the Community Activity Project with a cheque for £1,000 which will go towards their building refurbishment project. Local children were also invited along to enjoy the day and took part in a quiz about the trees on the site.
 Village representative, Graham Harris commented: “As a community, we are extremely proud of our achievements in the county Calor Village of the Year competition last year. Therefore it seemed fitting to make a special effort to celebrate our success and it was decided a tree planting would be a great way to do this. We are grateful to everyone who made the effort to come along and celebrate with us.”
As the 2007 Calor Somerset Village of the Year, Leigh on Mendip is now representing the county in the 2008/9 national Calor Village of the Year for England competition, competing against villages throughout England for further success and a share of a national prize fund totaling more than £ 40,000. A first visit from competition judges is due to take place during April.
The Calor Somerset Village of the Year competition is an annual competition and all villages in Somerset with a population of 5,000 and under can get involved, Entry forms for this year’s competition can be downloaded from the Somerset CPRE website (www.cpresomerset.org.uk) or may be obtained from Richard Dixon at Somerset CPRE on 01749 880144 / 0845 2412414 or at admin@cpresomerset.org.uk. The deadline for entries this year is 15 June.
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Photographs are copyright of Phil Streather
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 21 years through its Rural Sponsorship programme, which includes the Calor Village of the Year® for England competition.
The Calor Village of the Year® for England competition, now in its twelfth 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. Every year, Calor sponsors the majority of the county village competitions – which this year total more than 40 – each of which is invited to nominate one village to take part in the 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 2008 national Calor Village of the Year® competitions stands at over £40,000. First prize in the English competition is £7,000 with £2,000 going to each of five regional winners. In addition, there are four category prizes of £500 within each region (covering People, Business, Environment and Communications).
For general information on the Calor Village of the Year® for England competition:
email: info@calorvillageoftheyear.org or visit: www.calorvillageoftheyear.org
For all media enquiries relating the Calor Village of the Year® competition, please contact Emma Flinn:
email: emma.flinn@connectpoint.co.uk or tel: 0161 817 4221
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email: b.challis@ntlworld.com or visit www.calorvillageoftheyear.org
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