Lawrenny is Wales' No.1 Village
 The Pembrokeshire village of Lawrenny is celebrating its new status as the Principality’s top village, having just been revealed as the overall winner of the 2007 Calor Village of the Year® for Wales competition.
Lawrenny was announced as the regional winner for South Wales in July. Since then villagers have been on tenterhooks, waiting to hear if they could go one step further and clinch the national prize. The final results of the competition were revealed at a glamorous awards luncheon which took place at Skinners’ Hall in London on Tuesday 16th October with guest of honour food writer and presenter Sophie Grigson.
 As the 2007 Calor Village of the Year® for Wales, Lawreny wins £1,500 prize money, which is on top of the £500 the village gained as a regional winner, and a further £1,000 prize money for regional category prizes in People and Communications. With a total of £3,000 to go towards community projects and the kudos attached to winning the title of Calor Village of the Year® for Wales, it’s no wonder that villagers are celebrating their success!
The Calor Village of the Year® for Wales competition rewards vibrant, self-sustaining village communities which, irrespective of size, have made the best of local opportunities to maintain and enhance the quality of life for all residents. The competition, which is organised and funded by gas supplier Calor, judged villages on four categories covering People, Business, Environment, and Communications.
 To win the overall title for Wales, Lawrenny excelled in all four competition categories, beating off stiff competition from the North Wales regional winner – Overton on Dee..
Managing director of Calor, Alex Davis commented: “Winning the title of Calor Village of the Year® for Wales is a fantastic achievement and the community of Lawrenny should be extremely proud of its success. Only the most vibrant, enterprising and caring communities get through to the final stages of this competition and this year in particular our independent judging team were faced with some excellent villages. Our congratulations go to Lawrenny and we hope that their success in this competition encourages them to further develop as a community in the years to come. We would also hope that Lawrenny will act as a best practice example for other villages, inspiring them on how to become and remain sustainable.”
He added: “With another Pembrokeshire village gaining the national title after the success of St Dogmaels in 2006, Pembrokeshire really is the county to beat in 2008!”
For further information regarding the competition please contact Emma Flinn or Sara Tomkins on 0161 817 4200, email emma.flinn@connectpoint.co.uk.
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2007 CALOR VILLAGE OF THE YEAR® FOR WALES FINAL RESULTS
OVERALL WINNER FOR WALES:
LAWRENNY, PEMBROKESHIRE
Overall Winner for North Wales:
Overton on Dee, Wrexham
Overall Winner for South Wales:
Lawrenny, Pembrokeshire
Regional Category Winners for North Wales:
People - Overton on Dee, Wrexham
Business - Overton on Dee, Wrexham
Environment - Llandegla, Denbighshire
Communications - Holt, Wrexham
Regional Category Winners for South Wales:
People - Lawrenny, Pembrokeshire
Business - Raglan, Monmouthshire
Environment - Lisvane, Cardiff
Communications - Lawrenny, Pembrokeshire
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 21 years through its Rural Sponsorship programme, which includes the Calor Village of the Year® for Wales competition.
The Calor Village of the Year® for Wales competition is open to rural communities throughout Wales with a population of 5,000 or under. Entry is open to all Community Councils or other community groups if they are in line with the following criteria:
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A ‘not for profit’ local organisation or trust set up to improve the social, economic or environmental health of the local community.
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A strong emphasis on the involvement of local individuals or groups active within the community.
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Partnerships, networks or forums acting within a localised community.
Please note that Calor Village of the Year® is a registered trademark and should be referred to in full in all circumstances.
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 competition in Wales assesses communities on four aspects of rural village life: People, Business, Environment, and Communications. Villages are also asked to explain in less than 500 words: ‘What makes your village a special place?’ Villages can enter as many or as few of the categories as they wish.
For general information on the Calor Village of the Year® for Wales 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
For all general enquiries relating to the Calor Village of the Year® competition, please contact Brian Challis:
email: b.challis@ntlworld.com or tel: 01962 629768
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