Press Release: July 2006
One step closer to Calor Village of the Year® Wales Glory
The village of Wenvoe in the Vale of Glamorgan is one step closer to winning national recognition and a total of four £500 category prizes having been shortlisted in the 2006 Calor Village of the Year® for Wales competition.
The aim of the competition is to celebrate the richness of village life across the country and to mark the achievements of individual communities. Villages can choose to participate in up to six different categories and Wenvoe is competing in the Community Life, Young People, Older People and Environment categories.
Wenvoe has been shortlisted in South Wales following scrutiny of its written submission by regional judges. It is joined by St Dogmaels (Pembrokeshire), Wolfscastle (Pembrokeshire), Begelly / Kilgetty (Pembrokeshire), Cwmamman (Carmarthenshire), Rhiwfawr (Carmarthenshire), Wick (Vale of Glamorgan) and Lisvane (Cardiff), all of which have been shortlisted for regional category prizes in the South Wales region of the competition.
All eight communities now face a visit from the regional judging team. This will be an opportunity for villagers to make their communities ‘come to life’ and prove why they deserve national recognition and a share of the £8,500 prize fund.
Following the allocation of category prizes by the regional judging teams, one village from North Wales and one from South Wales will also be put through to the final stages of the competition when the overall winner for Wales will be decided. All the results of the competition will be revealed at an awards event taking place on October 31st in Cardiff and to which representatives of all the shortlisted villages will be invited.
Suzanne Weir, Calor Village of the Year® manager, commented: “We are used to very high standards from Wales’ villages so our congratulations go to Wenvoe for getting on to the shortlist for South Wales. Our regional judging teams are going to have a difficult task allocating category prizes and particularly picking one village to go through to the final round of judging. I would like to take this opportunity to wish all the shortlisted villages good luck and look forward to hearing the full results in October.”
Judges are due to be in Wenvoe on Wednesday 23rd August at 9.30am. They will spend no more than two hours in the village.
For further information regarding the Calor Village of the Year® for Wales competition please contact Rachel Hayden on 01926 318634, email rhayden@calor.co.uk. You can also refer to the newly launched bi-lingual competition website at www.calorvillageoftheyear.org.
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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 English Calor Village of the Year® competition, the Calor Scottish Community of the Year competition and the Welsh Calor Village of the Year® competition. All three competitions are organised and funded by the company on an annual basis.
The Welsh Calor Village of the Year® 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 prize money for the 2006 Welsh Calor Village of the Year® competition totals £8,500. First prize is £1,500 with £500 going to an overall winner for North Wales and for South Wales. In addition, there are six category prizes of £500 within North Wales and South Wales (covering Community Life, Business, Environment, Care for Older People, Care for Young People and Information Communication Technology).
For general information on the English and Welsh Calor Village of the Year® competitions:
email: info@calorvillageoftheyear.org, tel: 01926 318634 or visit: www.calorvillageoftheyear.org
For more information on the Calor Scottish Community of the Year competition:
visit: www.communityoftheyear.co.uk
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