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Cradley Village of the year 2002 for Herefordshire, also winner of IT category!
The Directors of Calor Gas Limited invited Margaret W and Tony C as Cradley representatives to the Village of the Year 2002 National level prize-giving lunch on 10 December at The Millennium Hotel, Mayfair. The main awards were presented by HRH The Princess Royal; the awards compere was John Humphrys. Those sitting at our table included representatives from ACRE,
The Post Office and the
UKVillages
judge for the Cradley IT submission. Apparently, she had lost sleep over what was a difficult judging decision but the winner of the IT section had better IT facilities available in the village.
CALOR VILLAGE OF THE YEAR COMPETITION 2002 FINAL RESULTS Overall Winner - Sutton (Cambridgeshire) - Eastern and Home Counties Special award for the overall winner of the business category, from Calor in association with Business in the Community - Grayshott (Hampshire) - Southern and South East England Regional Winners
Village |
County |
Region |
Glaisdale |
Yorkshire |
Northern |
Jacksdale and Westwood |
Nottinghamshire |
Central |
Llanddarog |
Carmarthenshire |
Wales |
Otford |
Kent |
Southern and South East England |
St Neot |
Cornwall |
South West and Western England |
Sutton |
Cambridgeshire |
Eastern and Home Counties |
Regional Category Winners
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Northern Region |
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Village |
County |
Category |
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Aston upon Trent |
Derbyshire |
Young People |
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Broughton-in-Furness |
Cumbria |
Business |
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Glaisdaie |
Yorkshire |
Community Life |
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Goostrey |
Cheshire |
Environment |
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Holbeach St Mark's |
Lincolnshire |
Older People and Information Technology |
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Central Region |
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Appleby Magna |
Leicestershire and Rutland |
Young People |
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Bettws y Crwyn |
Shropshire |
Community Life |
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Jacksdale and Westwood |
Nottinghamshire |
Older People and Environment |
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Long Clawson |
Leicestershire and Rutland |
Information Technology |
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Stanford in the Vale |
Oxfordshire |
Business |
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Eastern and Home Counties |
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Great Chesterford |
Essex |
Business |
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New Buckenham |
Norfolk |
Community Life |
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Redbourn |
Hertfordshire |
Older People |
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Sutton |
Cambridgeshire |
Young People and Information Technology |
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Southern and South East England |
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Ardingly |
West Sussex |
Community Life |
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Burton Bradstock |
Dorset |
Information Technology |
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Grayshott |
Hampshire |
Business |
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Lingfield |
Surrey |
Young People and Older People |
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Sedlescombe |
East Sussex |
Environment |
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South West and Western England |
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Moretonhampstead |
Devon |
Business |
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St Neot |
Cornwall |
Community Life, Young People and Older People |
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Upton St Leonards |
Gloucestershire |
Environment |
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Wrington |
Avonside |
Information Technology |
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Wales |
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Aberhafesp |
Powys |
Older People |
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Llanddarog |
Carmarthenshire |
Young People |
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Raglan |
Gwent |
Business |
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Rossett |
Wrexham |
Environment |
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St Florence |
Pembrokeshire |
Information Technology |
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Ystradowen |
Vale of Glamorgan |
Community Life |
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22 October 2002, judging for village regional competition. About 42 villages are entered overall with about 21 also in the IT category. The judges had five presentations (CMS Support Group, Village School old and new, Village Hall project, Fund Raising events, Village Design Statement and Parish Plan) followed by a car tour of village pints of interest. The judges were very pleasant and the presentations were made in a good atmosphere. Since this page is in reverse time order you already know the outcome!
August 2002. Front page news for CRADLEY! At the presentations in Hereford Town Hall on Thursday 29 August CRADLEY, represented by Margaret White, was judged as the overall winner of the Herefordshire Village of the Year competition. Many thanks to all those who helped achieve this. Proposals have been sent for the South West Regional competition (Devon, Cornwall, Somerset, Gloucestershire, Worcestershire and Herefordshire)... and then maybe on to the National judges!
The Calor Gas Herefordshire Village of the Year competition 2002 was organized by the HEREFORDSHIRE FEDERATION OF WOMEN'S INSTITUTES. The Herefordshire presentations were given in the following order, with the Information Technology award being presented to this village web site (see "about this site"). My personal thanks go to John Drummond for most of the photographs on the site (I only take snaps!). There is a copy of the certificate below...
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Best Kept Village
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Ewyas Harrold |
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Special prize
Church Conversion and Community Centre |
Mansel Lacey |
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For younger people
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Birkhill & Tillington |
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For older people
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Longtown |
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Environment
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West Hope |
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Community
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Wellington Heath |
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Business
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Marden |
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Information Technology
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Cradley |
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Overall winner,
Village of the year |
Cradley |
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Runner up
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Marden |
