COMMUNITY COUNCIL OF

BEST KEPT VILLAGE COMPETITION 2018

SPONSORS

STAFFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL WOODS of BUXTON JOHN GERMAN ESTATE AGENTS

and

AREA TROPHY DONORS

Stafford – Rubery Owen Holdings Ltd South Staffordshire Housing Association Lichfield/ Chase – The Leavesley Group Staffordshire Moorlands/ East Staffordshire – Lafarge Cement & Community Council of Staffordshire

FORTY VILLAGES ENTERED THE COMPETITION THIS YEAR

In the first round judges looked at all villages twice, once in May and once in June.

The villages judged twice in the first round were:

STAFFORD SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE LICHFIELD/CANNOCK CHASE Burston Edingale Fulford Bednall Fradley Brewood Harlaston Haughton Kinver Haunton Hilderstone Pattingham Hednesford Oulton Swindon Kings Bromley Penkhull Wombourne Longdon/Longdon Green Stowe-by-Chartley Norton Canes Stonnall Tittensor Upper Longdon Wall

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STAFFORDSHIRE MOORLANDS & EAST STAFFORDSHIRE

Abbots Bromley Hoar Cross Blythe Bridge & Forsbrook Kingsley Holt Bramshall Marchington Brown Edge Tutbury Denstone & Stubwood Warslow Dunstall Yoxall

Up to three villages from each category (large and small) with the highest percentage marks in each of the four areas went through to the Area Final round.

THE RESULTS WERE AS FOLLOWS:

STAFFORD AREA COMPETING FOR THE TROPHY SPONSORED BY RUBERY OWEN HOLDINGS LIMITED

LARGE VILLAGE SMALL VILLAGE

1st Gnosall 1st Tittensor  Trophy winner 2nd Penkhull 2nd Haughton 3rd Fulford

HIGHLY COMMENDED

Burston, Hilderstone,Oulton, Stowe by Chartley, Swynnerton

SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE AREA COMPETING FOR THE TROPHY SPONSORED BY SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE HOUSING ASSOCIATION

LARGE VILLAGE SMALL VILLAGE

1st Brewood 1st Bednall  Trophy winner 2nd Wombourne 2nd Acton Trussell 3rd Pattingham

HIGHLY COMMENDED

Kinver, Swindon

2 LICHFIELD/CANNOCK CHASE AREA COMPETING FOR THE TROPHY SPONSORED BY THE LEAVESLEY GROUP

LARGE VILLAGE SMALL VILLAGE

st 1st Fradley 1 Haunton  Trophy winner nd 2nd Hednesford 2 Edingale rd 3rd Longdon/Longdon Green = 3 Harlaston rd = 3 Upper Longdon

HIGHLY COMMENDED

Kings Bromley, Norton Canes, Stonnall, Wall

STAFFORDSHIRE MOORLANDS/ EAST STAFFORDSHIRE AREA COMPETING FOR THE TROPHY SPONSORED BY LAFARGE CEMENT & THE COMMUNITY COUNCIL OF STAFFORDSHIRE

LARGE VILLAGE SMALL VILLAGE

1st Abbots Bromley  Trophy winner 1st Kingsley Holt 2nd Yoxall 2nd Hoar Cross 3rd Brown Edge 3rd Warslow

HIGHLY COMMENDED

Bramshall, Denstone & Stubwood, Dunstall, Marchington

The overall winner in each area will receive the trophy and a cheque from the trophy donor.

The Area winners were judged in the County Final round to determine the

COUNTY WINNERS LARGE VILLAGE SMALL VILLAGE

BREWOOD TITTENSOR

Each County Winner will receive a shield donated by the Community Council of Staffordshire and a tree donated by Mr Amyas Stafford-Northcote on behalf of CPRE

AN AWARD OF SPECIAL COMMENDATION FOR CONSISTENT PARTICIPATION, EFFORT AND ACHIEVEMENT IN BKV OVER 50 YEARS IS AWARDED TO:

BEDNALL

3 WINNERS OF “THE SPIRIT OF BEST KEPT VILLAGE” COMPETITION SPONSORED BY DAVID & JIM OWEN

Winner - Amanda Teece, Bednall 2nd Prize - Pom & Steve Fuller, Bednall Highly Commended - Malcolm Fox, Tittensor Highly Commended - Jeremy Fallows, Kingsley Holt

WINNERS OF THE CHILDREN’S POSTER COMPETITION SPONSORED BY KGL (ESTATES) LTD

Age 5 - 7 Category Winner - Oona Gowan, Brewood Second Place - Annabelle Bradbury, Tutbury Third Place - Grace BeeBee, Gnosall Highly Commended - Isabelle Beddow, Oulton

Age 8 - 11 Category Winner - Max Croston, Bednall Second Place - Maisie Woodward, Gnosall Third Place - Daisy Mae Towns, Abbots Bromley Highly Commended - Madison Brandrick, Wombourne

WINNERS OF THE CHILDREN’S POSTER COMPETITION SPONSORED BY LAFARGE CEMENT

Age 5 - 7 Category Winner - Olivia Reed,Abbots Bromley Second Place - Alfie Goodwin, Kingsley Holt Third Place - Annamaria Joshy, Tutbury

Age 8 - 11 Category Winner - Molly Goodwin, Kingsley Holt Second Place - Bluebelle Ward, Kingsley Holt Third Place - Mya Granger, Kingsley Holt

WINNERS OF THE CHILDREN’S POETRY COMPETITION SPONSORED BY JAN ALTHAM

Age 5 - 7 Category Winner - Erin Campbell, Kingsley Holt Second Place - Phoebe Massey, Haughton

Age 8 - 11 Category Winner - Isla Elliott, Kingsley Holt Second Place - Summer Roberts, Kingsley Holt

Community Council of Staffordshire Suite 1A/1B The Whitehouse, 3A Chapel Street, Stafford, ST16 2BX Tel: 01785 242525 Website www.staffs.org.uk Email: [email protected]

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