Contact
For further information and competition enquiries please contact:
Ann Alty
Secretary to the Lancashire Best Kept Village Competition
10 Bamfords Fold
Bretherton
Leyland
PR26 9AL
Telephone: 01772 224823
E-mail: mail@lancashirebestkeptvillage.co.uk
Committee (2023)
Name | Position |
---|---|
Kelly Wood | Chair |
Shelagh Graham | Vice-Chair |
Ann Alty | Secretary |
Margaret Clark | Treasurer |
Richard Farbon | Minutes Secretary |
Peter Foley | Judge |
Jim Pilkington | Judge |
Alison Ryan | Judge |
Phil Orme | Judge (Lancashire Association of Local Councils) |
Sponsors
We are grateful to all of our volunteers and those involved in the competition.
In particular we are extremely grateful to this year's sponsors who provide financial support and resources to all this competition to both happen and endure.
Barton Grange Group | Eaves Hall | Lancashire Association of Local Councils.
News: Latest
The Committee is pleased to announce this year's competition is now underway with villages entering 'Best Kept Village', 'Outstanding Features' and new 'Urban Communities' categories. Judges training sessions to took place 10th April and 11th May at Elswick Vllage Hall..
Round 2 Villages and Finalists (bold).
Winners announced later TODAY.
◆ Champion - Blacko, Bretherton, Chipping, Grindleton, Sabden
◆ Large - Adlington Higher, Hambleton, Longton
◆ Medium - Goosnargh & Whittingham, Newburgh, Waddington
◆ Small - Belmont, Brindle, Roughlee, West Bradford
◆ Hamlet - Little Eccleston, Inglewhite
Second Round judging results released on 15th August; with Final Judging 20th and 21st August.
The 2024 results to be announced at Presentation Event at Eaves Hall West Bradford 14th October when awards for 'Best Kept Villages' and 'Outstanding Features' given out.
We would like to thank all the villages taking part this year and look forward to visiting as part of the judging process. As ever we much appreciate all who take part and support this event, especially our Judges, Committee and sponsors.
In 2019 the 'Constitution of the Competition' was updated and streamlined, simplifying all paperwork used by villages and judges; the Certificate of Merit part of the competition was overhauled, replaced by a secondary competition called 'Outstanding Features' - villages entering the main competition able to nominate up to 10 Outstanding Features of their village, and certificates awarded to the best in each class. Ahead of the 2023 competition there was further review of the Constitution, entry and judging criteria and a pilot in place to add a 'Tidy Towns' section - this has evolved to become 'Urban Communities'.
Downloads
- Competition Entry Form 2024 [Word]
- Competition Entry Rules 2024 [PDF]
- Urban Community Entry Form 2024 [Word]
- Whole Village Urban Community Mark Sheets 2024 [PDF]
- Outstanding Features Entry Form/Mark Sheets 2024 [PDF]
- Outstanding Features Marking Criteria (2023) [PDF]
- LBKVC Constitution [PDF]
- Results 2024: Winners | PDF | Press Briefing
- Results 2023: Winners | PDF | Press Briefing
- Results 2022: Winners | PDF | Press Briefing
- Results 2021: Winners | PDF | Press Briefing
- Results 2019: Winners | PDF | Press Briefing
- Results 2018: Winners | PDF | Press Briefing
- Results 2017: Winners
Other Information
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Did you know there are regional best kept village competitions across the United Kingdom?
Our thanks to our 2024 sponsors: Barton Grange Group, Eaves Hall Hotel at West Radford, Lancashire Association of Local Councils (LALC).