Lancashire Best Kept Village Competition

Participating Villages

Following the enforced hiatus in 2020 due to Covid-19 and Lockdown measures the competition resumed in 2021. In 2022 47 villages participated.

Information about this year's competition and participating villages here.

There were 47 entrants in 2022. Villages making Second Round judging R2, F Finalist and F* Winner. Full Results (2022).

Adlington Higher (Large) F
Adlington Lower (Large) F*
Barley (Small)
Barton (Champion)
Belmont (Small) F*
Blacko (Champion) R2
Bretherton (Champion) F*
Brindle (Small) R2
Chapeltown (Small) R2
Chipping (Medium) F*
Edgeworth (Large)
Elswick (Champion) R2
Freckleton (Champion)
Goosnargh (Medium)
Great Plumpton (Hamlet) F
Grimsargh (Large)
Grindleton (Champion) R2
Haighton (Hamlet)
Halsall (Champion)
Hambleton (Large)
Heapey (Small)
Hesketh Bank (Large)
Higham (Champion) R2
Holt Green (Small)
Hutton (Medium)
Inglewhite (Hamlet)
Latham (Small)
Little Eccleston (Hamlet) F*
Longton (Large)
Mawdesley (Champion)
New Longton (Champion)
Newchurch & Spenbrook (Small)
Parbold (Large) R2
Pilling (Medium) R2
Pressall & Knott End (Champion)
Ribchester (Medium)
Roughlee (Small) F
Sabden (Champion)
Sabden Fold (Hamlet)
Shirdley Hill (Small)
Staining (Large)
Town Green (Medium)
Up Holland (Large)
Walmer Bridge (Large)
Weeton (Small) F
West Bradford (Champion) F
Whitechapel (Champion)

Villages into Final Judging 2022 by Class

Champion Class
West Bradford
Bretheron - WINNER

Large Village Class
Lower Adlington - WINNER
Higher Adlington

Medium Village Class
Weeton
Chipping - WINNER

Small Village Class
Roughlee
Belmont - WINNER

Hamlet Class
Little Eccleston - WINNER
Great Plumpton

Winners announced 17th October 2022.

Villages that made it into Second Round Judging 2022

Champion Class: Blacko | Bretherton | Elswick | Grindleton | Higham | West Bradford
Large Village Class: Adlington - Lower | Adlington - Higher | Parbold | Pilling
Medium Village Class: Weeton | Chipping
Small Village Class: Roughlee | Brindle | Chapeltown | Belmont
Hamlet Class: Little Eccleston | Great Plumpton

Competition Stages

The first round of judging began on 1st June and was completed by 17th July.

Second round judging - villages notified by the Secretary - took place between Friday 5th August and Sunday 14th August. Finalists notified by 17th August.

Final Judging took place on Tuesday 23rd and Wednesday 24th August.

The Presentation event where winning villages and 'Outstanding Features' awards are announced is took place at Eaves Hall, West Bradford, Monday 17th October 2022

The Full Results published after the Presentation Event.

For reference: 2021 Results; 2019 Results. There was no competition in 2020.

 

News: Latest

Having begun in the spring with Judges training sessions and the call for entries, the 2024 competition has now concluded; our Presentation Event took place at Eaves Hall West Bradford 14th October and The Committee is pleased to announce the results for 'Best Kept Village', 'Outstanding Features' and new 'Urban Communities' categories. Results.

Best Kept Village Winners (2024):
Final judged by Edwin Booth, Chairman of Booths Supermarkets.
◆ Champion - Grindleton
◆ Large - Longton
◆ Medium - Waddington
◆ Small - Brindle
◆ Hamlet - Little Eccleston

Urban Community (2024):
◆ Ingol

Outstanding Features (2024):
There were 247 nominated 'Outstanding Features' from Lancashire villages across the 16 categories.

Full Results (PDF).

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'.

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Our thanks to our 2024 sponsors: Barton Grange Group, Eaves Hall Hotel at West Radford, Lancashire Association of Local Councils (LALC).