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Babergh District Council has written to the larger villages in its area encouraging them to apply for Suffolk’s 2006 Village of the Year Awards before the 2nd May 2006 closing date. The letter informs the villages that, in addition to the main prizes which are awarded by the Suffolk Association of Local Councils (SALC), Babergh will make a separate award to the Best Village within its district.
The 2006 Awards will be presented to the Suffolk village with an electoral roll population between 501 and 3000 inhabitants. This category of recognition is for larger villages which is awarded in alternate years with those smaller villages (i.e. population of under 500). The first prize is worth £1000 to the winning village. The winner will in turn be entered into the National Competition.
Babergh’s award to the winner is made up of the Cosford Trophy comprising a brass plaque/certificate and a £500 prize to be used as a contribution towards a community project.
“Babergh has 27 villages falling within this category and hopes that many of them as possible would be entering” said Colin Matthews, Babergh’s Senior Administrative Officer. Last year Holton St. Mary was named as the district’s winner. The village also went onto scoop the Suffolk Village of the Year Award as well! Layham Parish Council was named by SALC as the Parish Council of the year.
The criteria in which evaluations will be made by the four judges includes community spirit, how well the Parish Council is run, the natural environment and the care and appearance of the villages
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