Porlock Shines for Communications
Community triumphs in village competition
 Villagers in Porlock, Somerset are celebrating after it’s been revealed that their community has won through in the Communications categories of the Calor Village of the Year for England 2009/10 regional heats.
Porlock fought off competition from seven other villages to win the category, all of which had been nominated to represent their counties in this prestigious event. Its success follows a recent judging visit during which judges were shown just what Porlock has to offer, with the community being showcased across a total of four categories: Community – a better place to live, Business – a better place to work, Sustainability – a better future, and Communications – being in contact.
As the regional category winner for Communications, the village now has a few weeks to wait before finding out if it has triumphed at national level – as the five regional judging teams (covering North, South, East, West and Central England) come together to debate which of the regional Communications category winners deserves the £500 national award.
The national category award for Communications is being contested by Rainow, Cheshire; Goring on Thames, Oxfordshire; Great Bardfield, Essex; and Bonsall, Derbyshire along with Porlock.
Calor Village of the Year manager Holly Sims comments: “Congratulations to Porlock – our regional Communications winner for West England. I’m sure the community will be on tenterhooks over the next few weeks before the national category winners are revealed. We very much look forward to hearing the outcome and wish them the best of luck.”
Details of the national winners will be revealed on 24 November.
The full regional results for West England are as follows
Overall winner - Minchinhampton, Gloucestershire
Community category winner - Minchinhampton, Gloucestershire
Business category winner - Coombe Bissett, Wiltshire
Sustainability category winner - Minchinhampton, Gloucestershire
Communications category winner - Porlock, Somerset
First prize in the Calor Village of the Year for England 2009/10 competition is £7,000 with £2,000 going to each of five regional winners. In addition, there are four category prizes of £500.
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