How to Enter

Entry Conditions and Guidelines

The judges are looking for: “Well balanced, pro-active, caring village communities which, irrespective of size, have made the best of local opportunities to maintain and enhance the quality of life for all inhabitants.”

The Calor Village of the Year ® for Wales competition is open to all rural communities throughout Wales with a population of 5,000 or under. Entry is open to Community Councils or other community groups if they meet any of the following criteria:

If you are unsure about your group’s eligibility, please contact the Calor Village of the Year ® for Wales competition by calling Brian Challis on: 01962 629768, or e-mailing: info@calorvillageoftheyear.org. For media enquiries, please call Emma Flinn on 0161 817 4221.

PLEASE NOTE - the competition closing date is Friday 29th May 2009.

The competition assesses communities on four aspects of rural village life: Communities, Business, Sustainability and Communications. You are also asked to tell us in less than 500 words about any problems your village has experienced and what steps you have taken to solve or limit them?

Entry Assessment

To enter the competition, you'll need to complete an entry form, plus a written page of less than 500 words, telling us about any problems your village has experienced and what steps you have taken to solve or limit them? Entries that contain over 500 words on the written page, or that have failed to attach the entry card, will not be considered. For more information about how your entry will be assessed, to read the category guidelines, please click the appropriate link below.

Completed entry forms are to be signed by a recognised official of the community body and returned to the organisers by Friday 29th May 2009. Any entries received after this date will be considered for acceptance at the discretion of the organisers.

After assessment and short listing of the entries, a panel of judges will arrange to visit the communities which reach the final stage of each category to decide the prizewinners. The judges' decision will be final. The winning communities will be presented with their awards before the end of 2009 and a list of winners will be available by writing to the organisers after the presentation event.

By entering this competition Community Councils agree to allow the organisers the rights to full publicity. Prizes should be used to fund community projects and these can be outlined in your entry, although this will not be taken into account during the judging process.

The Calor Village of the Year ® for Wales’s Entry Form & Guidelines 2009 is now available to download.

Entry Assistance

For those communities who would like assistance with the composition of their entry documents we are offering help.

If you are unsure about your group’s eligibility, or require further guidance with your entry please contact:

Brian Challis, Calor Village of the Year ® for Wales
Telephone: 01962 629768
Email: info@calorvillageoftheyear.org