The Calor Village of the Year comprised 4 annual competitions organised by
gas provider
Calor
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to identify the villages that best met the following criteria: "a well-balanced, pro-active, caring community which has made the best of local opportunities to maintain and enhance the quality of life for all residents".
Four separate competitions were run:
* Calor Scottish Community of the Year
* Calor Village of the Year for England
* Calor Village of the Year for Wales
* Calor Village of the Year Northern Ireland
The competitions began in 1997 and ran yearly until 2009. Some 1,650 villages entered the competitions each year.
List
Winners included:
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Ashington, West Sussex
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Ashover, Derbyshire
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Coniston, Cumbria
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St Neot, Cornwall
St Neot ( ) ( kw, Loveni) is a civil parish and village in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The parish population at the 2011 census was 947. It is between the towns of Bodmin and Liskeard.
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Sutton-in-the-Isle, Cambridgeshire
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Tedburn St Mary, Devon
External links
Official web site
British awards
English awards
Scottish awards
Welsh awards
1997 establishments in the United Kingdom
2009 disestablishments in the United Kingdom
Awards established in 1997
Annual events in the United Kingdom
Community awards
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