Village Communications Competition Results

Winners List 20007

Newsletters

 Small Village Category up to 750 population

Winner:         Charlton Horethorne (The Magazine of St Peter and St Paul, Charlton Horethorne with St Mary Magdalene, Stowell)

Runner-Up:  Shapwick News

Commended:          Lympsham News

Commended: Nynehead News

Medium Village Category 751 to 1499 population

Winner:         Stratton-on-the-Fosse Village Newsletter

Runner Up:  MOMSS The Word (Middlezoy, Othery, Moorlinch, Stawell and Sutton Mallett)

Large Village Category 1500 and above population

Winner:         Polden Post

Runner-Up:              CBO News (Churchstanton, Buckland St Mary, Otterford)

Highly Commended:                     Barwick and Stoford (Chatterbox, inc. Jack in a box)

Highly Commended:                     Curry Rivel News

OVERALL WINNER NEWSLETTER SECTION- Charlton Horethorne (The Magazine of St Peter and St Paul, Charlton Horethorne with St Mary Magdalene, Stowell)

Websites

Small Village Category up to 750 population

Winner:         Hardington Mandeville www.hardington.net

Runner Up: Oake (covering Hillfarrance, Heathfield and Hillcommon) www.oake.org.uk

Highly Commended:                     Cranmore www.cranmore-somerset.co.uk

Commended:          Nynehead www.nynehead.org

Commended: Rooksbridge www.rooksbridge.org.uk

Medium Village Category 751 to 1499 population

Winner:  Combe St Nicholas www.combestnicholas.org.uk

Runner- Up: Pilton  www.pilton.com

Large Village Category 1500 and above population

Winner:         Creech St Michael    www.creechstmichael.net

Runner Up:  Nether Stowey           www.quantockonline.co.uk

Highly Commended: Axbridge    www.axbridge-tc.gov.uk 

Highly Commended: Dulverton    www.dulvertontowncouncil.co.uk

Commended: Chilcompton                       www.chilcompton.org

OVERALL WINNER WEBSITE SECTION - Combe St Nicholas www.combestnicholas.org.uk

2006

Newsletter/Magazines/Other printed material 2006

Mendip

Commended:                                  Rode - The Link
Winner:                                         Stratton-on-the-Fosse - Village Newsletter
Winner Other Printed Material:           Westbury-sub-Mendip  - Residents Handbook

Sedgemoor

Highly Commended:                         Wedmore  - Isle of Wedmore News
Winner:                                         Chilton Polden  - The Polden Post

South Somerset

Commended:                                  Charlton Horethorne  - The Magazine
Highly Commended:                         Lopen  - The Lopen Eye
Highly Commended:                         Winsham  - Joint Parish Magazine
Winner:                                         Curry Rivel  - Curry Rivel News

Taunton Deane

Commended:                                  Churchstanton  - CBO News
Highly Commended:                         Norton Fitzwarren  - Norton News
Winner:                                         Nynehead  - Nynehead News

West Somerset

Winner:                                         Withycombe   - Withycombe Parish Council Newsletter

Overall Winner:                               Chilton Polden  - The Polden Post  who received a £50 voucher
                                                   from Samson Office Supplies in Ilminster.

Websites 2006

Mendip

Runner-up:                                    Leigh-on-Mendip -  www.leigh-on-mendip.org.uk
Winner:                                         Pilton  -  www.pilton.com

Sedgemoor

Runner-up:                                    Rooksbridge  - www.rooksbridge.org.uk
Winner:                                         Axbridge  - www.axbridge-tc.gov.uk

South Somerset

Joint Runners-up:                            West Camel  - www.westcamel.org.uk
Joint Runners-up:                            Winsham  - www.winsham.org.uk
Winner:                                         Seavington  - www.theseavingtons.org

Taunton Deane

Runner-up:                                     Staplegrove  -  www.staplegroveparish.co.uk
Joint Winners:                                 Nynehead  -  www.nynehead.com
Joint Winners:                                 Oake  - www.oake.org.uk

West Somerset

Runner-up:                                     Crowcombe  - www.crowcombe.org.uk
Winner:                                          Stogumber  -  www.stogumber.org.uk

Overall Winner:                                Pilton   - www.pilton.com  who received the prize of a
                                                    presentation evening from Martin Howe, of IT Know Howe,
                                                    entitled "Before the Computer goes out of the Window.