Village Communications Competition Results

Winners List 2007

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 http://www.hardington.net/
Runner Up: Oake (covering Hillfarrance, Heathfield and Hillcommon) http://www.oake.org.uk/
Highly Commended: Cranmore http://www.cranmore-somerset.co.uk/
Commended: Nynehead http://www.nynehead.org/
Commended: Rooksbridge http://www.rooksbridge.org.uk/

Medium Village Category 751 to 1499 population
Winner: Combe St Nicholas http://www.combestnicholas.org.uk/
Runner- Up: Pilton http://www.pilton.com/

Large Village Category 1500 and above population
Winner: Creech St Michael http://www.creechstmichael.net/
Runner Up: Nether Stowey http://www.quantockonline.co.uk/
Highly Commended: Axbridge http://www.axbridge-tc.gov.uk/
Highly Commended: Dulverton http://www.dulvertontowncouncil.co.uk/
Commended: Chilcompton http://www.chilcompton.org/

OVERALL WINNER WEBSITE SECTION - Combe St Nicholas http://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 - http://www.leigh-on-mendip.org.uk/
Winner: Pilton - http://www.pilton.com/

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

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

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

West Somerset
Runner-up: Crowcombe - http://www.crowcombe.org.uk/
Winner: Stogumber - http://www.stogumber.org.uk/

Overall Winner: Pilton - http://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.