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1st July 2010
Lemsford Village Wins Big Time
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Great news, hot off the village Wi-Fi. As a proud resident, I’m thrilled to announce that Lemsford Village has won Best Small Village for 2010 in the Hertfordshire Village of the Year Awards. Not only that, Lemsford won a second award for best Hertfordshire village in the Environment Category.
The picture shows proud members of the Lemsford Residents Association, Terry, Peter, Gary Matthews, Editor of the Hertfordshire Mercury, Ginny, Kate Belinis, Hertfordshire Community Foundation Trustee, Jackie, Ghis (back), Lyn (front), Nigel and Tony receiving the awards.
Thanks go to all the team, and special thanks from me to my wife, Ginny, for producing Lemsford News, the village newsletter. And for getting me to take this photo of the happy group.
Report from the Welwyn Times
Lemsford, Knebworth and Woolmer Green all received prizes during the annual awards celebrations, organised by the Hertfordshire branch of the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE).Now in its 11th year, the winners were announced last night (Thursday) at a ceremony at County Hall in Hertford.
Lemsford was named Small Village of the Year, for its commitment to the environment and community spirit. Judges described Lemsford as “exceptional”.
The judges’ tribute read: “They are making new allotments and clearing banks, so that wild flowers can bloom again. The river is clear and full of wildlife. The oversubscribed school has an ecological centre. The village has one of the oldest and most successful football teams in the county. It holds an annual Village fête, as well as street parties.
“It even has its own local history group, which publishes its own documents. All this despite having one of the smallest populations in the county.”
By Ross Logan (WT Reporter)
Click here to view full report - Thank you to the Welwyn Times.
18th June 2010
Village of the Year Competition. The Judges visit Lemsford
This year, Lemsford, my home village, was entered by The Lemsford Residents Association for the Hertfordshire Village of the Year Competition, 2010. So on Friday, 18 June, the judges duly arrived to thoroughly assess the village’s many merits. The judges showed great interest in our ‘Exploring the River Lea’ display board which was unveiled earlier this year. To my delight, my Art & Verse ‘Autumn Fire’ landscape was reproduced on the display board. It is a view in oils of the Larch Trees across neighbouring Lemsford cottage rooftops from my garden den and I take pride in reproducing the Art & Verse print here.
| Autumn Fire Larch trees aflame Glorious dawn proclaim, Golden spun, Fired by Autumn sun. |
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The results of the Village of the Year Competition will be announced on 1 July, so watch this space. For more information about Lemsford Village, our Residents Association and The Lemsford News, our full colour village newsletter expertly produced by my wife, Ginny Butler.If you have any interesting articles about life in Lemsford please contact us at info@lemsfordvillage.co.uk.
Peter Butler