Lynsted’s Double Success at Kent-wide Villages Competition

We are delighted to report that Lynsted won a ‘Highly Commended’ in the ‘Environmental Action’ category, and a ‘Commended’ in the Information Technology category of Action with Communities in Rural Kent’s ‘Kent Village of the Year, 2005’  competition.  Not at all bad for a first attempt! Lynsted was entered in only the two categories, essentially to ‘test the water’ of this prestigious competition.

A team from Lynsted with Kingsdown Parish Council put together the Environmental Action entry.  It became clear during the preparation of the entry, that much effort, by many people, had gone into improving the village and its surrounds in recent years.  There could not have been such a successful bid, had it not been for the efforts of these many groups and individuals. Congratulations are due to all involved!  Eastry, the overall Kent ‘Village of the Year’, was the winner of the EA category, with Wilmington runner-up. No doubt we could do even better – but entry in further categories (Building Community Life, Business, Young People, and Older People) would involve much more work, and input from a broad range of community groups. Any comments would be greatly appreciated!

The success of the IT entry, skilfully prepared by Nigel Heriz-Smith, was a vindication of the value of the use of websites in our community. Hearty thanks are due to Nigel for his leading role in getting the Parish-based  groups  up and running in this important area. Bapchild was the winner in this category.  Visit Lynsted.com for further details on the IT entry.

Bob Baxter