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Published on 5th January, 2016

The Royal Bath & West of England Society is delighted to announce that nominations are open for the fourth Prince of Wales Award to be presented at The Royal Bath & West Show.

This Award is open to community organisations, schools, colleges and groups which have, through their own initiative, brought about improvements to the lives of the rural population in a sustainable manner. The Award is intended to embrace a wide range of schemes where there has been a genuine attempt to move forward in a resourceful and inventive way to the benefit of a rural Community.

Examples of such projects would be:-

  • a) The communal buying of a local asset e.g. to preserve a village shop, post office or public house.
  • b) The development of allotments by villagers without gardens to grow their own vegetables for their own or village consumption.
  • c) The collection and conversion of village waste into compost for the use of the community.The Award is open to all communities across Bristol, Somerset, Dorset, Wiltshire, Hampshire, Oxfordshire and Gloucestershire

Shortlisted communities will be visited by three judges representing the Royal Bath & West of England Society and the Duchy of Cornwall, who will decide which organisation, has made the most outstanding contribution to improving the lives of their community.

Finalists will receive complimentary tickets to the Royal Bath & West Show and the overall winner of the competition will receive £1000 in prize money and a memento from HRH The Prince of Wales which the winning group must use to further their community initiatives.

Entries for the competition close 8 April.

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