Twenty one villages in the county entered the competition this year, competing for awards in 4 categories: the environment, business, young people and older people. The judges visited us on 12 June to hear a presentation from our team. Sally Thompson spoke about provision for younger children in the village and Richard Edwards outlined the role of the Village Hall in the community. Brenda Harpley gave a review of activities and events for older people and Frank Baker detailed the current work and future plans of Chipperfield Care. On the environment, Tina Robinson described the work of The Jasmine Safety Track Trust and Liz Holliday described our footpath network and the ongoing work being carried out on The Common. At the end of June we heard that Chipperfield had been awarded a Commendation in the Older People category and David Nobbs and I attended the awards evening at County Hall on 3 July to receive a certificate on behalf of the village. Many thanks to our team for their excellent presentations. Liz Holliday