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The Presentation on
Saturday 17th September 2005
to South Cerney. Winners of the Bledisloe Plate
to the overall winners of the competition
for the best kept village in Gloucestershire.
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The sun shone on the Old Cross while we all waited for the
judges to arrive and make the presentation |
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Sir John Adye KCMG. Chairman of Gloucestershire CPRE Branch
making the presentation |
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Sir John Adye KCMG |
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Tony Squire. Vice Chairman of South Cerney Parish Council
thanking Sir John for his presentation |
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The pewter plate that we can keep for one year |
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Sir John Adye & Tony Squire |
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Sir John presents the runner up award to a representative of the village of
Down Ampney |
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Tony Squire, Sir John Adye KCMG with Professor Adrian
Phillips and the finals judge, Richard Lloyd. Vice Chairman of the CPRE
Branch |
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Present at the old cross and representing South Cerney
Parish Council were Cllr Harris, Cllr Mrs Pollard, Vice Chairman Cllr
Squire, Cllr Webb and the Clerk, Maurice McKee |
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JUDGES’ REPORT
Bledisloe Plate 2005 – South Cerney
Mr Maurice McKee’s report accompanying the entry for the Bledisloe
Plate was extremely helpful in our attempts to measure the extent of added
value in South Cerney since the category award last year. As he says,
“Winning the Bledisloe Cup in 2004 seems to have triggered a marked
increase in community activity in our village”.
Far from resting on its laurels, the village has powered ahead with a
remarkable list of new projects to enhance village life – some twenty in
all. Some of these, such as the new churchyard wall and the interior of
the Village Hall are immediately apparent. As far as the latter is
concerned, we were taken on a complete tour of the premises by a man who
was clearly very proud of the building and its usage. He even showed us
the bookings diary to demonstrate the point!
Inter alia, we were impressed with the new play equipment at Robert
Franklin Way play area some of which had been donated by local companies
and installed by the Parish Council.
As mentioned last year, South Cerney is a large village with a wide range
of socio-economic groupings and a variety of properties, not all of a
picture postcard nature. This is not, however, to the village’s detriment.
What emerges strongly during a visit, is the existence of a vibrant and
active community, working hard to improve the quality of life for everyone
as well as taking pride in the village’s overall appearance.
Consequently, we have pleasure in awarding to:
SOUTH CERNEY
THE BLEDISLOE PLATE 2005
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