Best Kept Village Competition

The Best Kept Village competition has been running in Northern Lincolnshire since 1976.
It is organised and run by CPRE Northern Lincolnshire and is open to all small towns and villages within that area.
Thank you to all those villages who participated in the 2022 competition. We are pleased to make the following announcement of all winners.
Judging took into consideration a number of criteria with the emphasis on community involvement. Entrants were placed in groups according to their population size and those placed first, second and third in each group received an award. In addition, there were a number of individual categories which were judged separately.
- Best kept Playground,
- Best kept Churchyard,
- Best kept Cemetery
- Best Community Planting
- Best New Entrant
- Most Improved Village
The winners for 2022 are as followed:
Small Village
Joint 1st: Low Burnham and Elsham,
3rd: Amcotts
Highly Commended: Redbourne
Medium Village
1st: South Ferriby,
2nd: Barnetby-le-Wold,
3rd: Wrawby
Highly Commended: Worlaby
Large Village
1st: Barrow on Humber,
2nd: Belton,
Joint 3rd: Haxey and Westwoodside
Highly Commended: Scawby
Small Town
1st: Broughton,
2nd: Epworth,
Joint 3rd: Barton upon Humber and Immingham
Highly Commended: Brigg and Crowle & Ealand
Other Category Awards
Best Community Planting: Low Burnham, South Ferriby, Haxey, Immingham
Best Kept Churchyard: Elsham,
Best Kept Cemetery: Goxhill
Best New Entrant: East Lound
Most Improved Village: Althorpe, Ulceby
Best Kept Playground: Owston Ferry
A detailed score sheet can be downloaded here.
Thank you to everyone who participated. We look forward to running the competition again in 2023.
2021 Results
Small village
1st – Low Burnham 2nd = Amcotts, 3rd = Elsham, Redbourne
Highly Commended – Normanby
Medium village
1st – Worlaby 2nd = Barnetby-le-Wold, South Ferriby
Highly Commended – Appleby Parish, Wrawby
Large Village
1st – Scawby 2nd – Hibaldstow 3rd = Haxey, Westwoodside
Highly Commended – Barrow, Belton, Messingham
Small Town
1st – Broughton 2nd – Waltham 3rd – Epworth
Highly Commended – Brigg, Crowle and Ealand, Immingham
Best Kept Playground
West Butterwick
Best Kept Cemetery
Immingham
Best Kept War Memorial
Crowle and Ealand
Best Community Planting
Low Burnham, South Ferriby, Scawby, Immingham
Most Imaginative Planting
South Ferriby
Best New Entrant
North Thoresby
Most Improved
Barton upon Humber, Kirton in Lindsey
Congratulations to all entrants in 2021 – it was a very high standard this year
We are always keen to welcome new entrants.
For more information about Best Kept Villages contact: jenny.haynes@btinternet.com