Well Done to Our Award Winning Large Villages

Congratulations to a fresh batch of beautiful north Lincolnshire villages winning this years Best Kept Village competition. Congratulation to each and every one!

After two third places in recent years, Westwoodside deservedly won first place as the best kept large village for 2023. The judges were particularly impressed with the quality of the community planting found in many locations around the village.

Haxey came a close second, with some very good planting, supported by residents and a very well-maintained war memorial.

There was certainly strong competition in this category, with Belton and Scawby sharing third place.

The judges also decided that four villages, Barrow on Humber, Goxhill, Hibaldstow and Kirton in Lindsey, deserved a highly commended designation, indicating that they will be strong contenders for some of the top spots next year.

Goxhill was also joint winner of the Best Kept Cemetery award alongside Epworth. The judges agreed that both cemeteries were very attractive and very well-maintained areas, with well-cut grass and well-tended graves and headstones. Broughton was a very close third, and many other villages and towns scored very high marks in this category.

Meanwhile Kirton in Lindsey were worthy winners of the Best Kept War Memorial. The judges were very complimentary about the memorial and the planting on the site, which included shrubs and flowers around the limestone obelisk, and three attractive rose beds to the west of the site. Very good memorials were also found at Crowle, Ealand and Haxey.

Thank you to everyone who took part!