New scheme to reward rural communities

The Housing Executive has launched a new awards scheme to reward rural communities working to better their areas.
By The Newsroom
Published 25th May 2014, 12:02 BST

The inaugural Rural Community Awards 2014 was launched at the Balmoral Show and aims to improve community spirit within rural neighbourhoods by offering a prize fund of £4000, with four prizes of £1000 being awarded to help and support communities.

The competition has two categories, the Cleaner and Greener Award and the Community Spirit Award, open to all rural neighbourhoods.

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Within each category there are two prizes, one for villages with a population of less than 1000 and one for populations of 1000-4500.

Those who have an active community group, are proud of their local neighbourhood and live in a community which comes together to improve the local environment arew encouraged to enter. More details are available at www.nihe.gov.uk/news-rural-community-awards