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Kirsty congratulates Welsh village of the year - Llanwrtyd Wells
August 11, 2009 10:00 AM
Kirsty Williams AM for Brecon and Radnorshire has added her voice of congratulations to the hard working community of Llanwrtyd Wells on being named Calor Gas village of the year for Wales.
The small Powys town stages a number of out of the ordinary events, including the Man versus Horse race and bog snorkelling championships. As a prize it will receive £10,000 to be invested in community projects.
Kirsty Williams said:" I am delighted that Llanwrtyd Wells has been awarded this impressive title, and would like to pay tribute to all those villagers who have worked so hard to achieve this success.
"Many of our rural communities are struggling under reduced services and a younger population moving to urban areas, but Llanwrtyd Wells has used a tremendous community spirit to make the most of local opportunities and to maintain and enhance quality of life for its residents.
"I am pleased that the judges have recognised that the town's people have worked relentlessly towards making Llanwrtyd a lively and sociable place to live."
Notes
- The competition judges communities across four key areas covering community, business, sustainability and communications.
- Llanwrtyd Wells is a town but qualifies for the competition as it has a population of less than 5,000.
- The full results of the competition in Wales are as follows:
Llanwrtyd Wells, Powys: Winner for Wales, Mid & West Wales regional winner and winner of the Business and Communications categories.
Llanfairfechan, Conwy: North Wales regional winner.
Llanmadoc, Swansea: South Wales regional winner and Community category winner.
Lisvane, Cardiff: Sustainability category winner.
Llandeilo, Dyfed: Highly Commended (village allotment project).
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