Volunteers in Cloughmills litter lift
Chair of the Cloughmills Action Team, Paddy Frew, was pleased with the turn out of parents and children displaying the enthusiasm for the competition.
The Calor Village of the Year competition is run in conjunction with the Rural Development Council (RDC) and celebrates vibrant, enterprising and caring rural communities and the vital role they play in life in Northern Ireland.
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Hide AdIt is open to all rural communities with a population of 4,500 or under and villages will be assessed on five aspects of rural life – building community life, business, young people, environment and older people.
Each category winner will receive 1,000 with an additional 5,000 on offer to the village which wins the overall 2010 Calor Village of the Year award.
This year the competition includes a Calor Rural Community Award to recognise and acknowledge the contribution made by rural communities with a population of less than 1,000.