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# Lichfield company to sponsor revamped Best Kept Village competition
- URL: https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/lichfield-company-to-sponsor-revamped-best-kept-village-competition/
- Published: 2020-01-30T13:00:39.000Z
- Updated: 2020-01-30T13:01:33.000Z
- Description: A competition to find the best villages across Staffordshire will be sponsored by a Lichfield business.
- Author: Lichfield Live
- Tags: Business, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-07-22 18:18, News

A competition to find the best villages across Staffordshire will be sponsored by a Lichfield business.

Richard Winterton Auctioneers has confirmed it will support the newly-renamed Best Kept Village Community awards as headline sponsor.

The move will also coincide with a plan to modernise the competition, which has run since 1956.

Richard Winterton said:

> “The Best Kept Village Competition has become something of an institution across this wonderful, diverse county. And like all great institutions, it has the ability to adapt and grow.  
>  
> “We are so proud to be the countywide sponsor, bringing together a wonderfully diverse melting pot of talented communities which all have one thing in common – they are infused with a splendid Staffordshire spirit.  
>  
> “It is a perfect fit for Richard Winterton Auctioneers – the Winterton family has been Staffordshire’s auctioneers for seven generations now since 1864.  
>  
> “We are very much looking forward to meeting even more people from all over the county and hearing what makes their community special to them.”   
>  
> Richard Winterton

The contest will also see a revamped entry process which sees entrants showcase the benefits of being part of their area’s community via [a new website](http://www.bkvc.org.uk/?ref=lichfieldlive.co.uk).

To help explain the changes, The Community Foundation for Staffordshire, who run the competition, will host a roadshow from 10.30am to 12noon on 7th February at Longdon Village Hall.

Jo Cooper, the competition’s manager, said:

> “With so many changes in society since the Best Kept Village started in 1956 we felt it necessary to create a competition that is fit for the 21st Century.  
>  
> “We want to celebrate the wonderful communities across the county so there’s more ways to showcase villages by placing everything online and we’ve simplified the entry process by creating a digital platform making it quicker and easier for all villages to enter.  
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> “Not to worry if someone can’t enter online though, as we have support available to help them through it.”  
>  
> Jo Cooper, Community Foundation for Staffordshire

For more information visit [www.bkvc.org.uk](http://www.bkvc.org.uk/?ref=lichfieldlive.co.uk) or call Jo Cooper on 01785 339540.