Village Web Sites of the Year 2003
UK Villages Online is proud to present monthly Gold awards
to the
best small community web sites across UK and Ireland
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WEB SITE OF THE YEAR 2003....
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Sherington, near Milton
Keynes, Buckinghamshire, has a wonderfully detailed, regularly updated,
and easy to use site, especially considering the small size of the
village.
Included are a guide to the village, local
services and community organisations, plus village news, gossip
and diary. A great example of well balanced content with a real
community feel. |
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Lindal and Marton, Lindal-in-Furness,
South Cumbria, is a lovely local community website.
Featuring a range of village news, information,
history, photos, leisure facilities, and (most importantly) pub
guide, this small but well formed site is a shining example of a
friendly local community web presence. |
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Rackenford, Devon, is
located on the edge of Exmoor between Tiverton and South Molton.
With less that 300 people on its electoral roll it is one of the
few small communities left that still supports a primary school,
shop / post office, church and two hostelries. The majority of its
economy comes from agriculture and tourism.
For such a small village, their web site
is very detailed and provides a glimpse into the lives of the local
community. Such a friendly outlook must be a real bonus and way
to keep in touch for those living outside the immediate village
in more rural locations. Well done Rackenford! |
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Gargunnock, Forth Valley,
Central Scotland has a pair of excellent web sites, the official
web site at www.gargunnock.com plus John McLaren's village history pages at www.mclarn.freeserve.co.uk
Both sites feature a wealth of local information
and photographs to give a real community feel to this picturesque
part of Scotland. The main web site is regularly updated with local
news and events. |
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Cookham is a large village
of around 4,500 inhabitants located on the river Thames between
Maidenhead and Marlow. The Thames Path passes through the village
and it is a favourite place for tourists and walkers.
Cookham.com is a non-profit organisation
run by local volunteers with funding from local business advertising.
Work on this excellent web site began in 1998, with the official
launch in 1999. |
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Wrenbury is a village
in north west England, in the County of Cheshire and close to the
border with Wales, on the Shropshire Union Canal (Llangollen Branch).
Their aim is to make the site as comprehensive
as possible about what is going on in and around Wrenbury. The large
lifting bridge where the canal crosses the road is the most notable
village landmark, and is believed to be one of only two such bridges
in the whole of the UK that are open to road traffic. |
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West Farleigh, Kent, forms
the south bank of the River Medway between Barming and Wateringbury
Bridges. This small village is home to about 450 people - it has
been said that at lambing time there are about six sheep for every
resident!
The village remains traditionally agricultural,
has an unspoilt Norman church, a Village green with excellent views
and some fine houses including Smiths Hall which has been the setting
for several films.
Farleigh is situated 4 miles from the centre of Maidstone, the county
town of Kent. |
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Oaksey Village is near
the Wiltshire town of Malmesbury. The aim of the website is to capture
and pass on news and information to people in the village and others
who have an interest in the village.
Village organisations, clubs and societies
have free space and an email address on oaksey.com. Funding of Oaksey.com
is by grants from NWDC, Community First, Oaksey Parish Council as
well as private contributions. A village information pack provides
residents and visitors with information on village facilities. |
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Pentyrch is in the north
western corner of the County of Cardiff in South Wales. Standing
on the lower slopes of the Garth, whose summit is a shade over a
thousand feet above sea-level.
The village supports a wide range of local
organisations, many of them based in the church, chapel, or village
hall. The Pentyrch Hill Race, attracting fell runners from
across the country, takes place annually on the last Tuesday of
April. |
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The village consists of
Three Parishes, these are Saltfleetby St. Peter's, Saltfleetby
All Saints and Saltfleetby St Clements.
The aim of this web site is not only to present some of the History
of Saltfleetby (or Soloby as it’s known locally), its Churches
and Village life in times gone by but also to try to show the village
as it is Today. |
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