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Bucks village wins "Best Kept Village' Prize

Bill Chapple OBE, Chairman of the Best Kept Villages committee awarded Aston Abbotts with the Tindall Cup.

On Saturday, 24th September 2022, Bill Chapple OBE, Chairman of the Best Kept Villages committee awarded Aston Abbotts with the Tindall Cup.

The Cup takes into account a number of different elements:

  • Cemetery, graveyard (separate or attached to a place of worship)

  • Green, playing field, children’s play area, nature conservation area

  • Floral Displays (hanging baskets, tubs, planters)

  • Village hall, community centre, church hall

  • General environmental features (hedges, verges, ditches, pond, stream, pump)

During judging, Aston Abbotts scored an incredible 195 points out of 200 – one of the highest scores ever achieved .

Comments from the judges included:

  • “Aston Abbotts is a best-kept village in its truest sense.”

  • “The Judges were extremely impressed with the Churchyard. The grass was neatly mown

    and the wildlife area was striking. It was particularly pleasing to see that a list of the grasses

    and flowers was available to view in the Church. The War Memorial is well kept.”

  • “The green, playing field and children’s play area were neatly mown and well kept. The

    judges liked the bench, and floral display, in the corner of the playing field and the views

    across the Vale.”

  • “The floral displays in the village were excellent. The individual pots on the area were noted

    and a were well maintained and the Village Hall looked good...”

  • “The general environmental features were very good.”

  • “The bus stops, shelters and noticeboards were extremely well maintained. The judges were

    very impressed with the noticeboards on the Green giving information about the history of

    the Village, the Abbey and the wartime role of the village in assisting the Czechoslovaks.”

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