Competitions
Good luck to all our entrants, we wish you the best of luck this year and look forward to announcing this year's winners later in the year!
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Richard Winterton Auctioneers Best Kept Village Community Competition
For 2023, auctioneer Richard Winterton – well-known for his appearances on TV antiques shows including Bargain Hunt and Dickinson’s Real Deal – will visit all entrants to present special complementary signage for display throughout the community. Perfect to help promote your village or community in the 2023 competition! Why not take a selfie with it for social media?
About Richard Winterton Auctioneers, headline sponsor for Staffordshire’s Best Kept Village Community Competition
The Winterton name has been synonymous with auctioneering in Staffordshire for seven generations since 1864. Richard Winterton Auctioneers provides a range of professional services including:
- House clearances and downsizing solutions
- Probate, including all types of jewellery, antiques and collectables
- Insurance valuations
- Free auction estimates
Thousands of bidders from all over the world take part in the family firm’s auctions every month, joining online or attending the salerooms at Lichfield and Tamworth.
Sales feature anything from jewellery, watches, pictures, ceramics and furniture to specialist items such as coins, medals, vintage toys, cameras, rare whisky and even vehicles.
Free home visits to discuss house clearances and large collections are available and free valuation appointments can be made at The Lichfield Auction Centre or The Tamworth Auction Rooms where friendly valuers are ready to help you find that hidden gem!
Pop-up valuations also take place weekly in Lichfield city centre, Burntwood, Burton and Solihull – visit www.richardwinterton.co.uk/valuation-events for days and times.
Supplementary Competitions
Children's Poster Competition
This competition is open to children between 5 &11 years of age from villages which have entered the Best kept Village Community competition.
Posters should be original and based on the theme of the King's Coronation.
Villages are invited to submit three posters from each age group (either online or via post)
The age categories for the competition are:
5-7 years and 8-11 years
Please include the child's full name, age, school and village on the back of the poster
The deadline for submissions is 1 June
Childrens' Poetry &Prose Competition
This competition is open to children between 5 &11 years of age from villages which have entered the Best Kept Village Community competition.
Villages are invited to submit three poems or prose from each age group (either online or via post)
The age categories for the competition are:
5-7 years and 8-11 years
Please include the child's full name, age, school and village on the back of the entry
The deadline for submissions is 1 June
Spirit of BKVC
This competition is open to entrants over 18 years of age.
Submissions can be paintings or sketches, photographs, poetry or prose or a combination of these (either online or via post)
The deadline for submissions is 1 June
Photography Competition
This competition is open to entrants age 11-17 years (submissions either online or via post)
The theme of 'Best Kept Village Community'
The deadline for submissions is 1 June
There will be awards to the winners in each category.
The winners will be decided by the sponsors and the BKVC Steering Group.