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!
Now Open
Richard Winterton Auctioneers 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
- Probate
- Jewellery valuations for probate
- Insurance valuations
- Free auction estimates and free home visits
We run large regular well-organised auctions dealing in anything from jewellery, watches and furniture to specialist items such as coins, medals, vintage toys, rare whisky and even vehicles.
Free home visits to discuss house clearances or larger items are available and we offer free valuations every Tuesday at The Lichfield Auction Centre where our friendly valuers are ready to help you find that hidden gem!
We are hard-working and pride ourselves on our integrity.
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 BKVC.
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.