The Calor Village of the Year comprised 4 annual competitions organised by gas provider Calor to identify the villages that best met the following criteria: "a well-balanced, pro-active, caring community which has made the best of local opportunities to maintain and enhance the quality of life for all residents". Four separate competitions were run: Calor Scottish Community of the Year Calor Village of the Year for England Calor Village of the Year for Wales Calor Village of the Year Northern Ireland The competitions began in 1997 and ran yearly until 2009. Some 1,650 villages entered the competitions each year. List Winners included: Ashington, West Sussex Ashover, Derbyshire Coniston, Cumbria St Neot, Cornwall Sutton-in-the-Isle, Cambridgeshire Tedburn St Mary, Devon External links Official web site British awards English awards Scottish awards Welsh awards 1997 establishments in the United Kingdom 2009 disestablishments in the United Kingdom Awards established in 1997 Annual events in the United Kingdom Community awards