Aylsham came fourth in the world in an international competition celebrating liveable communities, winning a Silver Award in category A (towns with a population up to 20,000) of the International Awards for Liveable Communities,[REF] held in La Coruña, Spain in November 2005.
Aylsham became Norfolk's first plastic-bag-free town on 3 May 2008,[REF] although it proved difficult to continue implementation of the initiative owing to lack of support.