• Peter Richardson

Gloucestershire Village of the Year 2025 - Awards

The results of our Gloucestershire Village of the Year 2025 competition were announced at the awards ceremony at Highnam Court on the evening of Thursday 17th July.

We'd like to express our congratulations to all the winners, runners-up and highly commended entries. We'd also like to express our thanks to the competition sponsors, the judges, Highnam Court, and everyone else who contributed to the success of the competition which celebrates community life in Gloucestershire.

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OVERALL WINNER                Painswick (Stroud)

OVERALL RUNNER UP           Frampton Mansell (Cotswold)

Category 1 – Community-Led Health & Wellbeing (including mental health)

(Sponsored by One Gloucestershire)

Winner                            Highnam (Tewkesbury)

Runner Up                       Painswick (Stroud)

Highly Commended Gotherington (Tewkesbury)

Category 2 – Climate & Environment (Resilience)

(Sponsored by Cotswold District Council, Stroud District Council, and Tewkesbury Borough Council)

Winner                            Painswick (Stroud)

Runner Up                       Highnam (Tewkesbury)

Category 3 – Inclusive Community 

(Sponsored by Barnwood Trust)

Winner                            Painswick (Stroud)

Runner Up                       Woolaston (Forest of Dean)

Highly Commended Kingswood (Stroud)

Category 4 – Digital & Innovation

(Sponsored by Renishaw)

Winner                            Fairford (Cotswold)

Runner Up                       Highnam (Tewkesbury)

High Sheriff Special Award for Volunteer of the Year

Di Landon, Westbury-on-Severn, Forest of Dean

Highly Commended Certificates to:

·       Mary Ann Dibbs – Fairford, Cotswold District

·       Lucy Cameron-Davies – Frampton Mansell, Cotswold District

·       Mark Oliver – Gretton, Tewkesbury Borough

·       David Owen – Kingswood, Stroud District

·       Andrew Sekinger – Minsterworth, Tewkesbury Borough

·       John Rapson – Weston-sub-Edge, Cotswold District

·       Martin Rose – Woolaston, Forest of Dean District

GRCC Special Recognition award for outstanding contribution to GRCC (posthumous)

Vicki Hewlett

Photos of all winners and runners-up

GRCC Gloucestershire Village of the Year Overall Winner - Painswick

GRCC Gloucestershire Village of the Year Overall Runner-up - Frampton Mansell

Climate and Environment (Resilience) Category Winner - Painswick

Climate and Environment (Resilience) Category Runner-up - Highnam

Community-led Health and Wellbeing Category Winner - Highnam

Community-led Health and Wellbeing Category Runner-up - Painswick

Digital and Innovation Category Winner - Fairford

Digital and Innovation Category Runner-up - Highnam

Inclusive Community Category Winner - Painswick

Inclusive Community Category Runner-up - Woolaston

High Sheriff's Special Award for Volunteer of the Year Winner - Di Landon of Westbury-on-Severn

High Sheriff's Special Award for Volunteer of the Year - Highly Commended