Awards

Every year we try to recognise the efforts that people and organisations make to improve our town and surroundings, by awarding Merit and Commendation Certificates.

The list of awards made since they were started in 1981 is available to download; see below.

If you consider that the Society should be making an award to a business in the town or surrounding area, for outstanding efforts in improving our locality, please contact us using the email: vecs1972@gmail.com

In 2026 we awarded a Merit Award to Churchill Living for its high quality development on Swan Lane, within the Conservation Area, which utilised under-used land and its design reflected its heritage setting.

We also gave out 7 Letters of Commendation to businesses that have recently set up in the town centre and which have taken on empty premises and given them a new lease of life.