Best Kept Village Competition 2025

Grindon was entered into the competition in April.  We were shortlisted and then visited by 3 judges in June, visited again anonymously and then informed that Grindon was in the final of the competition North Staffordshire Small Village category.

The great news is that we won the North Staffordshire Small Village competition.

The parish council would like to thank everyone who has done their bit for the village in whatever capacity.

Charlie from Townend also made it into the final as runner up in his category with his ‘Lord of the Rings’ style map of Grindon – well done Charlie.

We have already decided that it was such a good experience for the village that we will definitely be entering again next year. It is the Platinum year of the competition, so we should support this wonderful competition. There are other competitions that individuals can enter, so we should make an effort to enter these too.