Hethersett Awards
Over the years Hethersett has won a number of awards. Below are just some of them:
2001 Eastern Daily Press Norfolk Village of the Year (over 900 people)
2006 Eastern Daily Press Pride in Norfolk Community of the Year
2008 Eastern Daily Press Pride in Norfolk Community of the Year Runner-Up
2010 London Olympic Games Inspiration Award
2010 Eastern Daily Press Event of the Year Runner-Up
2011 Active Norfolk South Norfolk Village Games Winners
2011 Active Norfolk County Village Games Runners-Up
2011 Eastern Daily Press/Active Norfolk Sports Village of the Year
2011 Eastern Daily Press/Active Norfolk Sports Champion of Champions
2012 Active Norfolk South Norfolk Village Games Winners
2012 Active Norfolk County Village Games Runners-Up
2012 Eastern Daily Press Pride in Norfolk Community of the Year
2013 Prime Minister's Big Society National Award
2013 Active Norfolk South Norfolk Village Games Winners
2013 Active Norfolk County Village Games Runners-Up
2013 Active Norfolk/Eastern Daily Press/Radio Norfolk, Norfolk Sports Village of the Year
2014 Active Norfolk South Norfolk Village Games Winners
2014 Active Norfolk County Village Games Winners
2014 Active Norfolk/Eastern Daily Press/ Radio Norfolk Sports Village of the Year runner-up
2016 Active Norfolk/Eastern Daily Press/ Radio Norfolk Sports Village of the Year runner-up
In addition a number of clubs and groups have won awards including the following:
2012 Hethersett Social Running Group named Run England Eastern Region Group of the Year
Hethersett Athletic Football Club holds the National FA Community Charter Standard Award
Hethersett and Tas Valley Cricket Club holds the England and Wales Cricket Board Clubmark, renewed in 2014
Hethersett Hawks Cycle Speedway Club holds the national Go Ride standard
2016 Hethersett Dementia Group voted South Norfolk Council Community Group of the Year
More Details of Some of the Awards:
2012 Eastern Daily Press Norfolk Community of the Year (for villages of over 5,000)
The citation for this award read as follows:
"Hethersett is far from a 'dormitory community' for Norwich based commuters. With a growing population currently standing at 6,000 Hethersett truly has a 'village feel'. For the last three years, the very active Olympic committee has organised more Olympic-themed sporting and cultural events per head of the population than anywhere else in the UK. This achievement was recognised with a visit by the Deputy Chairman of London 2012, Sir Keith Mills, and a truly unique off-route visit by the Olympic Flame during the Torch Relay.
Hethersett is also proud of its village hall and playing field, run by volunteer trustees. The playing field committee organised a Diamond Jubilee Fayre which was well attended despite the weather. The Hethersett Environmental Action Team (HEAT) organises regular litter picks, tree and ornamental features, maintenance, promotional walking and energy conservation. The latter was supported by the Energy Saving Trust's Green Communities Programme by winning a £20,000 grant to install measures to reduce domestic energy use for vulnerable households. HEAT also recently completed a biodiversity survey, publishing a book called "Wild about Hethersett.
2013 - National Big Society Award
In 2012 Hethersett was nominated for this top national award. We claimed that in Hethersett the Big Society has been operating for decades and so this idea was nothing new for us. We felt that the thousands of volunteer hours put in by hundreds of people should be recognised further than just in Norfolk.
Early in 2013 we heard that Hethersett had become the first village or town in the entire United Kingdom to receive a Big Society award and this gained a considerable amount of coverage in the local Media. This culminated in a presentation at 10 Downing Street where we were presented with a certificate on behalf of the village by David Cameron.
Norfolk Sports Village of the Year - 2013
Hethersett was named Active Norfolk/Eastern Daily Press/Radio Norfolk Sports Village of the Year for 2013.
In 2014 we were a runner-up in the Norfolk Sports Village of the year, losing out on the title to Fakenham.
2001 Eastern Daily Press Norfolk Village of the Year (over 900 people)
2006 Eastern Daily Press Pride in Norfolk Community of the Year
2008 Eastern Daily Press Pride in Norfolk Community of the Year Runner-Up
2010 London Olympic Games Inspiration Award
2010 Eastern Daily Press Event of the Year Runner-Up
2011 Active Norfolk South Norfolk Village Games Winners
2011 Active Norfolk County Village Games Runners-Up
2011 Eastern Daily Press/Active Norfolk Sports Village of the Year
2011 Eastern Daily Press/Active Norfolk Sports Champion of Champions
2012 Active Norfolk South Norfolk Village Games Winners
2012 Active Norfolk County Village Games Runners-Up
2012 Eastern Daily Press Pride in Norfolk Community of the Year
2013 Prime Minister's Big Society National Award
2013 Active Norfolk South Norfolk Village Games Winners
2013 Active Norfolk County Village Games Runners-Up
2013 Active Norfolk/Eastern Daily Press/Radio Norfolk, Norfolk Sports Village of the Year
2014 Active Norfolk South Norfolk Village Games Winners
2014 Active Norfolk County Village Games Winners
2014 Active Norfolk/Eastern Daily Press/ Radio Norfolk Sports Village of the Year runner-up
2016 Active Norfolk/Eastern Daily Press/ Radio Norfolk Sports Village of the Year runner-up
In addition a number of clubs and groups have won awards including the following:
2012 Hethersett Social Running Group named Run England Eastern Region Group of the Year
Hethersett Athletic Football Club holds the National FA Community Charter Standard Award
Hethersett and Tas Valley Cricket Club holds the England and Wales Cricket Board Clubmark, renewed in 2014
Hethersett Hawks Cycle Speedway Club holds the national Go Ride standard
2016 Hethersett Dementia Group voted South Norfolk Council Community Group of the Year
More Details of Some of the Awards:
2012 Eastern Daily Press Norfolk Community of the Year (for villages of over 5,000)
The citation for this award read as follows:
"Hethersett is far from a 'dormitory community' for Norwich based commuters. With a growing population currently standing at 6,000 Hethersett truly has a 'village feel'. For the last three years, the very active Olympic committee has organised more Olympic-themed sporting and cultural events per head of the population than anywhere else in the UK. This achievement was recognised with a visit by the Deputy Chairman of London 2012, Sir Keith Mills, and a truly unique off-route visit by the Olympic Flame during the Torch Relay.
Hethersett is also proud of its village hall and playing field, run by volunteer trustees. The playing field committee organised a Diamond Jubilee Fayre which was well attended despite the weather. The Hethersett Environmental Action Team (HEAT) organises regular litter picks, tree and ornamental features, maintenance, promotional walking and energy conservation. The latter was supported by the Energy Saving Trust's Green Communities Programme by winning a £20,000 grant to install measures to reduce domestic energy use for vulnerable households. HEAT also recently completed a biodiversity survey, publishing a book called "Wild about Hethersett.
2013 - National Big Society Award
In 2012 Hethersett was nominated for this top national award. We claimed that in Hethersett the Big Society has been operating for decades and so this idea was nothing new for us. We felt that the thousands of volunteer hours put in by hundreds of people should be recognised further than just in Norfolk.
Early in 2013 we heard that Hethersett had become the first village or town in the entire United Kingdom to receive a Big Society award and this gained a considerable amount of coverage in the local Media. This culminated in a presentation at 10 Downing Street where we were presented with a certificate on behalf of the village by David Cameron.
Norfolk Sports Village of the Year - 2013
Hethersett was named Active Norfolk/Eastern Daily Press/Radio Norfolk Sports Village of the Year for 2013.
In 2014 we were a runner-up in the Norfolk Sports Village of the year, losing out on the title to Fakenham.