Best Kept Playing Fields Competition results 2021
2021 was another amazing year with a record 250 facilities entered into the competition. Incredible as this year also saw the competition's 50th anniversary.
The results are as follows:
Class 1 - Playing fields serving a population of 2,500 or more
Winner - Rayleigh Town Council - KGV Field
Runner Up - Hatfield Peverel Parish Council - Strutt Memorial
Class 2 - Playing fields serving a population of less than 2,500
Winner - Dedham Parish Council - Duchy Playing Field
Runner Up - Alresford Parish Council - Playing Field
Class 3 - The Gerald Snook Award for children's playgrounds whether on or off playing fields but judges apart from any playing field on which they are situated.
Winner - Loughton Town Council - Traps Hill
Runner Up - Ongar Town Council - Shelley park
Class 4 - Cricket Grounds on which a winter game may or may not be played
Winner - Saffron Walden Cricket Club
Runner Up - High Beach CC
Class 5 - Playing Fields which are professionally maintained and managed by larger authorities and commercial organisations
Winner - Chelmsford City Council - Oaklands Park
Runner up - Chelmsford City Council - Springfield Hall Park
Class 6 - Best Kept Football Pitch
Winner - CFC Shalford
Runner Up - Alresford Parish Council
Class 7 - For exceptional work carried out during the year
Winner - Braintree District Council - Braintree and Bocking Public Gardens
Runner Up - North Fambridge Parish Council