The Ryedale Rural Awards launched by Ryedale Voluntary Action (RVA), Rural Action Yorkshire (RAY) and the Gazette & Herald, celebrate the hard work of volunteers, community groups and local organisers who are at the centre of rural communities.

Finalists in the Rural Community Group category

Hovingham Action Group’s monthly non-for profit market and community café brings together 40 local traders with up to 800 visitors,

12:00pm Friday 28th October 2011

VOLUNTEERS, community groups and local organisers are the beating heart of a rural community like Ryedale, and we are celebrating these hard-working neighbours, friends and colleagues in the Ryedale Rural Community Awards.

Ryedale celebrates its unsung heroes

Award-winners and sponsors at the Ryedale Rural Community Awards ceremony

2:45pm Wednesday 26th October 2011

RURAL life was celebrated in style on Friday evening at a ceremony at Terrington Village Hall.

Finalists in the Youth group category

Ryedale Youth Theatre in this year’s production of Me and My Girl

3:24pm Wednesday 19th October 2011

A SENSE of community is crucial in rural areas such as Ryedale and if it wasn’t for the hard work of volunteers, community groups and local organisers, our towns and villages would not be the vibrant places they are.

Finalists in the Rural Volunteer category

June Coverdale

11:56am Thursday 20th October 2011

IF it wasn't for the hard work of volunteers, community groups and local organisers who are at the centre of rural communities, these villages would not be the vibrant places they are, and we are celebrating these hard-working neighbours, friends and colleagues in the Ryedale Rural Community Awards.

Finalists in the Rural Community Project £10,000 - £50,000 category

Children and members of Wrelton, Middleton  and Aislaby Play Area Committee as they celebrated winning their Playbuilder grant

11:46am Thursday 20th October 2011

IF it wasn't for the hard work of volunteers, community groups and local organisers who are at the centre of rural communities, these villages would not be the vibrant places they are, and we are celebrating these hard-working neighbours, friends and colleagues in the Ryedale Rural Community Awards.

Finalists in the Community Project of the Year category

Produce at this year’s Slingsby Village Show

4:48pm Wednesday 19th October 2011

IF it wasn’t for the hard work of volunteers, community groups and local organisers who are at the centre of rural communities, these villages would not be the vibrant places they are, and we are celebrating these hard-working neighbours, friends and colleagues in the Ryedale Rural Community Awards.

Finalists in the Village Hall of the Year category

Christopher Pickles, left, chairman of Gilling East Village Hall and play area

12:54pm Wednesday 28th September 2011

VOLUNTEERS, community groups and local organisers are the beating heart of a rural community like Ryedale, and we are celebrating these hard-working neighbours, friends and colleagues in the Ryedale Rural Community Awards.

Last call for entries to Ryedale Rural Awards

Maggie Farey and Sarah Lally-Marley promote the Ryedale Rural Awards in the last few days before nominations close

3:03pm Thursday 8th September 2011

Calling all voluntary and community groups – it is time to get your entries in for the Ryedale Rural Awards.

Let’s reward our community stars

Ryedale Rural Community Awards 2011

12:36pm Wednesday 10th August 2011

THERE has been a tremendous response to our search for the very best of all those community groups, volunteers and local organisers who work tirelessly to make Ryedale a fabulous place to live and work.

Join us to celebrate our community stars

Ryedale Rural Community Awards 2011

11:24am Wednesday 27th July 2011

VOLUNTEERS, community groups and local organisers are the beating heart of a rural community like Ryedale, and it’s time to give these hard-working neighbours, friends and colleagues the credit they deserve.






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