The annual Countryside Alliance Awards, nicknamed the 'Rural Oscars' are now open to public nomination, and Ben Everitt, the MP for Milton Keynes North, is urging the local community to get nominating.
The awards were borne of a need to support and promote rural communities. They celebrate people going the extra mile to ensure that rural Britain’s food and farming industry, small businesses, traditional skills, forward-thinking enterprises and, most of all, its people, can flourish.
Ben Everitt MP commented: “The 'Rural Oscars' are an excellent way to promote the local businessmen and women who are working hard to keep rural Britain thriving. I love getting out across the rural areas of my constituency and meeting the many community heroes and businesses who are worthy of national recognition, so please get involved and nominate today."
The Awards run across the following categories:
- Local Food Award
- Village shop/ Post Office Award
- Rural Enterprise Award
- Butcher Award
- Rural Pub Award
Nominations are open online at https://www.countryside-alliance.org/campaigns/countryside-alliance-awards until 12 November. Judging will then take place and national winners will be announced at the House of Lords in June 2024.
