** THE RESULTS ** Hampshire and Isle of Wight Village of the Year 2024
Hampshire ALC's Hampshire and Isle of Wight Village of the Year 2024 awards evening took place on Thursday 26th September, organised and hosted by the previous year's winner Sherfield on Loddon. The event allowed all those present to celebrate and recognise the hard work that takes place in and around communities across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. Our dedicated judges visited all entrants during the summer months and were amazed at the hard work and determination that goes on in our county.
Awards were presented to individuals, community groups and local councils all striving to make our localities a better place to live.
The overall winner of the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Village of the Year 2024 was ELVETHAM HEATH.
Our full list of winners across all categories are:
| VILLAGE OF THE YEAR 2024 - WINNER | ELVETHAM HEATH |
| Village of the Year 2024 - Runner Up | Liss |
| BEST SMALL VILLAGE - Winner | Winchfield |
| Best Small Village - Runner Up | Southwick |
| EXCELLENCE IN LOCALISM - Winner | Chandler's Ford |
| PUB AS A HUB - Winner | The Otter, Otterbourne |
| EXCELLENCE IN COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT (Steve Lugg Trophy) - Winner | Fawley |
| Excellence in Community Engagement - Runner Up | Fawley |
| BEST COMMUNITY COLLABORATION - Winners | Allbrook and Otterbourne |
| BEST COMMUNITY EVENT - Winner | Southwick |
| Best Community Event - Runner Ups | Allbrook and Otterbourne |
| Best Community Event - Highly Commended | Elvetham Heath |
| INSPIRATIONAL INDIVIDUALS - Winners | Helen Bradley Simon Chadwick |
| MOST INSPIRING PLACE - Winners | Bishop's Waltham |
| BEST VOLUNTARY GROUP - Winner | Sherfield on Loddon |
| BEST RECREATIONAL FACILITIES - Winner | Denmead |
| BEST OPEN SPACES - Winner | Liss |
| Best Open Space - Runner Up | Chandler's Ford |
| Best Open Space - Highly Commended | Otterbourne |