Perton wins CPRE Environmental Award

Congratulations to Perton, the winners of CPRE Staffordshire’s Environmental Award in the 2024 Best Kept Village Community competition.

We’re delighted to announce the South Staffordshire village of Perton as the winner of our Environmental Award (formerly known as the Sustainable and Green Initiatives Award). This was presented by trustee Steve Hopkins at the Community Foundation’s Best Kept Village Community awards evening on 23rd October.

The Wild about Perton community group has planted some 1500 trees across Perton playing fields in conjunction with Forest of Mercia Trees for Climate Project. The project also included a new accessible footpath alongside the trees to improve opportunities for exercise.

Perton has also installed solar panels at the Civic Centre, and the church has installed heat pumps to help with their sustainability and energy efficiency. The village is also developing a Green Spaces Management Plan in partnership with South Staffordshire Council, Perton Parish Council and Wild about Perton.