BEST KEPT VILLAGE AND BRITAIN IN BLOOM AWARDS

1966 - First year of the Best Kept Village Competition. The Annual Parish Meeting agreed the Village should take part.

1974 - Cllr. Laybourn congratulated Gilling on winning the 1973 competition and stated the Rural District Council Chairman would be making the presentation on Saturday 30th March along Richmond Road where the new seat is to be sited.

1980 - Cllr. Conway reported that the Village had again won the District Council's Best Kept Village Competition and a further seat had been placed in the Cricket Field.

1983 - Britain in Bloom - award of Merit

1985 - Britain in Bloom - award of Merit

1987 - Thanks were expressed at the Annual Parish Meeting to everyone for their efforts which made it possible for Gilling to receive an Award of Merit in the Britain-in-Bloom Competition and also win the District Council's Best Kept Village Competition.

1988 - Gilling received an Award of Merit in the Britain-in-Bloom Competition and also win the District Council's Best Kept Village Competition. New  seat placed in Millgate.

1989 - Gilling received an Award of Merit in the Britain-in-Bloom Competition and gained a very high mark in the District Council's Best Kept Village Competition.

1990 - Winner of the Best Kept Village competition; second in the Yorkshire Rural Community Council competition and received a certificate of Merit in the Yorkshire and Humberside competition.

1994 - Won the Besdt Kept Village competition.

1996 - Certificate of Merit received in the Britain-in-Bloom competition and the Village won the Richmondshire DC's Best Kept Village Competition.

1998 - Won the Best Kept Village Competition.

1999 - Triple wins recorded:

    -    Richmondshire DC - Best Kept Village Competition

    -    Yorkshire Rural Community Council Competition

    -    Yorkshire in Bloom - certificate of Merit

2000 - Yorkshire in Bloom - certificate of Merit

2001 - Richmondshire DC - Best Kept Village Competition

2002 - Richmondshire DC - Best Kept Village Competition. A small variegated holly has been planted in Oswin Grove.

           Yorkshire in Bloom - 5 awards received at Leeds Civic Centre:

        - Most improved village

        - Second for Millenium Green

        - Third for Ashbrook Court - buildingf development under 5 years

        - Third for Summer displays in small villages

        - Certificate of Merit for War Memorial

2003 - Richmondshire DC - Best Kept Village - tree planted on Millenium Green