Shipley is home to lots of independent businesses and companies who have made Shipley their home for many years. The Shipley Street Spotlight puts the focus on an area of our town which has a number of local businesses that you may not have noticed on your travels. This month, the spotlight is on…
Save the Date! Shipley’s Annual Meeting is taking place on Thursday 16th May at Victoria Hall, 7pm-9pm to celebrate our local community. The event is an opportunity to find out what Shipley Town Council have been doing over the last year, with updates from each of the four committee Chairs covering the areas of…
Shipley Town Council Budget Statement – Cllr Mike Connors – Chair of Shipley Town Council Shipley Town Council is ambitious for Shipley and will continue to invest in Shipley’s services and facilities in 2024/25. The Town Council has set a budget that will meet local demand to re-open the town’s public toilets in Market Square.…
Following the first allocation of the Shipley Green Grants in January, which awarded three projects funds through a public vote, the overwhelming feeling amongst the audience was that all the projects presented were well worth supporting. The Town Council has had some discussions and pleased to be able to offer some funding to all projects. …
Nifty Sustainability has recently secured from funding from the Co-Production Collective for an exciting project exploring how neurodivergence interacts with taking climate action and maintaining eco-hope. As part of the project, they are looking to recruit 5 people who are working or studying in a sustainability-related field, and who identify as neurodivergent to be…
To mark Bradford City of Culture in 2025 the Topic Folk Club is gathering together new folk songs about the story of people and/or groups who work to make Bradford District a welcoming and supportive place. Songs about historical figures that have lived in Bradford District and helped to make it great are also welcomed.…
Shipley Town Council hosted its first Participatory Budgeting event on Saturday 27th January for their Green Grants funding programme and over 70 people attended to make their voices heard. Seven projects were asked to present their environmental initiatives to help address the climate change emergency. Whilst the votes were counted participants enjoyed homemade soups created…
This month, we’re putting the spotlight on Briggate – one of the main roads into Shipley with lots of independent businesses making it their home. Our spotlight series is all about sharing details on businesses you might not be aware of, but make up an important part of Shipley’s retail, hospitality, leisure and commercial sector.…
In time for the 250th anniversary of the first section of the Leeds & Liverpool Canal being completed, Sustrans and the Canal & River Trust are carrying out work to improve the canal towpath around Shipley and Saltaire. Department for Transport funding has been allocated to make it easier for people to walk, wheel and…
Seven applications have been received for a share of Shipley Town Council’s £7,000 pot for helping local people and organisations address climate change. These ideas include learning how to make a difference through knitting and other interactive workshops, building a sustainable food network, creating an active travel map of places to connect with nature and…