Shipley Harvest Market is coming to the new Market Square and the Underground Market on Saturday 11th October. There’ll be eco-related activities and stalls that support examples of everyday actions people might be able to practice in their lives to help address the climate and biodiversity emergencies. Plus we’ll have Hot Aire! Band, May Contain…
Following last year’s success the Shipley ‘Green Grants’ scheme is once more looking for funding bids for projects local people and organisations would like to run. Have you got a good idea to address climate change in Shipley? Do you or your organisation live, work or operate in Shipley? Read more. Green Grants are available…
The hard work of Shipley in Bloom volunteers has been recognised with the prestigious Level 5 – “Outstanding” award in the RHS Yorkshire in Bloom “It’s Your Neighbourhood” competition. This achievement celebrates the volunteers’ efforts to enhance Shipley town centre with beautiful and sustainable green spaces. The Yorkshire in Bloom judges were introduced to the…
Come and join us on 19 October from 11.00am to 3.00pm at Northcliffe Community Hall and church for ideas, inspiration and connection. Details about all of the varied stalls, exciting workshops, presentations, swaps, activities and refreshments, and the times that they are running can be found on the council’s event calendar shipleytowncouncil.gov.uk/events/shipley-eco-fair/
Nifty Sustainability received a Green Grant from Shipley Town Council to support people in progressing the Shipley Climate Action Plan in whatever ways feel most relevant, appropriate and doable to them. The project involves a series of workshops where we are: Exploring the Shipley Citizen’s Jury on Climate Change and the subsequent Shipley Climate Action Plan that resulted from the process. Spending…
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…
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…
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…
A new grant scheme has been launched by Shipley Town Council to help address the climate Crisis with community led actions and local initiatives! Come along to the launch meeting where you can find out more about the scheme is on Saturday 18th November at Shipley Library 10.00 – 12.00pm! Here’s the agenda for the…