Councillor Rhona North, Chair of Shipley Town Council’s Allotments & Green Spaces Committee, last week had great pleasure is presenting Sid with his Britain in Bloom Community Champion award. Sid, who works at the Asda store in Shipley, came to the attention of the Yorkshire in Bloom judges for his work creating, tending…
Welcome to the Shipley Town Council e-letter. It outlines a lot of the work carried out by the Town Council and partners to improve Shipley as a place to live, work and play. We hope you enjoy it. If you would like to be added to our mailing list please contact [email protected] with the subject…
Interested in nature and gardening? If you like planting or weeding, can build bug hotels, planters or benches or have social media or fundraising skills we would like to hear from you. Contribute your ideas and spend as little or as much time working on Shipley in Bloom projects as you can spare. Would…
The time has come for Fruit Works to pass on the care to local volunteers. Shipley Fields volunteers first organising meeting. Wed 18 January 2023, 7-8:30pm Northcliffe Church, Hall Royd BD18 3ED. Shipley Fields – off Otley Road, next Red Beck Allotments – has been a precious green space of the Town for centuries. Over…
For those that haven’t heard the results are in! Yorkshire in Bloom – Shipley was awarded Silver. The weather was favourable for judging Shipley’s efforts on Tuesday 26 July. Refreshments were served halfway round the judging route at the Kirkgate Centre where the judges met others involved in Shipley’s entry and viewed an exhibition of…
The Allotments & Green Spaces Committee passed a resolution to mark Big Green Week, by planting some spring flowering bulbs. “We’re preparing for Spring and would love to see you getting involved, planting bulbs to encourage biodiversity and early spring colour that we and our pollinators can enjoy . There is a buzz about the Sustainable Saturday Special running…
Shipley Town Council has applied to Bradford Council for the old Garden Centre site in Hirst Wood, Shipley to be registered as an Asset of Community Value. The site, next to the Leeds-Liverpool Canal and Saltaire World Heritage Site has been in a state of dilapidation for a number of years. Owners Hartley Property Trust…
Shipley’s Christmas lights will be switched on one week earlier than usual. It might seem early to be advertising Christmas in August! However, if you love the festive season, you might want to make a note in your diary. Shipley’s Christmas lights will be switched on one week earlier than usual, on Saturday 26 November 2022.…
Wycliffe Primary School in Shipley win Yorkshire in Bloom award for new ‘Edible Garden’. Wycliffe C of E Primary School has won the Yorkshire in Bloom ‘Young Bloomers’ award for their new ‘Edible Garden’. The school, in partnership with a number of organisations has renovated a disused outdoor area to create a brand new garden…
Have your say on how we address the climate and ecological emergency. Shipley Town Council have made the decision to institute a Citizens’ Jury on the Climate for Shipley and secured a £10,000 Lottery bid to help implement it. Last night the project was launched with the formation of the Oversight Panel to make sure…