I read in the recent edition of the village magazine that a ‘mandate’ is required from villagers before any plans to safeguard the future of Shepley Library can be taken forward. This is not exactly the case and the confusion needs clearing up. The power to decide the future of the library building rests with […]
A Special Village Meeting is taking place on Monday 8th December 2014, 7:30 pm to discuss the Village Library. Village Resident Will Roebuck sets out what he’d like to achieve from the meeting. In recent weeks there has been a fair amount of criticism, misinformation and concern in the village over the future of Shepley […]
Shepley Village Association have been looking into the possibility of facilitating a Community Asset Transfer (CAT) of the Library building to a Community Interest Company (CIC) in an aim to save the library and more importantly a valuable village building and community asset that cannot be replaced once gone. The SVA meeting on the 30th […]
Kirkburton Green Party Councillors Derek Hardcastle and Robert Barraclough have proposed that Kirkburton Parish Council offers to contribute to the running costs for Shepley Library. A community led group in Shepley is being established to work with Kirklees to seek a Community Asset Transfer to ensure library services remain in the village. Councillor Derek Hardcastle […]
The Shepley Village Association (SVA) was set up in 1998 by a group of residents who wanted to ensure that the village continued to offer good local amenities for its residents. The Association also wanted to ensure that when issues arose, there was a ‘voice’ that could be raised on behalf of residents with local […]