I would like to thank everyone who attended the May Day event, on the Village Green and the Church Hall, yesterday 1st May. This was truly the Village working together for the Villagers. We were so lucky with the weather in the end and it was so pleasing to see such a huge turnout. The […]
Shepley’s entry in the Domesday Book compiled in 1086 comes under the Manor of Wakefield (2nd paragraph 2nd column). But, what was the real purpose for the Domesday Book? Historians still wonder…
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 […]
All residents of Shepley and surrounding villages have known for some time just how dangerous the A629 can be. We have all heard, experienced or shared news of serious accidents and all too often, fatalities. In May of this year, a young local resident, Ben Cooper, lost his life and two of his friends were […]
The first thing to realise is that the process of getting superfast broadband is, in itself, not superfast! The wheels seem to be moving very slowly and as is the case with a large number of these types of projects, there are so many hoops to go through it can feel like, well, watching a […]