News archive
local news. 2009
02/01/2009 HAPPY NEW YEAR.
all last years news is now on the news archives page.
03/01/2009 a bleak new year is in store for workers at shaps hansons quarry with job cuts expected this month ,shaps corus plant is also closing down kilns as the credit crunch takes it's first bite at shap.
04/01/2009 on a brighter note shaps reserve football team head into the new year leading the westmorland league 2nd division,(for fixtures and tables see link on sports and leisure page)
10/01/09 well the new toilets didnt last long before being damaged ,but not by vandals as one might expect ,sometime on friday 9th jan they were hit by a large vehicle which smashed a downspout ,guttering and knocked a chunk of render and beading off the corner of the building -if anyone knows who was responsible they should inform the police.
12/01/09 in a flashback to the serious floods of several years ago,shap was deluged with rain yesterday which resulted in flooding to several parts of the village. The worst affected seemed to be the new public toilets (which seem to be jinxed!) which were under more than a foot of water at the height of the flood ,the supplies cupboard and its contents were the worst affected. According to the met office ,in the 24hours up to 21.00 on 11th jan shap had 86.3mm of rain !! full details of shaps weather can be found on the met office website ,see contacts page for details of the website address.
see a selection of pictures below
02/01/2009 HAPPY NEW YEAR.
all last years news is now on the news archives page.
03/01/2009 a bleak new year is in store for workers at shaps hansons quarry with job cuts expected this month ,shaps corus plant is also closing down kilns as the credit crunch takes it's first bite at shap.
04/01/2009 on a brighter note shaps reserve football team head into the new year leading the westmorland league 2nd division,(for fixtures and tables see link on sports and leisure page)
10/01/09 well the new toilets didnt last long before being damaged ,but not by vandals as one might expect ,sometime on friday 9th jan they were hit by a large vehicle which smashed a downspout ,guttering and knocked a chunk of render and beading off the corner of the building -if anyone knows who was responsible they should inform the police.
12/01/09 in a flashback to the serious floods of several years ago,shap was deluged with rain yesterday which resulted in flooding to several parts of the village. The worst affected seemed to be the new public toilets (which seem to be jinxed!) which were under more than a foot of water at the height of the flood ,the supplies cupboard and its contents were the worst affected. According to the met office ,in the 24hours up to 21.00 on 11th jan shap had 86.3mm of rain !! full details of shaps weather can be found on the met office website ,see contacts page for details of the website address.
see a selection of pictures below
12/01/09 Train services on the west coast mainline were also severely disrupted by the weather which caused a landslide at wreay ,shap. water built up on sleepers lonning before cascading down the railway embankment taking with it soil and other debris which totally covered the southbound line , it was lucky no trains were passing as another major disaster could have occured. Railway workers had to dig out the tracks to allow trains to run.
24/01/09 new pictures added to photo galleries.
25/01/09 Shap youth club is up and running again on fridays.open to ages 8 and over . (for more details see whats on page)
26/01/09 work has commenced on shaps new medical centre, residents in the area can expect an increase in traffic to and from the site while this work is undertaken.
02/02/09 unlike the rest of the country shap didn't come to a standstill following recent heavy snow, although the school was closed today.(but then we did only get several inches of snow and blizzard like conditions at times, but nothing we can't handle.)
09/02/09 according to the met office ,shap has again been one of the coldest places in the uk this last few days. In the 24hours ending at 21.00 on feb 8th the lowest temp was -10.6. although we did have 2.6 hours of sun !! more details can be found on the met office website -there is a link on contacts page.
09/02/09 A campaign has been started on the internet to buy sleddale hall, which goes up for auction in london next monday (i6th feb). Sleddale hall is a dilapidated farmhouse at the end of a dirt track a couple of miles outside shap., the reason for national interest in the property is that it was used in the cult film "withnail and i" as uncle montys cottage. most people probably don,t realise that the film cut views of haweswater into scenes of the stars leaving the cottage,making it look as though you were just over the hill from a lake- you are not! although you are next to a reservoir , but not the one in the film ! if anyone wants to view the campaign it can be found on www.letsbuycrowcrag.com . the property is for sale with a guide price of £145,000 on a 999 year lease from united utilities. details can be found at www.savills.co.uk link.
13/02/09 Eden district council has prepared its core stategy development plan and invites people to make representations on it before fri 20th march. The document includes proposals for new housing in shap, the housing proposed includes:- 6 houses at end of west lane,2 at end of foster street,18 behind woodville terrace and over 50 on land surrounding green farm. The parish council has supported the proposals for foster street and woodville terrace. full details of these plans can be viewed online at http://www.eden.gov.uk/planning-and-development/eden-local-development-framework/development-plan-documents/core-strategy-dpd/ or at shap library.
17/02/09 sleddale hall was sold this week to a local businessman for over a quarter of a million pounds.
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24/02/09 Chart topping band the streets have been confirmed as headliners at this years kendal calling festival which is to be held in lowther park on 31st jul-2nd aug.For more info check out the "whats on "page.
27/02/09 A new photo gallery has been added featuring historic shap. ( anyone who has any old photos that they would like to see on this website please contact me at - shaplad@googlemail.com
27/02/09 Problems continue with the badly thought out and designed public toilets in the village,they have been very busy recently and because of the reduced size, people not prepared( or not able to wait ! )have been forced to relieve themselves in the street. this along with the design faults which cause the toilets to be stood in water all the time ,should make eden district council hang its head in shame .
01/03/09 enterprise plc the firm who collect the refuse for eden district council have announced that from march (today) refuse collection times may be earlier than at present,anyone with any queries should ring 01768 212802. www.enterprise.plc.uk
01/03/09 Several sections of the website have been updated with new material added.
06/03/09 New section on the website about shap wells(see index) and several other sections have again been updated.
* In the village of shap,resides a young chap,*
he's been ever so coy,this newspaper boy,
he's never said a word ,not a dickie bird,
about the big day ,that's coming his way,
it's not made the sun,or even the mail,
so it's left up to me ,to tell you this tale,
on the 18th of march,it's the big five o,
so if you are in his shop,please say hello,
i'm sure he won't run away,on his big day,
*because he's not quite as nifty ,now he's almost reached 50 !!*
16/03/09 apologies for the unavailability of the website over the last couple of days ,this has been due to the service provider (weebly) doing essential work.
17/03/09 BEWARE THE SHEEP . a pensioner was taken to hospital yesterday with a suspected broken leg after being attacked by a sheep. The 75 year old man was in a field near his home at the time of the attack ,an eyewitness said "i don't want to bleat on about it ,but that sheeps got previous,it's a real baa'd un, it just came up behind him and chopped him down, he was a man to the slaughter" .The victim is out of hospital and recovering at home.( and for those who have asked ,yes this is true!)
22/03/09 cooking with schools is back-flora margarine is running its promotion to promote cooking in schools and shap school needs your help ,simply register the code inside your tub of flora and shap school can get cooking equipment for the school (as of today it only has enough for half a wooden spoon!!) it only takes a minute to send in your code and just think ,in a few years from now we might have another gordon ramsay! (er? well maybe better not!!) to see how ,check out - www.cookingwithschools.co.uk/pages/SchoolProfile.aspx?id=11301
27/03/09 shap recycling centre will be undergoing a facelift next week,a concrete base and fence will be installed .so expect a lot of disruption to the recycling centre and car park while this work is done.
04/04/09 shaps football team has a busy schedule in the next few weeks ,due to the bad winter a backlog of fixtures means the first team has to play 4 matches a week. starting at home to local rivals lunesdale on tuesday (07/04/09) link to full fixtures can be found on sports and leisure page.
10/04/09 police have caught one of the burglars responsible for a string of burglaries including the ones at licensed premises in shap.
11/04/09 the coast to coast walk is being featured on bbc tv through april and may ,shap should be on in a couple of weeks.(thurs nights ,bbc4).
12/04/09 shaps football teams are again in midweek action this week (see sports pages for link to fixtures)
24/01/09 new pictures added to photo galleries.
25/01/09 Shap youth club is up and running again on fridays.open to ages 8 and over . (for more details see whats on page)
26/01/09 work has commenced on shaps new medical centre, residents in the area can expect an increase in traffic to and from the site while this work is undertaken.
02/02/09 unlike the rest of the country shap didn't come to a standstill following recent heavy snow, although the school was closed today.(but then we did only get several inches of snow and blizzard like conditions at times, but nothing we can't handle.)
09/02/09 according to the met office ,shap has again been one of the coldest places in the uk this last few days. In the 24hours ending at 21.00 on feb 8th the lowest temp was -10.6. although we did have 2.6 hours of sun !! more details can be found on the met office website -there is a link on contacts page.
09/02/09 A campaign has been started on the internet to buy sleddale hall, which goes up for auction in london next monday (i6th feb). Sleddale hall is a dilapidated farmhouse at the end of a dirt track a couple of miles outside shap., the reason for national interest in the property is that it was used in the cult film "withnail and i" as uncle montys cottage. most people probably don,t realise that the film cut views of haweswater into scenes of the stars leaving the cottage,making it look as though you were just over the hill from a lake- you are not! although you are next to a reservoir , but not the one in the film ! if anyone wants to view the campaign it can be found on www.letsbuycrowcrag.com . the property is for sale with a guide price of £145,000 on a 999 year lease from united utilities. details can be found at www.savills.co.uk link.
13/02/09 Eden district council has prepared its core stategy development plan and invites people to make representations on it before fri 20th march. The document includes proposals for new housing in shap, the housing proposed includes:- 6 houses at end of west lane,2 at end of foster street,18 behind woodville terrace and over 50 on land surrounding green farm. The parish council has supported the proposals for foster street and woodville terrace. full details of these plans can be viewed online at http://www.eden.gov.uk/planning-and-development/eden-local-development-framework/development-plan-documents/core-strategy-dpd/ or at shap library.
17/02/09 sleddale hall was sold this week to a local businessman for over a quarter of a million pounds.
.
24/02/09 Chart topping band the streets have been confirmed as headliners at this years kendal calling festival which is to be held in lowther park on 31st jul-2nd aug.For more info check out the "whats on "page.
27/02/09 A new photo gallery has been added featuring historic shap. ( anyone who has any old photos that they would like to see on this website please contact me at - shaplad@googlemail.com
27/02/09 Problems continue with the badly thought out and designed public toilets in the village,they have been very busy recently and because of the reduced size, people not prepared( or not able to wait ! )have been forced to relieve themselves in the street. this along with the design faults which cause the toilets to be stood in water all the time ,should make eden district council hang its head in shame .
01/03/09 enterprise plc the firm who collect the refuse for eden district council have announced that from march (today) refuse collection times may be earlier than at present,anyone with any queries should ring 01768 212802. www.enterprise.plc.uk
01/03/09 Several sections of the website have been updated with new material added.
06/03/09 New section on the website about shap wells(see index) and several other sections have again been updated.
* In the village of shap,resides a young chap,*
he's been ever so coy,this newspaper boy,
he's never said a word ,not a dickie bird,
about the big day ,that's coming his way,
it's not made the sun,or even the mail,
so it's left up to me ,to tell you this tale,
on the 18th of march,it's the big five o,
so if you are in his shop,please say hello,
i'm sure he won't run away,on his big day,
*because he's not quite as nifty ,now he's almost reached 50 !!*
16/03/09 apologies for the unavailability of the website over the last couple of days ,this has been due to the service provider (weebly) doing essential work.
17/03/09 BEWARE THE SHEEP . a pensioner was taken to hospital yesterday with a suspected broken leg after being attacked by a sheep. The 75 year old man was in a field near his home at the time of the attack ,an eyewitness said "i don't want to bleat on about it ,but that sheeps got previous,it's a real baa'd un, it just came up behind him and chopped him down, he was a man to the slaughter" .The victim is out of hospital and recovering at home.( and for those who have asked ,yes this is true!)
22/03/09 cooking with schools is back-flora margarine is running its promotion to promote cooking in schools and shap school needs your help ,simply register the code inside your tub of flora and shap school can get cooking equipment for the school (as of today it only has enough for half a wooden spoon!!) it only takes a minute to send in your code and just think ,in a few years from now we might have another gordon ramsay! (er? well maybe better not!!) to see how ,check out - www.cookingwithschools.co.uk/pages/SchoolProfile.aspx?id=11301
27/03/09 shap recycling centre will be undergoing a facelift next week,a concrete base and fence will be installed .so expect a lot of disruption to the recycling centre and car park while this work is done.
04/04/09 shaps football team has a busy schedule in the next few weeks ,due to the bad winter a backlog of fixtures means the first team has to play 4 matches a week. starting at home to local rivals lunesdale on tuesday (07/04/09) link to full fixtures can be found on sports and leisure page.
10/04/09 police have caught one of the burglars responsible for a string of burglaries including the ones at licensed premises in shap.
11/04/09 the coast to coast walk is being featured on bbc tv through april and may ,shap should be on in a couple of weeks.(thurs nights ,bbc4).
12/04/09 shaps football teams are again in midweek action this week (see sports pages for link to fixtures)
shaps new recycling centre
24/04/09 the coast to coast walk through shap was featured on this weeks bbc 4 programme about wainwrights coast to coast(repeated over the next week)
08/05/09 shap swimming pool are appealing for volunteers to help spring clean the pool this weekend (9/10 may) prior to opening, anyone interested in helping please contact any committee member.
09/05/09 thanks to everyone for all the feedback i have received on the website,your comments and suggestions are most welcome,keep them coming and any old photos of shap anyone may have that i can copy and post for everyone to see,(special mention to ex shapites far away ,thanks for your support)
01/06/09 sorry for the lack of updates in the last few weeks,this was down to computer problems ,hopefully things are back working again now.
01/06/09 Shap swimming pool is now open for the season ,for more details go to sports & leisure page.
01/06/09 Householders are advised to keep sheds and outbuildings securely locked due to the influx of undesirables at present,also be on the lookout for eastern europeans selling on the streets-they are in the village this week.
02/06/09 Despite shap being the coldest place in the country again this last week ( 2c ) a man was still overcome by heatstroke in the village at the weekend,the man in his late thirties collapsed at shap swimming pool and was taken by ambulance to hospital where he was treated for his injuries caused by the fall,the man is now recovering at home.
03/06/09 Work is progressing well on shaps new medical centre ,the roof is going on at the moment,updates will appear here as to when it is due to be completed.Work has also started on red gables-the development on the site of the former methodist chapel,developers have applied to the council to have a clause relating to local occupancy lifted, work on the site is expected to last several months.
04/06/09 The annual three rings of shap takes place next weekend ( 13/06/09) for more details see whats on page.
05/06/09 Shap has a new county councillor, results-tom lowther (con) 1084 votes,neil hughes( lib/dem) 962 ,d wilson (lab) 91 .turnout was 48.2%
08/06/09 The road to bampton ,keld,shap abbey etc is closed from today for resurfacing work ,diversions are in place -update ,work will take a bit longer than expected as contractors have just gone through the water main !!
10/06/09 Eden district council have released the final cost for the refurbishing of shap public toilets thanks to a resident demanding the figure under the freedom of information act. The final cost they give is an astonishing £84,503.07 ! and no there aren't any gold plated taps !!
,this figure probably doesn't include any repairs done since the toilets were opened and won't include repainting the doors green ( ??).
11/06/09 13 days to shap going digital,the switchover begins on june 24th and completes on 22nd july,age concern are having a drop in session next week for people who want to learn more .more info can be found at www.digitaluk.co.uk
15/06/06 a new look for the website from today ,let me know what you think !
16/06/09 Tranfield of cumbria, one of shaps largest employers is in danger of closing ,vion the dutch parent firm firm have released a press statement to say that in 90 days over 100 jobs could be lost. the firm who make sausages for the frozen food market took over the shap factory from struggling kingscourt foods about 5 years ago, they say that transfers to other sites may be possible ,full statement can be viewed at www.vionuk.com
24/06/09 One of the thieves responsible for breaking into shap co-op last year has finally been in court last week,the thief from merseyside was caught by police when he crashed his car while attempting a getaway.despite him having a previous record ,the magistrates gave him only a community order,. What kind of message does that send out to criminals? the police have done their job in catching him and taking him to court only for magistrates to let him off with a slap on the wrist-the laws an ass.
26/06/09 Villagers are in shock after a local man lost his foot in an horrific accident at work,matthew allison (maff) who plays in goal for shaps reserve football team and lives in the village suffered the injury while working at jenkinsons forest products at clifton.he is recovering in hospital,our thoughts are with him.
30/06/09 Shap is enjoying fantastic weather at the moment with temperatures in the high 20 s. for the latest weather news visit - http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/nw/shap_latest_weather.html this is the met office's official site and data for shap is recorded at shap.
01/07/09 shap church is holding a flower exhibition over the next weekend ,for this and more upcoming events check out the whats on page.
02/07/09 shap swimming pool has now got its own website- details on sports and leisure page.
02/07/09 several pages on the website have been updated and links added ,including contact details for new county councillor tom lowther on the contacts page and a link to you tube clips of steam trains over shap on the railway page.
03/07/09 For pictures and details about last months three rings of shaps challenge see link on whats on and sports page.
12/07/09 work will begin in the next few weeks on revamping the zebra crossing outside the school,this work is needed due to traffic not slowing down for people on the crossing.
13/07/09 the shaps got talent night was well supported and raised a terrific £800 for shap swimming pool, the next fund raising event for the swimming pool is a quiz night at the crown inn on the 31st july.
15/07/09 work on the new medical centre is progressing well and it is expected to open its doors to the public this autumn.
20/07/09 Dont forget -this wednesday is the digital deadline day for shap, everyone must retune their tv's as the analogue signal is turned off for good. For more info go to - www.digital.co.uk
26/07/09 The coast to coast walk is being featured on bbc2 at the moment ,it is on tuesday nights at 10pm ,presenter julia bradbury is following in wainwrights footsteps over 6 programmes .Shap will be on in late july /early august so keep an eye out. (for more coast to coast info -see main menu)
26/07/09 Flytipping is on the increase again at shaps recycling centre ,anything dumped there will be reported to eden district council and the people responsible risk a fine.
27/07/09 John owen from shap became the 101st president of the RFU (rugby football union) last week when he replaced brian williams This is a great honour for john and follows years of hard work in community rugby and other roles at twickenham .
29/07/09 Julia bradbury was walking from rosthwaite to shap on last nights coast to coast on bbc2 -if you missed it you can catch up on the bbc website http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00jwck2/Wainwright_Walks_Coast_to_Coast_The_Heart_of_the_Lakes/
next week julia starts from shap and heads eastwards (filming took place last october).
29/07/09 Shap had the highest rainfall in the north of england this week ,in the 24 hours to 22.00 on the 28th over 31mm of rain fell on shap ,full details of latest weather can be found at http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/nw/shap_latest_weather_graphs.html
01/08/09 steam enthusiasts will be flocking to shap summit next weekend as the steam train the 6233 duchess of sutherland pulls the cumbrian mountain express over shap on route from crewe to carlisle ,for more details visit http://www.railwaytouring.co.uk/index.php/the-cumbrian-mountain-express---080809-and-290809.html
03/08/09 This weekends kendal calling music festival near shap was marred by 4 people being taken to hospital after consuming an unknown liquid ,they are said to be in a serious condition in hospital. Several thousand people attended the event at lowther which was headlined by bands such as the streets,ash and idlewild. Traffic through the village is expected to be heavy today as revellers make their way home.
08/05/09 shap swimming pool are appealing for volunteers to help spring clean the pool this weekend (9/10 may) prior to opening, anyone interested in helping please contact any committee member.
09/05/09 thanks to everyone for all the feedback i have received on the website,your comments and suggestions are most welcome,keep them coming and any old photos of shap anyone may have that i can copy and post for everyone to see,(special mention to ex shapites far away ,thanks for your support)
01/06/09 sorry for the lack of updates in the last few weeks,this was down to computer problems ,hopefully things are back working again now.
01/06/09 Shap swimming pool is now open for the season ,for more details go to sports & leisure page.
01/06/09 Householders are advised to keep sheds and outbuildings securely locked due to the influx of undesirables at present,also be on the lookout for eastern europeans selling on the streets-they are in the village this week.
02/06/09 Despite shap being the coldest place in the country again this last week ( 2c ) a man was still overcome by heatstroke in the village at the weekend,the man in his late thirties collapsed at shap swimming pool and was taken by ambulance to hospital where he was treated for his injuries caused by the fall,the man is now recovering at home.
03/06/09 Work is progressing well on shaps new medical centre ,the roof is going on at the moment,updates will appear here as to when it is due to be completed.Work has also started on red gables-the development on the site of the former methodist chapel,developers have applied to the council to have a clause relating to local occupancy lifted, work on the site is expected to last several months.
04/06/09 The annual three rings of shap takes place next weekend ( 13/06/09) for more details see whats on page.
05/06/09 Shap has a new county councillor, results-tom lowther (con) 1084 votes,neil hughes( lib/dem) 962 ,d wilson (lab) 91 .turnout was 48.2%
08/06/09 The road to bampton ,keld,shap abbey etc is closed from today for resurfacing work ,diversions are in place -update ,work will take a bit longer than expected as contractors have just gone through the water main !!
10/06/09 Eden district council have released the final cost for the refurbishing of shap public toilets thanks to a resident demanding the figure under the freedom of information act. The final cost they give is an astonishing £84,503.07 ! and no there aren't any gold plated taps !!
,this figure probably doesn't include any repairs done since the toilets were opened and won't include repainting the doors green ( ??).
11/06/09 13 days to shap going digital,the switchover begins on june 24th and completes on 22nd july,age concern are having a drop in session next week for people who want to learn more .more info can be found at www.digitaluk.co.uk
15/06/06 a new look for the website from today ,let me know what you think !
16/06/09 Tranfield of cumbria, one of shaps largest employers is in danger of closing ,vion the dutch parent firm firm have released a press statement to say that in 90 days over 100 jobs could be lost. the firm who make sausages for the frozen food market took over the shap factory from struggling kingscourt foods about 5 years ago, they say that transfers to other sites may be possible ,full statement can be viewed at www.vionuk.com
24/06/09 One of the thieves responsible for breaking into shap co-op last year has finally been in court last week,the thief from merseyside was caught by police when he crashed his car while attempting a getaway.despite him having a previous record ,the magistrates gave him only a community order,. What kind of message does that send out to criminals? the police have done their job in catching him and taking him to court only for magistrates to let him off with a slap on the wrist-the laws an ass.
26/06/09 Villagers are in shock after a local man lost his foot in an horrific accident at work,matthew allison (maff) who plays in goal for shaps reserve football team and lives in the village suffered the injury while working at jenkinsons forest products at clifton.he is recovering in hospital,our thoughts are with him.
30/06/09 Shap is enjoying fantastic weather at the moment with temperatures in the high 20 s. for the latest weather news visit - http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/nw/shap_latest_weather.html this is the met office's official site and data for shap is recorded at shap.
01/07/09 shap church is holding a flower exhibition over the next weekend ,for this and more upcoming events check out the whats on page.
02/07/09 shap swimming pool has now got its own website- details on sports and leisure page.
02/07/09 several pages on the website have been updated and links added ,including contact details for new county councillor tom lowther on the contacts page and a link to you tube clips of steam trains over shap on the railway page.
03/07/09 For pictures and details about last months three rings of shaps challenge see link on whats on and sports page.
12/07/09 work will begin in the next few weeks on revamping the zebra crossing outside the school,this work is needed due to traffic not slowing down for people on the crossing.
13/07/09 the shaps got talent night was well supported and raised a terrific £800 for shap swimming pool, the next fund raising event for the swimming pool is a quiz night at the crown inn on the 31st july.
15/07/09 work on the new medical centre is progressing well and it is expected to open its doors to the public this autumn.
20/07/09 Dont forget -this wednesday is the digital deadline day for shap, everyone must retune their tv's as the analogue signal is turned off for good. For more info go to - www.digital.co.uk
26/07/09 The coast to coast walk is being featured on bbc2 at the moment ,it is on tuesday nights at 10pm ,presenter julia bradbury is following in wainwrights footsteps over 6 programmes .Shap will be on in late july /early august so keep an eye out. (for more coast to coast info -see main menu)
26/07/09 Flytipping is on the increase again at shaps recycling centre ,anything dumped there will be reported to eden district council and the people responsible risk a fine.
27/07/09 John owen from shap became the 101st president of the RFU (rugby football union) last week when he replaced brian williams This is a great honour for john and follows years of hard work in community rugby and other roles at twickenham .
29/07/09 Julia bradbury was walking from rosthwaite to shap on last nights coast to coast on bbc2 -if you missed it you can catch up on the bbc website http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00jwck2/Wainwright_Walks_Coast_to_Coast_The_Heart_of_the_Lakes/
next week julia starts from shap and heads eastwards (filming took place last october).
29/07/09 Shap had the highest rainfall in the north of england this week ,in the 24 hours to 22.00 on the 28th over 31mm of rain fell on shap ,full details of latest weather can be found at http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/nw/shap_latest_weather_graphs.html
01/08/09 steam enthusiasts will be flocking to shap summit next weekend as the steam train the 6233 duchess of sutherland pulls the cumbrian mountain express over shap on route from crewe to carlisle ,for more details visit http://www.railwaytouring.co.uk/index.php/the-cumbrian-mountain-express---080809-and-290809.html
03/08/09 This weekends kendal calling music festival near shap was marred by 4 people being taken to hospital after consuming an unknown liquid ,they are said to be in a serious condition in hospital. Several thousand people attended the event at lowther which was headlined by bands such as the streets,ash and idlewild. Traffic through the village is expected to be heavy today as revellers make their way home.
04/08/09 Anybody who was up and about bright and early this morning might have caught a glimpse of olympic champions james cracknell and rebecca romero as they passed through shap just after 6am ,they raced through the village on a tandem while attempting to break the non stop record from lands end to john o groats, unfortunately shap fell must have taken too much out of olympic cycling champion romero as they abandoned their attempt in the south of scotland due to an injury to her.
12/08/09 Shap co-op was broken into yet again last weekend ,after breaking in through the roof, the robbers failed in an attempt to break into the cash machine but got away with a large quantity of cigarettes and alcohol.
15/08/09 Another jobs blow for shap- the new balance factory situated in the village has announced that it is moving production to west cumbria ,workers are believed to have been offered the chance of relocating.
16/08/09 shap is holding a silly sports day in september -see whats on page for details.
21/08/09 Shap and district pool league now has its own website it can be found at - www.shapanddistrictpoolleague.weebly.com
21/08/09 With all the bad news on the jobs front in shap this year it's nice to be able to report that a new company has started in the village .NORTH WEST TREE SERVICES are a small firm dealing with all things arborial . visit www.northwesttreeservices.com for more details
22/08/09 Shaps co-op store was closed today following an electrical fire ,the store is expected to reopen on tuesday.
23/08/09 A man was hurt following a minor traffic accident in the village yesterday ,his injuries are not thought to be serious.
01/09/09 Over the last couple of days Shap has suffered some of the heaviest rain villagers can remember ,on the 31 aug 62.6 mm of rain fell causing flooding to several areas including the A6 between shap and kendal ,the road became impassable after flooding and one local woman had to escape from her stranded car through a window. details of links to local weather can be found on the contacts page
12/08/09 Shap co-op was broken into yet again last weekend ,after breaking in through the roof, the robbers failed in an attempt to break into the cash machine but got away with a large quantity of cigarettes and alcohol.
15/08/09 Another jobs blow for shap- the new balance factory situated in the village has announced that it is moving production to west cumbria ,workers are believed to have been offered the chance of relocating.
16/08/09 shap is holding a silly sports day in september -see whats on page for details.
21/08/09 Shap and district pool league now has its own website it can be found at - www.shapanddistrictpoolleague.weebly.com
21/08/09 With all the bad news on the jobs front in shap this year it's nice to be able to report that a new company has started in the village .NORTH WEST TREE SERVICES are a small firm dealing with all things arborial . visit www.northwesttreeservices.com for more details
22/08/09 Shaps co-op store was closed today following an electrical fire ,the store is expected to reopen on tuesday.
23/08/09 A man was hurt following a minor traffic accident in the village yesterday ,his injuries are not thought to be serious.
01/09/09 Over the last couple of days Shap has suffered some of the heaviest rain villagers can remember ,on the 31 aug 62.6 mm of rain fell causing flooding to several areas including the A6 between shap and kendal ,the road became impassable after flooding and one local woman had to escape from her stranded car through a window. details of links to local weather can be found on the contacts page
09/09/09 This weekend will see the international sheeep dog trials at lowther near shap ,traffic will be busy through the village from friday onwards.
11/10/09 A news special on the shap plane crash of 10 years ago can be found on the news feature page, ( includes a link to video coverage and interview with twid.) a commemorative service and parade is to be held next sunday to mark the occasion.
12/10/09 Shap is still without a cash machine thanks to the cooperative bank not filling it anymore following the burglary at the co-op store in august, this is causing great inconvenience and anyone travelling to shap be advised to bring plenty of cash with them as not everywhere accepts cards.
22/10/09 New old pictures added to photo galleries.
23/10/09 At long last the cash machine at the co-op store is working again!
26/10/09 Shaps new medical centre is due to open on the 9th of november and the process of moving will take place over the weekend of 6th to 9th of nov so services will be affected on that friday.
25/11/09 Shap is recovering this week following the storms and floods which hit cumbria last week,despite workington,cockermouth and keswick suffering the worst floods,shap too was affected (despite being over 800 feet above sea level and no rivers for miles !!) with several parts of the village under water and residents forced to deploy sandbags to protect their properties. Parts of the A6 were flooded and covered with debris which had washed down lanes on to the main road. Shap had the 3rd highest rainfall in the country last week ,the only places wetter were also in cumbria.
01/12/09 Winter has arrived in shap,the highest temperature over last 24 hours has been 3'c. with a low of -5'c last night meaning a cold frosty start this morning.
14/12/09 The refuse collection is on saturday in the village this week not monday ,the council have printed details on the bags -but who reads dustbin bags?
21/12/09 Over the last few days Shap has had its heaviest snowfall for quite a while with several inches falling from saturday night onwards,roads and footpaths are bad (mainly due to corner cutting by cumbria county council-who in their wisdom no longer supply proper salt ),the rubbish they now supply doesnt work and will result in people injuring themselves on icy roads/pavements. I only hope anyone suffering as a result of the councils shameful cost cutting will take action against them then maybe they will return to tried and tested methods.
23/12/09 Continuing snowfall has meant shap is now covered in a blanket of snow over a foot deep ( ive been out and measured it !!)) more snow is forecast for christmas eve ,so it looks like a white christmas this year .
25/12/09 It was a cold start to christmas day in shap with the temperature dropping to almost - 10'c in the early hours . **~~merry christmas~~**
25/12/09 For all the latest weather for shap visit- www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/nw/shap_latest_weather.html
31/12/09 Well it's another year nearly over in shap and you could say it's been a bit of an" annus horriblus" with firms closing down and cutting back in the village,with the loss of the sausage factory being the biggest single blow to employment in the village .When over 100 people lose their jobs in a village the size of shap it impacts on the whole village as there is less money to be spent in the shops and pubs in the village and if they are struggling and having to cut back on their workforce it then becomes a snowball effect with no end in sight. We can only hope 2010 offers a brighter future for the village . Thanks to everybody who visited the website over the past year and all those who contributed photos and offered help and advice, all input is welcome and i hope you continue to support this site and that i can keep improving it over the next year . all the best . shaplad. p.s the news on page will be moved to the news archive page from next week and a new page for the new year will be started
local news websites
www.news-and-star.co.uk , www.cwherald.com . www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk www.cumberland-news.co.uk www.itvlocal.com/border
11/10/09 A news special on the shap plane crash of 10 years ago can be found on the news feature page, ( includes a link to video coverage and interview with twid.) a commemorative service and parade is to be held next sunday to mark the occasion.
12/10/09 Shap is still without a cash machine thanks to the cooperative bank not filling it anymore following the burglary at the co-op store in august, this is causing great inconvenience and anyone travelling to shap be advised to bring plenty of cash with them as not everywhere accepts cards.
22/10/09 New old pictures added to photo galleries.
23/10/09 At long last the cash machine at the co-op store is working again!
26/10/09 Shaps new medical centre is due to open on the 9th of november and the process of moving will take place over the weekend of 6th to 9th of nov so services will be affected on that friday.
25/11/09 Shap is recovering this week following the storms and floods which hit cumbria last week,despite workington,cockermouth and keswick suffering the worst floods,shap too was affected (despite being over 800 feet above sea level and no rivers for miles !!) with several parts of the village under water and residents forced to deploy sandbags to protect their properties. Parts of the A6 were flooded and covered with debris which had washed down lanes on to the main road. Shap had the 3rd highest rainfall in the country last week ,the only places wetter were also in cumbria.
01/12/09 Winter has arrived in shap,the highest temperature over last 24 hours has been 3'c. with a low of -5'c last night meaning a cold frosty start this morning.
14/12/09 The refuse collection is on saturday in the village this week not monday ,the council have printed details on the bags -but who reads dustbin bags?
21/12/09 Over the last few days Shap has had its heaviest snowfall for quite a while with several inches falling from saturday night onwards,roads and footpaths are bad (mainly due to corner cutting by cumbria county council-who in their wisdom no longer supply proper salt ),the rubbish they now supply doesnt work and will result in people injuring themselves on icy roads/pavements. I only hope anyone suffering as a result of the councils shameful cost cutting will take action against them then maybe they will return to tried and tested methods.
23/12/09 Continuing snowfall has meant shap is now covered in a blanket of snow over a foot deep ( ive been out and measured it !!)) more snow is forecast for christmas eve ,so it looks like a white christmas this year .
25/12/09 It was a cold start to christmas day in shap with the temperature dropping to almost - 10'c in the early hours . **~~merry christmas~~**
25/12/09 For all the latest weather for shap visit- www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/nw/shap_latest_weather.html
31/12/09 Well it's another year nearly over in shap and you could say it's been a bit of an" annus horriblus" with firms closing down and cutting back in the village,with the loss of the sausage factory being the biggest single blow to employment in the village .When over 100 people lose their jobs in a village the size of shap it impacts on the whole village as there is less money to be spent in the shops and pubs in the village and if they are struggling and having to cut back on their workforce it then becomes a snowball effect with no end in sight. We can only hope 2010 offers a brighter future for the village . Thanks to everybody who visited the website over the past year and all those who contributed photos and offered help and advice, all input is welcome and i hope you continue to support this site and that i can keep improving it over the next year . all the best . shaplad. p.s the news on page will be moved to the news archive page from next week and a new page for the new year will be started
local news websites
www.news-and-star.co.uk , www.cwherald.com . www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk www.cumberland-news.co.uk www.itvlocal.com/border
june-dec 2008
09/06/08 Shap's skeleton in the closet, or should that be a skeleton in the chapel? police are today investigating after a human skeleton was discovered underneath the former methodist chapel by building workers. Developers have plans to build apartments on the site of the chapel and the discovery was made as builders dug test holes for the new development. A source on the site said "he probably fell asleep during one of the vicars sermons and no one noticed" police have stationed a 24 hour guard on the chapel in case the victim tries to escape.
11/06/08 police have today stood down their 24 hour guard at the methodist chapel when it was decided that the skeleton would not be escaping as he had no legs .
15/06/08 A teenager was badly injured when the motorbike he was riding was in collision with a car outside the chip shop,the injured youth was treated at the scene before being airlifted to hospital. The incident reinforces local concerns about traffic problems in the village ,which the police won't acknowledge exsist.
19/06/08 planning permission was granted by eden district council today for the redevelopement of the methodist chapel,work will be commencing in the next few months ,barring any more skeletons !
19/06/08 planning permission for the new medical centre was deferred by eden planners .
25/06/08 more skeletons found in shap's closet !!yet more skeletal remains have been unearthed in shap this week,this time on another building site about 30 yards from the first discovery. a source said "you can see more skeletons in shap ,than on a catwalk during london fashion week "
04/07/08 eden planners today turned down plans for the much needed new medical facility .
07/07/08 work starts today on the refurbisment of the public toilets,work is expected to take 10 weeks .
11/07/08 shap medical practice is urging the people of shap to contact eden district council to voice their support of the new medical centre.
17/07/08 eden district council today did a u turn on the planning application for the new medical centre mainly thanks to the flood of support from the people of shap in the last week.
23/07/08 comedian frank skinner was in town today,doing the c2c walk ,he stopped at the hermitage and dined at the greyhound hotel where he was warmly welcomed by the building fraternity (chip!!)
24/07/08 film crews spent time in shap this week filming for the beeb ,expect nick bellas on a tv screen near you soon !!
31/07/08 the greyhound hotel is from today under new ownership,keith and derrick bade farewell to their staff and regulars last night after 8 years.
12/08/08 the police have responded to points that i have brought up with them regarding traffic problems in the village,speeding ,parking etc. they inform me that august has been designated a european wide month of speed enforcement and as such the speed limit will be rigorously enforced in accordance with government guidelines,
19/08/08
01/09/08work on the public toilets is progressing slowly and there is no chance of them being finished in the original 10 week time frame,expect work to carry on until at least the end of september.
06/10/08 newly updated history section on the m6 -see history page (if anyone has any photos ,please let me know)
09/10/08 new page on the website on the railway through shap, see index (again anyone who has any photos please get in touch )
12/10/08 as expected the new public toilets are nowhere near completion despite e.d.c's assurances.
16/10/08 some people might have noticed the poor state of a lot of the public footpaths in the area,(copy hill -keld road ,sandy lane etc), when asked about this ,david gibson of cumbria county council informs us ,that cumbria has suffered from years of neglect,with 7500km of rights of way and no set policy of maintenance,but now with new staff and funding,things have changed and are starting to go in the right direction. To help the council with this people can report any concerns they have about rights of way, to him (contact details on contact page) .
20/10/08 steve huddart of eden district council informs us that the contractor working on shap's new public toilets has said that work would be 95% complete by last weekend,( the same contractor who told e.d.c they would be finished the week before!!) so your guess is as good as the councils as to when they will be open. Is it any wonder that the new squares development in penrith is such a shambles ,when we have a council who have no idea when work is planned to finish on such a small (but expensive !!) job like this.?
21/10/08 more from bill and fred on the laal bit crack page !!
21/10/08 the date for next years three rings of shap has been announced (13/06/09)-see whats on page for details
27/10/08 the developers of shaps methodist chapel site have decided on the name " red gables" for the development
28/10/08 I have been told some people have been struggling to access the website recently, i think i've sorted a few technical glitches and all should be ok again now.
28/10/08 theives have been very active in shap this week targeting several properties in the early hours of tuesday morning ,thieves also stole a quantity of items from shap co-op on monday evening between 19.00 and 19.30, the two thieves who didn't have local accents , were smartly dressed men one of whom was bald and anybody with any information or who might have seen these scumbags or anything else suspicious should get in touch with the police (numbers are on contacts page).
30/10/08 The new date for the opening of shaps new toilets is now monday the 3rd of november (but you might have to keep your legs crossed a bit longer,the way eden district council are dragging it on !!)
01/11/08 there is a new page on the website from today ( news feature ) ,every so often an in depth news story will be featured ,to start with we feature the saga of the fight to save shaps public toilets.
04/11/08 good news ! the long awaited toilet refurbishment is now complete and the toilets will be open on thursday 06/11/08 .
14/11/08 the thieves who targeted shap co-op recently returned again this week for second helpings but were thwarted by staff who alerted the police ,but as far as we are aware the police have not yet followed this up and these men are still free to steal at will .
16/11/08 shap's football teams continue to have mixed fortunes ,the first team are struggling in the first division, losing every game so far. but the reserves are in a good 3rd position in the 2nd division thanks to their unbeaten start to the season.links to full results and table can be found on sports &leisure page.
18/11/08 Thieves were again active in shap last night ,again breaking into properties and getting away scot free , its becoming a worrying trend.
01/12/08 Following the recent burglaries and thefts in the village, police are appealing for the public to contact them with regards to any suspicious persons or activity that anybody witnesses as and when this is happening ,(the contact details for appleby police can be found on contacts page) .the police admit to being ineffective due to the remoteness of the area !!.
02/12/08 Shap has yet again been the coldest place in england in the last few days , apparently its cold enough to freeze a dogs eyebrows !!
05/12/08 the weather is playing havoc with the football fixtures in the area ,which will prevent shaps teams continuing with their recent good form, the reserves lie 2nd in division 2 with 20 pts and the first team 12th in div 1 after picking up their first point of the season at coniston recently, ( pictures from the reserves recent game against wetheriggs res are on sports page along with links to fixtures and tables).
06/12/08 workers at hansons shap beck quarry face a bleak christmas with job cuts looming in the next week.
14/12/08 thieves have again been active in the area in the past couple of weeks, a litter bin was stolen ( why?) from the layby south of the greyhound, also thieves ransacked mosedale cottage causing damage and stealing several items, anybody with any information should contact local police.
15/12/08 there has been an increase in the amount of flytipping in the village recently, with several items being dumped at the recycling centre,anyone who sees this happening should contact eden district council.
30/12/08 according to the met office the temperature in shap since yesterday afternoon has been at its highest at - 4.1 ( yes thats minus 4) and at its lowest at -9.1 (minus 9 !! ) at 08.00 this morning , but we were also the sunniest spot in the north west in the last 24 hours . so thats all right then !!. (you can check out the weather for shap by going to the met office - http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/nw/shap_latest_weather.html
09/06/08 Shap's skeleton in the closet, or should that be a skeleton in the chapel? police are today investigating after a human skeleton was discovered underneath the former methodist chapel by building workers. Developers have plans to build apartments on the site of the chapel and the discovery was made as builders dug test holes for the new development. A source on the site said "he probably fell asleep during one of the vicars sermons and no one noticed" police have stationed a 24 hour guard on the chapel in case the victim tries to escape.
11/06/08 police have today stood down their 24 hour guard at the methodist chapel when it was decided that the skeleton would not be escaping as he had no legs .
15/06/08 A teenager was badly injured when the motorbike he was riding was in collision with a car outside the chip shop,the injured youth was treated at the scene before being airlifted to hospital. The incident reinforces local concerns about traffic problems in the village ,which the police won't acknowledge exsist.
19/06/08 planning permission was granted by eden district council today for the redevelopement of the methodist chapel,work will be commencing in the next few months ,barring any more skeletons !
19/06/08 planning permission for the new medical centre was deferred by eden planners .
25/06/08 more skeletons found in shap's closet !!yet more skeletal remains have been unearthed in shap this week,this time on another building site about 30 yards from the first discovery. a source said "you can see more skeletons in shap ,than on a catwalk during london fashion week "
04/07/08 eden planners today turned down plans for the much needed new medical facility .
07/07/08 work starts today on the refurbisment of the public toilets,work is expected to take 10 weeks .
11/07/08 shap medical practice is urging the people of shap to contact eden district council to voice their support of the new medical centre.
17/07/08 eden district council today did a u turn on the planning application for the new medical centre mainly thanks to the flood of support from the people of shap in the last week.
23/07/08 comedian frank skinner was in town today,doing the c2c walk ,he stopped at the hermitage and dined at the greyhound hotel where he was warmly welcomed by the building fraternity (chip!!)
24/07/08 film crews spent time in shap this week filming for the beeb ,expect nick bellas on a tv screen near you soon !!
31/07/08 the greyhound hotel is from today under new ownership,keith and derrick bade farewell to their staff and regulars last night after 8 years.
12/08/08 the police have responded to points that i have brought up with them regarding traffic problems in the village,speeding ,parking etc. they inform me that august has been designated a european wide month of speed enforcement and as such the speed limit will be rigorously enforced in accordance with government guidelines,
19/08/08
01/09/08work on the public toilets is progressing slowly and there is no chance of them being finished in the original 10 week time frame,expect work to carry on until at least the end of september.
06/10/08 newly updated history section on the m6 -see history page (if anyone has any photos ,please let me know)
09/10/08 new page on the website on the railway through shap, see index (again anyone who has any photos please get in touch )
12/10/08 as expected the new public toilets are nowhere near completion despite e.d.c's assurances.
16/10/08 some people might have noticed the poor state of a lot of the public footpaths in the area,(copy hill -keld road ,sandy lane etc), when asked about this ,david gibson of cumbria county council informs us ,that cumbria has suffered from years of neglect,with 7500km of rights of way and no set policy of maintenance,but now with new staff and funding,things have changed and are starting to go in the right direction. To help the council with this people can report any concerns they have about rights of way, to him (contact details on contact page) .
20/10/08 steve huddart of eden district council informs us that the contractor working on shap's new public toilets has said that work would be 95% complete by last weekend,( the same contractor who told e.d.c they would be finished the week before!!) so your guess is as good as the councils as to when they will be open. Is it any wonder that the new squares development in penrith is such a shambles ,when we have a council who have no idea when work is planned to finish on such a small (but expensive !!) job like this.?
21/10/08 more from bill and fred on the laal bit crack page !!
21/10/08 the date for next years three rings of shap has been announced (13/06/09)-see whats on page for details
27/10/08 the developers of shaps methodist chapel site have decided on the name " red gables" for the development
28/10/08 I have been told some people have been struggling to access the website recently, i think i've sorted a few technical glitches and all should be ok again now.
28/10/08 theives have been very active in shap this week targeting several properties in the early hours of tuesday morning ,thieves also stole a quantity of items from shap co-op on monday evening between 19.00 and 19.30, the two thieves who didn't have local accents , were smartly dressed men one of whom was bald and anybody with any information or who might have seen these scumbags or anything else suspicious should get in touch with the police (numbers are on contacts page).
30/10/08 The new date for the opening of shaps new toilets is now monday the 3rd of november (but you might have to keep your legs crossed a bit longer,the way eden district council are dragging it on !!)
01/11/08 there is a new page on the website from today ( news feature ) ,every so often an in depth news story will be featured ,to start with we feature the saga of the fight to save shaps public toilets.
04/11/08 good news ! the long awaited toilet refurbishment is now complete and the toilets will be open on thursday 06/11/08 .
14/11/08 the thieves who targeted shap co-op recently returned again this week for second helpings but were thwarted by staff who alerted the police ,but as far as we are aware the police have not yet followed this up and these men are still free to steal at will .
16/11/08 shap's football teams continue to have mixed fortunes ,the first team are struggling in the first division, losing every game so far. but the reserves are in a good 3rd position in the 2nd division thanks to their unbeaten start to the season.links to full results and table can be found on sports &leisure page.
18/11/08 Thieves were again active in shap last night ,again breaking into properties and getting away scot free , its becoming a worrying trend.
01/12/08 Following the recent burglaries and thefts in the village, police are appealing for the public to contact them with regards to any suspicious persons or activity that anybody witnesses as and when this is happening ,(the contact details for appleby police can be found on contacts page) .the police admit to being ineffective due to the remoteness of the area !!.
02/12/08 Shap has yet again been the coldest place in england in the last few days , apparently its cold enough to freeze a dogs eyebrows !!
05/12/08 the weather is playing havoc with the football fixtures in the area ,which will prevent shaps teams continuing with their recent good form, the reserves lie 2nd in division 2 with 20 pts and the first team 12th in div 1 after picking up their first point of the season at coniston recently, ( pictures from the reserves recent game against wetheriggs res are on sports page along with links to fixtures and tables).
06/12/08 workers at hansons shap beck quarry face a bleak christmas with job cuts looming in the next week.
14/12/08 thieves have again been active in the area in the past couple of weeks, a litter bin was stolen ( why?) from the layby south of the greyhound, also thieves ransacked mosedale cottage causing damage and stealing several items, anybody with any information should contact local police.
15/12/08 there has been an increase in the amount of flytipping in the village recently, with several items being dumped at the recycling centre,anyone who sees this happening should contact eden district council.
30/12/08 according to the met office the temperature in shap since yesterday afternoon has been at its highest at - 4.1 ( yes thats minus 4) and at its lowest at -9.1 (minus 9 !! ) at 08.00 this morning , but we were also the sunniest spot in the north west in the last 24 hours . so thats all right then !!. (you can check out the weather for shap by going to the met office - http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/nw/shap_latest_weather.html