sports & leisure

shap afc

Shap football club currently has 2 senior teams ,, fixtures are on line at  www.westmorlandfootball.co.uk  .Any new sponsors  will always be welcome ,contact hodge or trev .
 For fixtures and  results of cup matches ,visit  www.westmorlandfa.com/news/2008/09/thisweeksresultsandfixtures.htm



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shap reserves v wetheriggs res , shaps keeper dives to his right to save a penalty to help shap to a 2-1 victory which took them 2nd in the table.

more action from shap v wetheriggs (courtesy of k.woof)

shap fc s new tops for the 2008/09 season sponsored by the kings arms - spud & pottsy with kings arms landlord dave (picture taken by shap fc  official photographer k. woof)

shap first and second team captains  pottsy & spud with their new shirts and sponsors for the 2008/09 season .ian jolly( fell top meats) and simon bentley (bentley electrical) missing from picture are managers hodge and trev and secretary fred leach . (picture taken by shap fc official photographer kieran woof )

shap bowling club

Shap has an excellent bowling green maintained to a great standard by the tireless efforts of bj ,the clubhouse is newly refurbished and new members welcome, secretary j smith 01931 716958
The bowling club is holding sessions for young bowlers aged between 8 and 14 ,held at the bowling green on wednesdays between 17.30 & 18.30 ,

shap memorial park & play area

shap memorial park is home to the cricket and football teams as well as the bowling club ,tennis courts and swimming pool .at the top of the park is an enclosed play area for children with swings slide roundabout etc.( see picture)

shap youth club

shap youth club has restarted on fridays in the memorial hall from 7-9.30pm

SHAP SWIMMING POOL

shap cricket club

The cricket team is starting life in the 2nd division of the eden valley league
having been relegated last season ,contact details and fixtures can be found at - http://www.normshutt.plus.com/

penrith angling association

penrith anglers control 43.7 miles of water with fishing on the rivers eden,eamont,lowther,petteril, leith and lyvennet and many more,visitor tkts are available for selected stretches from the 15th mar-30th sep. for more info : www.penrithanglers.co.uk or tel 0176888294 

 for more information on fishing licences visit www.environment-agency.gov.uk/rodlicence .    rod licences cost as little as £3.50 a day

shap tennis courts

The tennis courts are free to use , just bring your rackets and balls and away you go ,gets busy during wimbledon fortnight !!

walking

Shap is the perfect place  as a base if you are wanting to explore the fells on foot ,there are a lot of fairly easy walks round the shap area if you are not too active ,or more strenuous ones if you fancy them,  wainwrights coast to coast walk passes through shap on the route from st bees in the west to robin hoods bay in the east (or vice-versa). if you are walking through the area please remember to follow the countryside code:  be safe-plan ahead and follow any signs -  leave gates and property as you find them  -  protect plants and animals,and take your litter home    -   keep dogs under close control - consider other people  . For weather info on your walk visit www.lake-district.gov.uk/weatherline   .
 If when walking in the area  you find that some paths are overgrown or inaccessible please contact  cumbria county councils rights of way officer - david.gibson@cumbriacc.gov.uk . By reporting these problems you help to keep the paths clear for everybody ,if you prefer you can contact shaplad at this website and we will report the problem as well (the more complaints  the more chance of something  getiing done !) shaplad@googlemail.com 
   The lake district national park authority,national trust and natural england have a project called fixthefells which is mainaining the footpaths on the hills for more info www.fixthefells.co.uk 
    There are many areas around shap where the native red squirrel can still be seen, for more info on red squirrels in the area www.saveoursquirrels.org.uk
 Both the coast to coast walk and the westmorland way pass through shap  ,details on the coast to coast walk can be found on the dedicated page on this website . The westmorland way details can be found at - http://www.westmorlandway.co.uk/

 The annual three rings of shap has   been completed for 2009  ,for pictures ,details and next years date go to http://www.ldwa.org.uk/lgt/web_page.php?c=7&p=541 

An amazing variety of wildlife can be seen around shap, from birds of prey to deer. the picture on the left was taken on 3rd of feb 2009.

cycling

the eden valley is a great area to explore by bike  from easy routes to the more challenging,

shap ramblers

shap ramblers get together  for walks round the area ,for info contact sarah on 01931 716188

poker

 several pubs hold regular poker nights and 1pub in the village holds a  poker night which is affiliated to a  league . The qualifiers from there  go through to regional finals to play for big prizes. the pub is  the bulls head on fridays , for more info see the pubs

darts

several darts teams from shap pubs play in the shap and district league and the penrith and district leagues , the shap league takes place on wednesday nights ,the penrith league on fridays .see local pubs for more details. penrith league results and fixtures can be found on www.penrithdarts.leaguerepublic.com .

pool

There are several teams in the shap pool league which takes place on thursday nights, see pubs for more details or  go to www.shapanddistrictpoolleague.weebly.com

activities in kendal

the lakeland climbing centre www.kendalwall.co.uk

kendal dry ski slope www.kendalski

kendal leisure centre www.lakesleisure.org.uk/kendal/kendal_home.asp

activities in penrith

penrith leisure centre  www.eden.gov.uk/leisure-and-culture/leisure-centres/penrith-leisure-centre/