sports &leisure
breaking news -- the annual three rings of shap has been announced for 2009 ,for details and entry form go to www.ldwa.org.uk/lgt/web_page.php?c=7&p=297
shap afc
shap football club currently has 2 senior teams ,the first team has just gained promotion to the first division and the reserves gained promotion to the 2nd division .training started in june and new players are always welcome,the new season starts in late august. shap first team start life back in the first division with a game against appleby on 3rd september , the rest of shaps fixtures are on line at www.westmorlandfootball.co.uk .any new sponsors for the upcoming season will be welcome ,contact hodge or trev .
for fixtures and results of cup matches ,visit www.westmorlandfa.com/news/2008/09/thisweeksresultsandfixtures.htm
shap reserves are becoming draw specialists ,they followed up their opening 1-1 draw with another 1-1 at home to kirkoswald. the reserves are still unbeaten after 4 games. the first team are still looking for their first points in the top flight
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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 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 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
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 been suspended until further notice due to lack of interest from parents.
shap swimming pool
shap has the highest heated outdoor open air pool in england ,it is open through the summer months from may to september.opening times : term time -mon-fri 16.00-18.00.sat-sun 13.00-18.00.school holidays ,mon-sun 13.00-18.00 .adult sessions mon+fri 11.30-12.30,tue+thu 18.00-19.00 sun 12.00-13.00 (please note opening times may vary due to bad weather or staffing levels ).children under 8 must be accompanied by an adult ,admission : adult £3.00 ,child £2.50 ,over 60 £2.50 ,family ticket(2 adults & up to 4 children ) £10.00 .spectator £1.00
if you are shopping at the co-op store in the village you can donate to the swimming pool simply by giving the number 8637 when asked if you have a dividend number.
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
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 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
shap cricket club
the cricket team is currently playing in the 1st division of the eden valley league
the team finished mid table in the 1st division.
cycling
the eden valley is a great area to explore by bike from easy routes to the more challenging,
shap badminton club
tuesdays at 8pm , thursdays 7.30 ,new members welcome . contact helen 01931 713317 agm 11th sep 8pm
shap ramblers
shap ramblers get together for walks round the area ,for info contact sarah on 01931 716188
poker
2 pubs in the village hold poker nights which are affiliated to leagues . The qualifiers from each pub go through to regional finals to play for big prizes. the pubs are : the kings arms on tuesday nights and 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
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/