Newsletter – April 2018

Shipley Re-imagined: Sat 28th April (2-5pm)

Come join us at St Peter’s Church as we re-imagine Shipley!

Free Bike Servicing and Repairs from Margaret Carey’s Doctor Bike.

Free “have a go” cycling sessions for kids

  • Draw the future – visualise and imagine what Shipley could become! Share your ideas about how we can make Shipley a better place for walking and cycling.
  • Learn about the Shipley Greenway route which will allow a traffic free route all the way from Shipley to Bradford
  • Free route planning/tutorials and workshops – let us help you map and active travel commute
  • Bike activities for kids in the grounds of the church. Bring your bike for assessment/minor repairs

Would you like to walk or ride a bike around Shipley but don’t know where to start?  Are you put off by traffic or is there some other obstacle? It’s known as active travel – that is, getting out of your car and still getting about!  It has many health and environmental benefits, but did you know it can make your community a better place as well?

 

Litter-pick – Sunday 29th April

Hop aboard and help clean up our streets and playing field!

2:00pm Shipley C of E School (back gate, near Birklands Road) to clean School surrounds
2:30pm Playing field clean-up
3:00pm The Norwoods (meet by playing field, Norwood Place)
4.00pm Clifton Place and Bargrange Av.

What to bring: Decent shoes/boots, we’ll provide gloves, bags and litter picking tools.
Any brushes or things you think might be useful to bring are welcome.

If you need more info contact Dave on 07743471764 or danger.robison@gmail.com.

Join the Shipley – Bradford Bike Bus

Live in Shipley and commute to Bradford? Why not join the Shipley Bike Bus on Mondays?

If you’d feel safer cycling into work in a supportive group with more experienced riders, this could be just the thing you need.  Needing somewhere to store your bike on arrival?  Not sure of the most pleasant route?

  • 8:00 from Saltaire roundabout
  • 8:08 top of the Norwoods (Quix)
  • 8:30 arrives into Bradford

The return journey sets off from Bradford at 5:30.

See Full Timetable and details at www.capitalofcycling.org/bike-bus.

If you’d like any more information about the bike bus, you can contact Dave@capitalofcycling,org / mob: 07743471764.

Friends of Northcliffe Events

Charity Fun Day! Friday 1st June 2-5pm

A fantastic afternoon of fun for all the family with a range of stalls and activities in Northcliffe Park.

Northcliffe Miniature Railway will be running with train rides with small kids (and considerably bigger ones), Pony rides will be available, Children’s Activities, Face Painting and much more!

Rae Gala – Northcliffe Park 1st July 2-4.30pm

Another great event with Northcliffe miniature railway and much more.  Check out the website http://www.friendsofnorthcliffe.org.uk for more information about FoN events.

Air Quality & The Branch

You may have noticed that The Branch pub has been purchased.  The plan is to demolish the pub, to widen the road.  Community members and Friends of the Earth Baildon have been involved in measuring air quality at this junction and it is well over the legal limit for NoX particles which are extremely harmful to human health (especially young lungs such as the kids walking to Shipley C of E).

The standing traffic on the main roads by our streets is a problem but academic research shows that widening the roads and junctions usually makes problems worse and could make it harder for residents and the kids who do walk to school.  You can leave comments on the Council website. If you have thoughts about this or want to discuss what’s going on – get in touch, comment on our Facebook group or attend our event on the 28th of April at St Peter’s Church where more detailed information will be available.

Shipley Re-imagined – Active Travel & Cycling Event

Come join us at St Peter’s Church on 28th April 2-5pm as we re-imagine Shipley!

Join our facilitators as we draw a possible future – visualise and imagine what Shipley could become, and share your ideas about how we can make Shipley a better place for walking and cycling.

It’s known as active travel – getting out of your car and still getting about. It has many health and environmental benefits, but did you know it can make your community a better place as well?

Free Bike Servicing and Repairs from Doctor Bike/MCF Bikery.

Bike activities for kids in the grounds of the church with BeCycling – bikes and kit provided.

Would you like to walk or ride a bike around Shipley but don’t know where to start? Are you put off by traffic or is there some other obstacle?  We can offer free route planning/tutorials and workshops – let us help you map an active travel commute.

Learn about the under-construction Shipley Greenway which will allow a traffic free route all the way from Shipley to Bradford.

Bike activities for kids in the grounds of the church. Bring your bike for assessment/minor repairs.

Inside the church will be a focus on active travel and re-imaging how Shipley could become with more walking and cycling and a bit less vehicle traffic. Norwood Neighbourhood Association and Bradford Cycling Campaign will be there to have a chat along with academics from Leeds University, Cecil Green Arts engagement activities, Capital of Cycling, Sustrans and more.

The event is being organised by the Norwood Neighbourhood Association and the Shipley Links group – find out more at www.norwoodneighbourhood.org or call Dave on 0774 347 1764.

We would welcome involvement from other local groups if you would like to display material or have a table at the event.

If you can’t make it but support the aims of the event, we’d still be interested to hear from you and don’t forget to tell your friends and colleagues about the event.

Project supported by CityConnect Community Grants

 

Please share the event on Facebook (and click ‘going’ if a Facebook user:

https://www.facebook.com/events/1480702645388729 

 

Please register here (although you can still turn up if you don’t get the chance to register):

 
Project supported by CityConnect Community Grants

Funding Success to Support “Shipley Reimagined” Project

We’ve recently been successful in an application to the West Yorkshire Combined Authority’s CityConnect Community Grants scheme, to support the delivery of the Cycling and Walking to Work fund. This scheme is aimed at community or non-profit organisations, enabling them to provide grass roots support within communities across West Yorkshire, to help different groups’ access employment, training and apprenticeships through active means.

Project Description

“Shipley Reimagined” seeks to excite the citizens of Shipley with ideas of what their town and neighbourhoods could become with the help of active travel (which basically means getting out of our cars and still getting around!). In stage one it will promote, generate ideas and consult about how residents can create personal and community changes, be better connected to education and job opportunities and achieve greater levels of fitness and wellbeing.

Informed by this process, stage two will involve the provision of cycling resources, events, linking community groups and projects and engaging local employers in actions.

The overall project is to be managed by the Shipley based Norwood Neighbourhood Association and if you’d like to get involved or share ideas, you can email norwoodneighbourhood@gmail.com or contact Dave on 07743471764.

The NNA will spearhead a “Shipley Links” community forum to act as a steering group for the project.  The group would consist of representatives from community organisations, local Cllrs, employers, walking bus proponents and existing people already working to improve Shipley.

This group would seek to progress negotiations regarding infrastructure improvements and signage to facilitate better walking and cycling links where need has been identified by members of the community, and to join up and cohere the Shipley Reimagined vision. The project will help identify opportunity, provide support and initiate action; e.g. by facilitating a neighbourhood litter-pick down an under-used shortcut to Shipley train station and requesting a sign to let more people know the off-road short-cut exists.  It could also include identifying the best spots for signage to entice cycle commuting via the Shipley Greenway.

In March through to May activities and resources to prepare for cycle commuting in the spring and summer will be made available to residents. Bike and walking ‘buses’ in and out of Shipley and surrounds, depending on the geography of those showing an interest will be initiated.  The programme will support secure bike storage facilities and a series of public engagement events during Easter, and running through May, June and July are planned.

Shipley Reimagined aims to realise new potential provided by CityConnect infrastructure development and linking the Leeds-Liverpool Canal. We will also be working in parallel with several active-travel themed projects for maximum efficacy. For example, we will be supporting a bike bus proposed by Capital of Cycling (www.capitalofcycling.org), a Bradford based community group.

Outputs

1)     Establishing Shipley Links steering group with the aim of use local knowledge and networks for the objective of getting residents cycling and walking more often for work and utility.

2)     Initial media and awareness campaign with objectives of improving local understanding of the benefits to the community of active travel and reduced local traffic and recruiting participants for the Shipley Links group. “Centre-Parcs Shipley” images and messages to be distributed via local businesses’ social media, leafletting and public display.

3)     Norwood Neighbourhood intensive modal shift campaign in February: leafletting, door-knocking, communications via Shipley C of E school with walking and bike bus advertising and timetable distribution. By having an intensive focus on a small number of streets we will be able to measure and see a tangible modal shift. Shipley – Bradford bike bus launches.

4)     Information dissemination regarding local cycling routes (including future aspirations and leisure routes) and considerate driving and parking to assist cyclists will be disseminated with an early March campaign, launched with an exhibition and consultation at Shipley Library.

5)     In April, bike bus rides will commence to Shipley from surrounding locations that show most interest and along the Bradford Canal Road greenway, up to Manor Lane and then into Shipley. Other bike bus routes from the canal will be considered depending on the geography of those showing an interest.

6)     Liaison with the Bike Friendly Business scheme to further bike user groups for local employers.

7)     Adequate cycle parking for commuters in Shipley and Shipley Links would pursue this agenda as part of the programme.

8)     Practical events, resources and signposts are the next essential ingredients of the behaviour change programme. Events will take place outside Asda, in Shipley Market Square, on the Leeds Liverpool Canal and in Saltaire centre from May through to July.  These will operate in partnership with employers, churches and other community groups.

9)     During bike week cycling opportunities and reasons for active travel will continue to be promoted to Shipley’s workforce through Sustrans volunteers organising bag packing at Asda, signing up businesses to CityConnect Bike Friendly scheme and a bike breakfast for those who have cycled into Shipley. Working with major employers such as Asda and local bike shops such as Margaret Carey Foundation and All Terrain Cycles these sessions will provide:

  • Support for those looking to borrow or purchase a bike
  • Dr Bike maintenance
  • Advice and resource will be taken from the Capital of Cycling initiative and the Bradford Cycling Campaign for individualised route planning and buddying
  • Lunch time learn to ride in liaison/signposted to CityConnect Cycles programme
  • Basic bike maintenance training to be signposted where available and provided locally where needed.

Why would people participate?

There are many benefits to engaging a community in active travel which are already well documented by Sustrans, Living Streets and others. Free and fun public events in busy public spaces will help get people involved.

To maximise participation and increase the impact of this vision of how pleasant a place Shipley could be, “Center Parcs” style images of an alternative vision of Shipley will be commissioned and widely advertised – The Headrow in Leeds was “re-imagined” in a similar manner a few years ago. The campaign will be spread using networks such as the existing Shipley businesses’ Facebook pages and accompanied by physical leaflets and postcards along with a display in Shipley Library.  Our focus though will be on very localised recruitment for ‘place-making’ with grass-roots, community-sourced ideas for change.

Main engagement/participation themes:

  • Air quality and reduced congestion (including faster commutes)
  • Healthy workers (physical activity, environmental and mental)
  • Improved access to work, education and job opportunities
  • Children’s play and improved school run experience for working parents

We would target potential students by arranging bike bus stops near Shipley College and linking adjacent communities, which enables improved access to apprenticeship and training opportunities. We aim to create an increase in the number of adults who are able to drop their kids at school or nursery before and after proceeding to a place of work or training using active travel modes. We would engage these parents via contacts in local schools (Shipley C or E and Wycliffe have both been engaged about walking bus programmes).

The NNA has a strong record of public engagement, having recorded high levels of public participation at its past events and has strong links to other groups throughout Shipley with experience of successful public engagement projects. Shipley Links would be in a prime position to capitalise on this experience.

Meeting to Discuss Air Quality and other Norwood Issues

Hi Everyone,

Apologies for short Notice….

Please let me know if you can make it and share with anyone who you think should know about this but isn’t included.

Meeting: This Wednesday (29th November 2017) 7-8pm

Venue: My House (57 Clifton Place, BD18 2AB)

Agenda (let me know anything I’ve missed)

  • Norwood Neighbourhood Association What next?
  • Air Quality responses, F.O.E. Measurements and Shipley C of E
  • Cycling and Walking Plan for Shipley
  • Applying for National Lottery Funding and/or CityConnect Community Grant
  • Litterpick

A.O.B

I’ll be meeting with Claire Wright who was involved in putting together an earlier Shipley cycling and walking plan earlier on (Wednesday at 1pm at Bradford Capital of Cycling) and James Craig (who was pictured on the T&A article about air quality with a gas mask on) is inviting a representative of the Friends of the Earth group that measured the pollution levels along.

Many thanks,

Dave Robison

Shipley Litterpick Bus – Sunday March 5th

Hop aboard and help clean up our streets and playing field!(Around Shipley C of E, Norwoods and surrounding areas)

SAM_2889 (Large)Once again our streets and playing areas have become a bit of a mess. We are going to give our areas some love and clean up and re-cycle what we can.

When:

  • 2:00pm Shipley C of E School (back gate, near Birklands Road) to clean School surrounds
  • 2:30pm Playing field clean-up
  • 3:00pm The Norwoods (meet by playing field, Norwood Place)
  • 4.00pm Clifton Place and Bargrange Av.
  • 4:30pm Eat cake a have cups of tea

What to bring: Decent shoes/boots, we’ll provide gloves, bags and litter picking tools. Any brushes or things you think might be useful to bring are welcome.

If you don’t want to pick up the litter yourself, you can still help us by offering moral support or cups of tea.  Also feel free just to come and have a chat.  If there are other things you’d like to see done in or around our streets, come and talk.

If you need more info contact Dave on 07743471764 or danger.robison ‘at’ gmail.com.

Everyone is welcome!

 

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Join our Litterpick (Sunday 23rd October 2016)

Join The Litter-Pick Bus!

SAM_2878 (Large)On Sunday, we’ve organised another community litter-pick.  It follows the same route as we did last time.  Basically, we’re starting at Shipley C of E School (back gate), cleaning up around the school, then moving onto the playing field opposite and then the Norwoods, Clifton, Place, Bargrange Av and surrounds.  Do join us.  You can see pics from our previous event in earlier posts.

You can join for just a bit if you don’t fancy spending the whole afternoon.  Or just do a bit on your street – whatever suits. We call it the litter pick bus because you can hop on and off as you see fit.  The bits in red below are the areas we envisage cleaning – if you want to do another street, we won’t stop you!  You can use out litter pickers how you like.

 

Start At back gate Shipley C or E – meet at 1:30

C of E pick area

Next the Playing field (from about 2pm)

playing field

Then all the Norwoods (for an hour – starting at 2:30pm)

norwoods

Then Clifton Place and Bargrange Av (from 3:30pm)

clifton

 

We’ll be meeting back at the playing field (Norwoods side) to discuss the future of the Redbeck Allotments site that the Norwood Neighbourhood Association has been planning good things for.  You can join us if you like.

See you Sunday!

 

Litterpick Bus – Gallery

Our Litterpick Event held on Sunday 28th of February was a great success!

Thanks a lot to everybody that took part – we didn’t get everyone’s names but it included children and parents from Shipley C or E School, Green Councillor Kevin Warnes and a wide range of residents and their kids.  Special shout out to the lads who pushed the trolley with litter pickers around for hours.

Well done everyone and well done Norwood Neighbourhood Association.  The place looks 100 times better!

Join the Litterpick Bus!

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Join the Litterpick Bus!

TIMETABLE:

Sunday 28th of Feb

Join us for a long or as little as you like.  Just for 10 minutes outside your house, business or walking route will help.  Or just bring us a cup of tea/refreshments out to the volunteers!

This event is being organised by the Norwood Neighbourhood Association (www.norwoodneighbourhood.org) and is led by David Robison (mob: 07743471764 / e-mail danger.robison@gmail.com)

 


C of E pick area2pm – Shipley C of E Primary School surrounds

Meet by School gate on Manor Lane.  We’ll be picking up the litter on the streets immediately around the school.

In particular we want to clear the footpath at the back of the School).  We’ll also tackle the back of Birklands Rd, and a little bit of Selborne Terrace, Castle Rd and a little bit of Otley Rd and Manor Lane (the bits that are very near the School).

 

 

 

 

 

 


2playing field.30pm – The Playing field opposite the School.

We’ll be cleaning up the areas around the two paths (a nice route to walk to School, if there wasn’t so much litter!), all the way up to Norwood Place.

If you can help us for a little while, it would be great to have your company.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


norwoods3.00pm – The Norwoods (1):

Meeting towards the bottom of Norwood Place.  To litter pick around Norwood Place, Norwood Terrace and Norwood St.

 

 

3.30pm – The Norwoods (2):

Meet where Norwood St meets Norwood Road.  To clean Norwood Rd, Norwood Ave and Alton Grove.

 

 

 

 

 


 

clifton4.00pm – Clifton Place, back-streets, Bargrange Av and a small section of Bradford Road

Meet on Clifton Place (by the hair dressers)

 

 

More details about the litterpick

Shipley Clean up!

Sunday 28th of Feb: Please join us in cleaning up our streets and playing field – around Shipley C of E, Norwoods and surrounding area

When: 2:00pm Shipley Church of England School (Manor lane gate) to clean School surrounds
2:30pm Playing field clean-up
3:00pm Norwoods (meet by playing field Norwood Place)
4.00pm Clifton Place and Bargrange Av

What to bring: Decent shoes/boots, we’ll provide gloves, bags and litter picking tools
Organiser: Dave Robison – e-mail danger.robison@gmail.com | mob: 07743471764

Around this time of year, our streets and playing areas can start to look like a bit of a mess. It doesn’t have to be like this.  We are going to clean up and re-cycle what we can.  Please join us!

If you don’t want to pick up the litter yourself, you can still help us by offering moral support or cups of tea!  Or feel free just to come and have a chat.  If there are other things you’d like to see done in or around our street come and talk.

This event has been organised in conjunction with Norwood Neighbourhood Association (http://www.norwoodneighbourhood.org).

 

Everyone is welcome!

 

 

Clifton Place Clean-Up!

Clean up Clifton Place!

Please join us in cleaning up the street and back-streets.

(Tea and cake provided!)

When: Sunday 9th November, 1.30pm
Where: Meet outside 57 Clifton Place.
What to bring: Decent shoes/boots and anything you think might be useful, we’ll provide gloves,
bags and litter picking tools.

Organiser: Dave Robison – e-mail d.robison ‘at’ bradford.ac.uk | mob: 0774 347 1764

We are going to spend an hour tidying up the litter and dumped items from down the street. We want to clean up and re-cycle what we can. This event was a great success last March when 15 residents helped out. These back-streets can be nice, safe and clean places
to walk up and down and for children to play in, or just nicer to look out on!

If you don’t want to pick up the litter yourself, you can still help us by offering moral support or cups of tea! Or feel free just to come and have a chat. If there are other things you’d like to see done in or around our street come and talk. This event has been organised in conjunction with Norwood Neighbourhood Association.

We are meeting at 1.30pm on Sunday at the bottom of Clifton Place (just outside number 57 – Dave and Cathy’s house). Everyone is
welcome.