St Paul’s Hall Shepley

09/06/2026

07/06/2026

☕ Join us for a Tommy Tea this Armed Forces Week!

On Tuesday 23rd June, Paula’s Community Café will be donating all profits to

Come along to learn about our growing Poppy Trail, being created for Heritage Open Days this September. The trail currently features 38 veterans and fallen soldiers (so far!), with Deborah researching and restoring forgotten graves and uncovering some remarkable local stories along the way.

📅 Tuesday 23rd June
⏰ 11am–2pm
📍 Paula’s Community Café, St Paul’s Hall, Shepley HD8 8AE

Cream teas, lunches and takeaway boxes available.

07/06/2026

📜 Shepley Over The Years Sat & Sun 12-13th September 2pm onwards

Join us for a weekend celebrating the people, places and stories that shaped the village.

As part of England’s largest heritage festival, we’ll be bringing together local history displays, family stories, photographs and memorabilia from across Shepley and the surrounding area including…

🌺 The Churchyard Poppy Trail marking veterans and fallen soldiers mentioned on family graves with 38 identified so far! Follow the trail through the churchyard and discover the stories and photos behind the names.

🎖️ A major Shepley & The War exhibition in the church, including photographs, military records, medals, memorabilia and personal stories from local men and women who served.

Among the stories featured is that of Captain Percy Noel King, whose grave was recently uncovered from years of weeds and replanted with flowers. Nearby lies a young Shepley soldier who enlisted at just 15 years old after lying about his age. Captain King looked after the teenager, and today their graves rest just a stone’s throw from one another in the churchyard.

🏘️ Displays exploring the people, trades, buildings, organisations and history of Shepley.

🗺️ Members of the Huddersfield & District Family History Society will be on hand throughout the weekend with churchyard burial records, graveyard maps and family history expertise to help visitors trace relatives and learn more about their ancestors.

☕ The Community Café will be open throughout both afternoons for refreshments.

We’re still looking for old photographs, documents, memories and stories to include in the displays. Whether your family lived, worked, served, farmed, traded or grew up in Shepley, we’d love to hear from you.

📧 [email protected]

📅 Saturday 12th & Sunday 13th September 2026
🕑 2pm onwards
📍 St Paul’s Church & Hall, Shepley

02/06/2026

🍳 Scouts Father’s Day Breakfast at St Paul’s Church Hall 🍳

Treat Dad, Grandad, Stepdad, or another special gentleman in your life to a delicious breakfast while supporting Shepley Scouts’ international adventures! 🗺️

📅 Sunday 21st June⏰ 9:00am–12:30pm📍 St Paul’s Church Hall, Marsh Lane, Shepley

Tables must be booked in advance. To book, please email:📧 [email protected]

Please highlight any dietary requirements when booking.

02/06/2026

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A huge congratulations to Paula and all the volunteers who help make the Community Café at St Paul’s Hall such a success.

Their hard work, dedication and commitment to maintaining high standards have been recognised with a 5-star Food Hygiene Rating. A fantastic achievement for everyone involved!

05/05/2026

VE Day cream teas were a success with sold out scones, what a fantastic day! Thank you to our amazing community cafe volunteers 💛

Back next week Tuesday 11am-2pm ~ 🐶 Dog friendly 💳 Card payments accepted 💗

04/05/2026

Open today 11am-2pm 📍 The hall behind St Paul’s church on Marsh Lane 🐶 Dog friendly 💳 Card payments accepted

Cream or jam first? Our weekly Tuesday community cafe has cream tea specials on this week to celebrate VE Day 🇬🇧 we’re stocked up with & and have plenty of takeaway boxes if you fancy popping in to take one home!

Deborah is back with loads of info on WW2 veterans buried or mentioned in the churchyard - see the table in the big hall 🪖 more poppies have appeared next to the graves - it’s lovely to see them fill up for the birds! ☔️

Paula’s community cafe is ran by volunteers and every penny goes back into the cafe and community events - we’ve managed to buy two new high chairs and it’s so lovely to see regular and new faces each week 🫶🏻

21/04/2026

Happy birthday Paula! 🎈 Another lovely community cafe day with lots of new faces 💖 Thank you so much to our amazing volunteers for making this possible, and thank you to all our visitors for supporting ☕️

Back again next Tuesday 11am-2pm ~ Dog friendly 🐶 Card payments accepted 💳

We’re always looking for casual volunteers for everything from sitting at the chatty table, washing up, clearing tables, baking cakes and assembling a graveyard gardening and history club ahead of our event with in September!🌷🪦

18/04/2026