Many people consider keeping bees but are put off by the expense and complications of modern beekeeping equipment. This site shows you how to build a top bar hive, which is simple to build and easy to manage for small-scale honey production. As a bonus, you will also be able to harvest your own pure beeswax. Phil Chandler's book 'The Barefoot Beekeeper' is also available for download and there is an informative, international help forum for new beekeepers to share informatin and ask questions.

Plastic Bag Free Hebden Bridge is a not for profit community group that exists in order to assist the traders of Hebden Bridge in finding a practical alternative to plastic bags that damage the environment and contribute to climate change. The vision is for a plasticbagfree Hebden Bridge. The objectives are: * To work with Hebden Bridge traders, residents, visitors to the town and with other partners to inform people of the problems with plastic bags. * To promote practical and environmentally friendly alternatives * To conduct research into alternatives * To promote the town and its traders as a plasticbagfree area * To celebrate the towns plasticbagfree achievements