This post is a little different to my regular community offerings as the place that I found to share, simply had way too many great sites and community related things going on to choose only one. Hebden Bridge a small, yet perfectly formed and extremely cosmopolitan town located outside of Leeds, has seriously got it going on. Not only is the town considered to be one of the most independent places in the UK, but also the residents seem to be partaking a social revolution all on their own.

The town is one of the very few places in UK that is chain free, and the streets are literally littered with a wealth of independent, alternative shops and businesses. The community has come together and taken the initiative to make the area plastic bag free! Not only has Hedben Bridge got a rocking united community in real life, but the quality of its tight knit community is reflected in the amount of great quality community websites it has; Hebden Bridge Web and Hebden Bridge.com both offer great round ups of everything going on in the local area, local news and lots of info for visitors and tourists. To top it all off, it also has its own Hebden Bridge Radio to help facilitate keeping the local community well informed.

This town really has got it all - and its community website offerings are shining examples of how to keep a real life community connected through the web. Hebden Bridge - we salute you!

We have some cracking reviews for the local area too, you can check them out here.

Photo supplied by: Sidelong over on Flickr