Great Shelford electronic newsletter

Great Shelford July 2021 electronic newsletter

 

The former McColls newsagents could soon become a takeaway.

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The Shelford Feast is back this month as a one day free event on July 10.

 

From 26th June, Great Shelford Library's opening hours were increased to 10am-2pm on Tuesdays, 2-6pm on Fridays and 10am-1pm on Saturdays.

 

A Woollards Lane business is considering introducing parking fines because of abuse of their parking area.

 

In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, having your flu vaccination is more important than ever. You can book your flu jab locally from July 1

 

Great Shelford-based Julie Deane, CEO of the Cambridge Satchel Company, has been recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List for her services to Entrepreneurship and British Manufacturing and awarded a CBE.

“Supporting British manufacturing has always been at the heart of our business, so this honour is truly humbling," said Julie. Read a profile of Julie Deane.

 

A Shelford mum has combined her love of creativity and cycling to set up her own company making stylish cycling bags called Pedal & Brass. They have a launch offer of 10% off everything until 6th July and free delivery for Shelford or Stapleford residents.

 

St Mary's church in Great Shelford was broken in to on June 12.

 

Shelford school is trying to raise £4,000 with an online fundraiser.

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A number of artists in the Shelfords are taking part in the Cambridge Open Studios in July

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The Parish Council’s Village Meeting has been delayed to September (external link)

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Have You had your say in the Parish Council’s Traffic and Transport Surveys? (external link)

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July 1 is the latest decision day for the £132million busway through Great Shelford and Stapleford. A group of elected representatives and campaigners including city, district and parish councillors and our MP, are calling for the Greater Cambridge Partnership to pause the scheme when its executive board meets on Thursday (July 1) to decide on whether or not to seek planning permission. (External link)

 

The South Cambs Community Safety Partnership has created a free toolkit to help local people keep caring for their community as the pressures of the pandemic ease

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Stapleford and Little Shelford headlines

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More than 200 people turned out for a demonstration on June 3 to protest against the proposed busway on fields on the edge of Stapleford.

Little Shelford resident Professor Andrew Hopper CBE, professor of computer technology in the Department of Computer Science and Technology, has been knighted for services to computer technology in the Queen's birthday honours. Read his profile here.

Stapleford Granary is opening up the grounds and orchard for an outdoor summer village day on Sunday 4th July especially for the Stapleford community. The Granary is re-opening in July with a number of socially distanced concerts this month

 

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Great Shelford June 2021 electronic newsletter

 

East West Rail (EWR) consultation response – deadline 9 June – Have Your Say

The Shelfords EWR Action Group is urging every adult member of your household to respond to the consultation to influence positively the future of our village and surrounding communities

You can either use EWR’s Feedback Form directly online: https://communityhub.eastwestrail.co.uk/consultation-feedback/survey_tools/feedback

OR download and print a copy of the EWR feedback form and send to Freepost EAST WEST RAIL.  If you would like to do this, but don’t have internet access, please call Jon Howard on 0777 186 7986 who can assist with printing.

OR scan and send a copy to consultation@eastwestrail.co.uk 

OR send feedback in your own words directly to consultation@eastwestrail.co.uk  

To make responding easier, the campaign group have created some suggested topics for Questions 1, 2, and 41, the most crucial ones for the Shelfords. Your answer can be a short as you like - choose a few points important to you and use your own words.  Add your own points if you can. You can also support other villages by using the suggested topics to answer Questions 38 to 40 in your own words.

Lisa MacGregor, a leader with Shelford Guides, Stapleford Brownies, Shelford Brownies and Trumpington Rainbows, who lives in Great Shelford has been given a special award.

Liberal Democrats Brian Milnes and Maria Kings are the new County Councillors for the Shelfords after the elections on May 6.

A new  1:1 Diet Weight Loss Centre has opened in Great Shelford based above Solutions in Woollards Lane, offering a special six-step programme, ranging from total Meal Replacement to a calorie-controlled maintenance programme.

Work on the Shelford Playscape project at Great Shelford Rec starts today, June 1st (external link)

A new gym in Great Shelford is offering free initial consultations.

Events this month include;

The black bin collection has moved to Wednesday this week.

New yoga plus classes

The SSYI summer party

One of Shelford’s success stories of the last year is The Pizza & Kitchen Co. who have now signed up as a supporter of the Great Shelford Online website – they have seen record sales in the last week.

Cara Coffee is now open on Saturdays from 10-1.30pm as well as Tuesday-Friday 9-4pm.

Little Shelford and Stapleford headlines

A demonstration is being planned on June 3 at 10am at Stapleford Rec to protest against the proposed busway on fields on the edge of Stapleford.

Dernford reservoir between Stapleford and Little Shelford could be transformed into a community country park with camping and caravanning facilities.

The Three Horseshoes has a steak and fish night in June.

A new cafe is opening in Stapleford in June

The Granary is hosting a Stapleford Village Day in July. And the Granary is re-opening with six socially distanced concerts next month.

The Little Shelford Village week-end is going ahead in September. You can now follow progress on their Instagram account. 

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Great Shelford May 2021 electronic newsletter

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Villagers have until June 9 to respond to the proposals to send the Oxford to Cambridge line through Great Shelford which could lead to a new bridge or flyover in Great Shelford where the line meets with the Liverpool Street line. Read the latest update on the campaign against the plans. There are two consultation events this month on May 10 and May 11. You have until June 9 to respond to the consultations.

The Shelford surgery has issued advice after receiving an increased number of telephone calls about vaccinations for patients that fall into cohort 10 (40 to 49 year olds).

You can now browse the shelves at the Shelford library. The country market on Wednesdays is returning imminently while the dental surgery is now carrying out routine appointments. Other local changes include the re-opening of the Rose pub at Stapleford. Zara Indian restaurant is one of the local restaurants that should be able to allow back customers to eat inside later this month. They will be opening the restaurant from 5pm on 17th May. Bookings are now being taken, please call or visit their website to book online. Maximum size of tables 6 person, due to reduced capacity. Read a round-up of the latest changes.

Put on a few pounds during the pandemic? A new  1:1 Diet Weight Loss Centre has opened in Great Shelford based above Solutions in Woollards Lane, offering a special six-step programme, ranging from total Meal Replacement to a calorie-controlled maintenance programme..

And a new gym in Great Shelford is offering free initial consultations.

The Memorial Hall was allegedly used for a funeral gathering that contravened Covid 19 procedures.

One of Shelford’s success stories of the last year is The Pizza & Kitchen Co. who have now signed up as a supporter of the Great Shelford Online website, keeping it free for you and the other 2,300 readers.

There are three different elections in Great Shelford on May 6.

The Arthur Rank charity shop in Great Shelford is looking for volunteers.

A convicted sex offender from Great Shelford has been jailed for three years after he deleted sexual chats with someone he thought was a 12-year-old boy. (External link)

Prof Wolf Reik, who lives in Great Shelford, has been appointed as Director of the Babraham Institute. (External link)

 Stop press; work took place to try to pump out the flooded train underpass on the footpath behind the school to Hauxton at the week-end. As at the end of bank holiday Monday, the underpass was still partially flooded. Keep up to date with it through the excellent Great Shelford and Stapleford community Facebook group

Little Shelford and Stapleford headlines

Caroline Bewes from Little Shelford has been installed as High Sheriff of Cambridgeshire.

A performance called the pandomime, complete with a socially distanced audience, is taking place at the village hall in Little Shelford this month.

The Little Shelford Village week-end is going ahead in September. You can now follow progress on their Instagram account. 

1224 people in Great Shelford now receive this newsletter every month which is supported by the generosity of Scotsdales. Why not forward it to a friend and recommend that they sign up. But if you don’t want to receive the newsletter anymore, simply email greatshelfordwebsite@gmail.com

 

Great Shelford April 2021 electronic newsletter

A swathe of local businesses are re-opening from April 12 including Great Shelford library, the Arthur Rank hospice charity shop, Cara Coffee, Solutions hairdressers and Lay Electrical as well as the Three Horseshoes pub in Stapleford and The Navigator in Little Shelford. Read the comprehensive, up-to-date local guide

Proposals published on March 31 revealed that the new Oxford to Cambridge line could lead to a new bridge or flyover in Great Shelford where the line meets with the Liverpool Street line.

There are two changes to our bin collection days in the next fortnight

More than 17,000 people in the area have now had their first Covid-19 vaccinations after special sessions over this week-end.

Shelford Feast will now be a free one day event on Saturday July 10. Events including Tony Hadley and Trevor Nelson have been postponed until 2022.

A new dedicated 1:1 Diet Weight Loss Centre has just opened in Great Shelford. The business, based above Solutions in Woollards Lane, is offering a special six-step programme, ranging from total Meal Replacement to a calorie-controlled maintenance programme, ensuring you keep the weight off for good.

The Playscape project is going ahead after receiving a £100,000 grant (external link)

The Parish Council has called an extraordinary meeting next week, April 8 (external link) but the meeting will be in private

Roadworks start on April 6 to improve the junction at the junction of Granham's Road with the A1307. The works will take about three months to complete.

One of Shelford’s success stories of the last year is The Pizza & Kitchen Co. They have now served over 400 customers and a massive 7000 Pizzas to customers from the Shelfords in the last 9 months. And they have just moved their base to Shelford Rugby Club.

A busway could be built on green belt on the edge of Great Shelford in the next five years. The Parish Council has commissioned a special report to look at the viability of alternatives. The Parish Council statement said: “The Parish Council needs to carefully consider the report, reach a conclusion and then probably have a further consultation with village residents.”

A £30,000 Covid recovery grant fund to help local community groups and parish councils resume activities has been launched by South Cambridgeshire District Council.

A Shelford creative writing group is trying to raise £3000 to fund the printing costs for a book of their short stories, games and puzzles to raise funds for The East Anglian Children’s Hospice. Please donate to their JustGiving Crowdfunding Page

 

Little Shelford and Stapleford headlines

The Little Shelford Village week-end is going ahead in September.

Stapleford Council is demanding a rethink on busway the South East Cambridge Busway. The independent report has shown that it could be routed along a disused railway line through Stapleford and Great Shelford rather than on Greenbelt countryside.

1224 people in Great Shelford now receive this newsletter every month which is supported by the generosity of Scotsdales. Why not forward it to a friend and recommend that they sign up. But if you don’t want to receive the newsletter anymore, simply email greatshelfordwebsite@gmail.com