Great Shelford electronic newsletter

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Great Shelford June electronic newsletter

Radical proposals including stopping motorised traffic using Church Street and to make Woollards Lane and High Street one-way have emerged.

The East West Rail route between Cambridge and Oxford WILL travel through Great Shelford a new report has confirmed. This will have a significant effect on the village including more trains and a large new bridge.

Villager Chris Jenkin has shared his memories after he attended the King's Coronation.

There has been a burglary at the Co-op.

A new local girls football team is being formed

Tickets for the Feast next month are selling well. Read what is happening when in the eight day extravaganza.

Events his month include a celebration of Our British Isles with the City of Cambridge Brass Band.

After 133 years, the Parochial Charities is now being called the Great Shelford Village Charity . It's also got a new website. (external link)

St Mary's Church has a great new website (external link)

June is another busy month at Shelford library.

Sharon Footman who used to be at Solutions is now doing mobile hairdressing. Her number is 079969898375.

Stapleford and Little Shelford headlines

The action-packed Stapleford week-end is happening in June.

Two homes have been burgled in Stapleford

The Rose pub has shut again.

East West Rail could divide the village of Little Shelford

Stapleford Granary has announced four courtyard concerts for the summer.

The Stapleford Fun Run is happening in early July.

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Great Shelford May electronic newsletter

Who is flying the flag for Great Shelford at the King's Coronation?

What is happening in the village over the Coronation weekend?

The bin changes around the Coronation bank holidays.

More than 1,000 customers in Great Shelford and Stapleford were said to have been affected by contaminated water from the Duxford aquifer according to a new report. (External link)

The Square and Compasses has re-opened. We've found out their plans for the future.

Have your say about what Great Shelford should be like in 2040 in a major new survey

The East West Rail route decision will be announced in May - find out why it could have a significant impact on Great Shelford.

Tickets are now on sale for Trevor Nelson and the Amy Winehouse band at the 2023 Shelford Feast in July.

Don’t cut your lawn in May to help the wildflowers grow say local environmental group 2G3S.

There are two interesting talks at Shelford Library this month

Over 100 Ukrainians now living in the Shelfords and Stapleford - here's their latest updates

Electronic newsletter compiler David Martin is cycling from London to Paris for the MS Trust. Would you be kind enough to sponsor him? His fundraising quiz has now sold out. Thanks to sponsors including Shelford Tree Services, One Life gym, Club Cycle Cambridge, Zara Majority Audio, Cambridge Arts Theatre and Blossom and Beauty.

Great Shelford creative digital company Moviestorm has made the headlines in the Cambridge Independent (external link)

One of the protesters at the World Snooker Championship who made the headlines is from Great Shelford (external link)

Events this month include:

A special extended Coronation Country Market
A creative flower design event

Stapleford and Little Shelford headlines

The East West Rail route decision will be announced in May - find out why it could split Little Shelford.

Little Shelford butcher Miles is back from having a stroke to open his own shop (external link)

Stapleford Granary is now offering a pre-concert appetiser or light meal in the lovely surroundings of their Bar.

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Great Shelford April electronic newsletter

The East West Rail route decision will be announced in May - find out why it could have a significant impact on Great Shelford.

Zara has raised more than £12,000 coming together with their fellow restaurateurs for the Turkey-Syria earthquake appeal. (External link)

Trevor Nelson and the Amy Winehouse band are two more of the acts that have been announced for the 2023 Shelford Feast in July. Feast tickets are now on sale ( and don't forget Trevor Nelson sold out last year.)

Kash stores is changing hands in April.

Electronic newsletter compiler David Martin is cycling from London to Paris for the MS Trust. Would you be kind enough to sponsor him? Or would you like a table at a fundraising Shelford quiz and auction on May 13 (there are only six tables left) - email davidm1961@gmail.com to reserve your table.

The Shelford Twinning Association has their first exchange visit to France in June since the Pandemic.

Hello to Virtuell Solutions, the newest addition to our comprensive (and free) Great Shelford business listings

A new Shelfords organic gardening group is starting up in April.

ClubCycle is a new indoor cycling studio on our doorstep - and its offering a special deal for Great Shelford residents.

New Jamaican chicken food truck Level Up by Nickeez Kitchen will soon be in the Memorial Hall car park on Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings.

Blossom and Beauty are looking for a new beauty therapist

And welcome to the two new Great Shelford Parish Councillors - Angela Mutty and Naomi Neal.

Shelford library has a talk this month about our air ambulance as well as some kids events for the Easter holidays.

Events this month include

A guided walk along Jenny's Path by environmental group 2G3S
Easter egg trails at Scotsdales
A comedy night at Shelford Rugby Club
An open day at the Bowls Club

And don't forget that there are bin collection changes in April because of Easter.

A further cost of living support package for residents, worth more than £200,000 has been announced by South Cambs council.

We will have a new MP at the next election. Anthony Browne has announced he is moving to a new seat (external link)

Little Shelford and Stapleford headlines

The East West Rail route decision will be announced in May - find out why it could split Little Shelford.

Little Shelford History Society is hosting a Coronation talk and creating a commemorative book of photos recording Little Shelford people and their activities on Coronation week-end

The Three Horseshoes in Stapleford is having a beer festival in April.

Did you know that one of the last amateur footballers to captain the England football team lived in Little Shelford. Arthur Dunn was highlighted at a recent village talk. Read Arthur's profile on the Little Shelford history website.

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Great Shelford March electronic newsletter

Woollards Lane could become one-way as part of new road proposals for the village.

Is the Square and Compasses going to become a gastro pub. The advert for the new tenancy mentions "transforming it into a gastro environment". The tenancy has been advertised for £29k rent (external link)

The Parish Council’s share of the Council Tax bills is increasing by 12%.

You can have your say about the Granta Medical Centre in their new survey.

Zara donated half of their total food sales on Monday 27th February to the Turkey-Syria earthquake appeal. (external link)

Judge Jules will be playing the opening night of the Shelford Feast.

Have your say about the future of the memorial Hall in a new survey. (external link)

Welcome to Cambridge Motorworks who were so pleased with the coverage of their news that they are staying in Great Shelford that they have become an official supporter of the Great Shelford Online website (which keeps it free for everyone else.)

Events this month include:

A talk about Great Shelford's history at the Library
A bike sale
An Elvis movie night
The Great Shelford Annual Parish Meeting
A craft fair
And a French themed twinning breakfast.

A lovely tribute has been written about Scotdales founder David Rayner.

Great Shelford’s £4.4M almshouse development is now complete and has welcomed its first residents.

There's lots happening at the Shelford library this month

Our friends at Scotsdales have shared some lawn care tips (external link).

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Great Shelford February 2023 electronic newsletter

The Co-op is moving.

A Great Shelford pub has closed.

Cambridge Miniworks is staying in Great Shelford after all. They are offering a 10% discount to new customers.

Though the warm hubs continue, due to the lack of numbers attending and volunteers having personal commitments, times may vary. There will no longer be the Warm Hub on a Wednesday afternoon. There are no warm hubs on Tuesday 31st January or Thursday 2nd February.

A new cafe called Brunch Base has finally opened in the village.

There's a new year Repair Cafe in the village events calendar as well as a ceilidh for the school.

There's an update from the local Ukrainian campaigners including an extension of their classes and a book appeal.

There's a number of events at the library this month including a talk about Shackleton.

Scotsdales founder David Rayner has died, aged 94.

A former girls school converted into a six-bedroom home, at the heart of Great Shelford, is now on the market for £2.5m. (External link)

David Martin, who runs this website and newsletter, has written a blog about why he is cycling 320 miles from London to Paris for the Multiple Sclerosis Trust. (external link). Do you fancy joining him on this iconic ride? (external link). Or would you be prepared to sponsor him?

A winner in The Cambridge Building Society’s unique rent-return housing scheme in Great Shelford says he was overwhelmed by the results.rd.

Batteries can now be recycled more easily after changes by South Cambs council.

The county council is currently repairing around 200 pot holes a day (many temporary) but “making safe” is the priority. If you just want to report any potholes, this is the link:
https://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/highwayfaults

Stapleford and Little Shelford headlines

A fourth burglary has taken place in one street in Little Shelford

Dr Bike ‘Making your bike better’ is run by volunteers at the Slaughterhouse in Church Street, Stapleford, and will now run through until at least Easter. Sessions are Thursdays, 3pm to 5.30pm.

Stapleford Twinning Association are re-starting their twinning visits this year

Who should be included in the list of ten remarkable villagers from Little Shelford’s history in a talk this month? The shortlist will include one of the England football team's last amateur captains and the villager who flew on the first airship flight across the Atlantic. Prepare to be surprised.

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Great Shelford January 2023 electronic newsletter

A police officer was rescued after a police van overturned after a collision in Great Shelford

Great Shelford Parish Council is re-launching the village market on Jan 28. Have you taken part in the market survey? (External link)

An announcement about the route choice for East West Rail which affects Great Shelford is to be made soon

There are changes to our bin collection days this week and next week

Possible traffic measures on Church Street, Woollards Lane and the High Street have been highlighted by Parish Council Chair Malcolm Watson as he set out their priorities for 2023

There's a new year Repair Cafe in the village events calendar

The two warm hubs in Great Shelford will continue in 2023 (They are re-opening on Jan 9.)

The Co-op has declared its support for a Shelford charity.

A new cafe called Brunch Base is about to open in the village.

The Great Shelford community awards are running again (external link)

Did you know that there is a free hearing aid maintenance centre in Great Shelford every month?

Great Shelford Parochial Charities have donated two more community defibrillators to the village.

Stapleford and Little Shelford headlines

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Great Shelford December electronic newsletter

Rumours that East West Rail might be heading for the sidings have been turned on their head after the Government recommitted to the East West Rail project in the recent budget.

A second barbers has opened in Great Shelford where Solutions used to be.

A new footpath to Dernford reservoir from Great Shelford and the widening of the DNA cycle path could happen through a new Sawston Greenways project (you have until Dec 9 to have your say.)

Did you know that the proposed new Cambridge congestion charge will mean you have to pay it to go to Waitrose during the day?

You might want to take part in the current consultation. (External link)

A new cafe called Brunch Base is about to open in the village.

We have a new librarian at Great Shelford library.

Two warm hubs have opened in Great Shelford.

Events this busy month include:

Christmas Fair
Stapleford Granary Christmas market
Christmas tree festival
Community Christmas carols
History talk on the poor in Victorian Shelford
Christmas bins changes
Free festive mindful embroidery workshop at Great Shelford Library
The lovely Wednesday Country Market will be open on 7th, 14th and 21st December and it's a good place for last minute Christmas gifts. The market will re-open on 14th January.

Find out when the Shelford GP practice will be open over Christmas

Cambridge Joint Playschemes urgently need Playworkers for their Saturday Activity Clubs and Holiday Playschemes.

Community awards?

Stapleford and Little Shelford headlines

Three burglaries have taken place on one road in the Shelfords in November

More 20mph speed limits could be en route for Stapleford under the Sawston Greenway banner

The Rose pub has re-opened

A small group of volunteers are now using the Old Slaughterhouse as a community bike repair shed.

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Great Shelford November electronic newsletter

Permission has been given to build 39 brand new independent living retirement apartments in Great Shelford after a successful planning appeal.

The empty shop next door to Shelford Spice is going to be a café.

The former Solutions shop is going to become a barbers

The Parish Council is reaching out to engage more with villagers by going to one of the Great Shelford pubs this month to hear what you like and what your concerns might be.

Campaigners fighting proposals for a new guided bus on green belt on the edge of Great Shelford and Stapleford have launched their own website (external link) It includes some maps showing where the route is likely to go in the village

There are now over 90 Ukrainian refugees living in the Shelfords and Stapleford

East West Rail proposals which could include lots of extra trains through Great Shelford and a new railway viaduct are gearing up again. EWR was included in the previous Chancellor’s Growth Plan: (see Appendix B.) Former PM Liz Truss also gave her backing to the scheme before she stepped down. Updated proposals are expected in the next few months. You can read a summary of the East West Rail project here.

Warm hubs are being open in Great Shelford in November but more volunteers are still needed to ensure sessions can take place every day. (Watch this space for the actual opening date when it is confirmed.)

Tim Mann is the new parish councillor. Read an update from their October meeting.

The 31 bus service to Great Shelford has been saved although the final bus of the day from Cambridge has been cancelled.

Struggling with your fuel bills. There are some great energy saving tips this month from the local environmental group 2G3S

Congratulations to Great Shelford company anglia-EAR Hearing and Tinnitus solutions who won the prize for website of the year in the Cambridge Independent SME Cambridgeshire Business Awards. they also got a silver for customer service. (External link)

Cindy Forde, a Great Shelford based author, environmentalist, and founder of Planetari, has just published a new book.

Events this month include:

A history talk about the court of King James and its local links
A showing of Where the Crawdads Sing
Come and meet your parish council
And a Christmas Fair

Yoga and Somatics classes have just started - therapeutic movement and holistic practices. Little Shelford Memorial Hall: Tuesdays at 5.30pm and Fridays at 11.00am. For more information or to express an interest please contact Michelle: - michelle@honourourbody.co.uk

Cambridge Satchel Company, which has its main office in Great Shelford, has been sold to the French textile company Chargeurs .Two senior executives from Chargeurs have been appointed in their place alongside the specialist bag retailer‘s founder Julie Deane CBE, who remains a director. Julie lives in the village.

You love the new format of the newsletter according to the feedback I received last month. We had 10 new sign ups by people forwarding the email to their friends in the village and more than 2,000 people visiting the Great Shelford Online website. Is there anyone you know who may be missing out?

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Great Shelford October electronic newsletter

Solutions Hairdressers in Great Shelford is closing on October 13.

A 71 year old woman has died after colliding with a car in a car park in Woollards Lane, Great Shelford.

Three new streets are being created in Great Shelford with the arrival of 21 new almshouses

Volunteers are needed for a proposed warm hub in the village this winter

Cambridge Miniworks is leaving Great Shelford.

You can now collect your prescriptions 24 hours a day at the Shelford surgery

There is a question mark over the future of the 31 bus which serves Great and Little Shelford.

There's a great article about the proposed guided busway that will run across green belt on the edge of Great Shelford. (external link)

Events in and around Great Shelford this month include:

A Shelford library book sale
Free fireworks at the rugby club
A History of the British seaside talk
An Oktoberfest celebration at the Rugby Club

There's an extraordinary meeting of the Parish Council on October 5 which will include discussions on a) how the parish council can help residents over the autumn, winter and spring during the cost of living crisis including potential of provision of a Warm Hub. b) To consider supporting the reintroduction of a Farmers’ Market to be held at the Memorial Hall. c) To approve the grant of £2,000 towards a village Firework event to be run by the Rugby Club. (External link)

Shelford thriller writer Sarah Vaughan is taking part in the Cambridge Literary Festival (external link)

Staff at South Cambs council are trialling a four day working week on full pay

A talk tonight (Monday 3 October) called ‘Low-Cost Energy Saving Measures’ by Bart Hommels, who has retrofitted his own home and featured in Cambridge’s Open Eco Homes.

Stapleford and Little Shelford headlines

Little Shelford Parish Council is looking for a new Parish Clerk.

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Great Shelford September electronic newsletter

83 Ukrainians are now living with us in the Shelfords and Stapleford – and supporters are now trying to find private houses/flats to rent and/or access to social/charitable housing.

Could the Memorial Hall be a Great Shelford warm hub this winter as energy prices rocket? That is one option being tested in a new Parish Council survey. And warm hubs are being proposed by South Cambs Council.

There are no on-the-day sign-ups for Shelford Fun Run this year so you need to sign up in advance (and don’t forget there will road closures in the village on Fun Run day)

Great Shelford Online is the most trusted news source in the village according to a recent survey

Events this month include:

Little Shelford summer drinks party
Shelford Twinning wine tasting evening
A Great Shelford Ecofest & repair café
The Shelford Fun Run
A quiz evening

Flu jab dates have been announced – but Granta has revealed that they won’t now be given at the same time as the Covid autumn boosters.

Hello to FPP – First Point Projects, who have become the latest supporter of the Stapleford Online website (which helps to ensure you get all the trusted content for free) With over 15 years experience, their range of building, carpentry, and decorating services cover home owner requirements such as kitchen fitting, fencing, patios, internal and external alterations, small extensions and decorating projects.

Unwanted books in good condition are needed by the Friends of Great Shelford Library for their sale in the Shelford library during Libraries Week in October. And see the new dedicated section about events at the library on Great Shelford Online.

A popular village permissive footpath looks to have been given a 25 year guarantee

Applications have opened for 21 new almshouses in Great Shelford

Read the update from the environmental group 2G3S

AngliEar's advice about children who may be experiencing hearing problems have been highlighted in the Cambridge Independent.

Great Shelford Dry Cleaners have been taken over by a Royston company. (External link)

African Treasures, a company specialising in African Décor, is the latest addition to the Great Shelford business listings

Jackson Cox opticians are looking for a new receptionist

Great Shelford groups can get in free to Wimpole Hall.

Following the success of the Lionesses, did you know a number of girls from Shelford and Stapleford play for Sawston Girls? See their Facebook page or email sawstongirlsfootballclub@gmail.com for u8-u17s - beginners through to more experienced.

There’s a new worldwide electronic atlas showing villages connected with famous people – Great Shelford is linked with artist John Minton – our vote would have gone to Thomas Blossom or Sarah Vaughan. Make your own mind up at the village people section of Great Shelford Online.

Stapleford and Little Shelford headlines

Stapleford’s Rose pub shuts

You won’t believe how much Magpie Garage in Stapleford changed hands for in the summer.

An appeal has been launched to help pay for the legal fees for a memorial for a spitfire that crashed in Stapleford in World War Two.

The River Cam in Little Shelford appeared to turn bright green at the Wale Rec after the rain last week

The Navigator in Little Shelford needs a new supervisor

You may want help accessing grants and debt advice, support getting all the money you're entitled to, or simply want to know more about the government's recent support measures. Whatever your money worries may be, Cambridgeshire County Council has put together some helpful information to help you.

Great Shelford newsletter august

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has called for East West Rail to be scrapped (external link)
Parts of the EWR scheme are unachievable according to a major new report (external link)

The next East West Rail drop-in consultation event will be in Haslingfield between 2pm and 8pm on September 9.

A fundraising evening in Little Shelford in July raised more than £2.4k. The money will cover English language lessons for the Ukrainians who now live in The Shelfords and Stapleford. About 75 people from Ukraine have now been welcomed to Little Shelford, Great Shelford and Stapleford.

Now Shelford Spice is open, we’ve found out what the other half of their shop is going to be.

Shelford Rugby Club wants to install a shipping container to be used as a pizza kitchen.

There is a new consultation about part of the proposed route for the guided bus.

The Memorial Hall is being run by the Parish Council from the end of the month. Find how to book in the future here along with details of other community groups.

The pavilion has been re-named the Charlie Nightingale Pavilion

The update from the environmental group 2g3s includes the date for their next repair café in Great Shelford in September.

Scotsdales are hosting a summer of exciting events for children at their Great Shelford store.

Have your children registered for the Gadgeteers summer reading challenge at Great Shelford library yet?

Don’t forget there will be bin date changes for our blue and green bins because of the August bank holiday.

What do you think of the Great Shelford Online website? What do you like? And what do you want to see more of? Here is the 10-question survey.

Wasn’t the 2022 Shelford Feast great? They now need grant applications from local good causes by the end of September. The application form is on this page. (Its buried in the last paragraph btw).

September events include;

The Shelford Fun Run

A quiz in Little Shelford

And that repair café organised by the wonderful 2G3S group

Stapleford and Little Shelford headlines

There’s been a burglary in Little Shelford over the week-end

A new café has opened at the Stapleford Granary

A business in Little Shelford is leaving the village after 90 years.

Hauxton is becoming a 20mph zone early in 2023 #justsaying

Great Shelford July electronic newsletter

The new Shelford nursery is offering a £1,000 bonus to attract new staff

40 Ukrainians are now living in the Shelfords and Stapleford – and there’s a fundraiser in Little Shelford this month

There are fewer peak time buses for Great Shelford because of staff shortages

The Shelford Feast starts on Saturday, with the Feast Day this Sunday – you can see the full schedule here

A flat in Great Shelford is the first property in a unique rent-return scheme being run by the Cambridge Building Society

Volunteers are needed at Cara Coffee

What could be the most challenging job in Great Shelford has just been advertised

Events this month include:

The wonderful Shelford Feast including Tony Hadley and Trevor Nelson and Zoe Lyons headlining the comedy night
Storytime returns at the library
A Classical Symphony Surprises concert
Seven Shelford artists taking part in Cambridge Open Studios in July (external link)
An open day at Shelford Day Nursery.
East West Rail Co. are holding a drop-in session from 2pm to 8pm at Haslingfield Village Hall on 19th July.

Shelford Spice is finally opening this month.

Quizzes created during the pandemic in Great Shelford are now receiving national attention.

Shelford and Stapleford Youth Initiative are one of several innovative South Cambridgeshire youth projects which received council funding encouraging young people into outdoor activities as a way of improving their mental and physical wellbeing and health.

Stapleford and Little Shelford headlines

A popular garden nursery in Little Shelford is closing in July

A Community Warden scheme for Little Shelford is to be investigated

The Little Shelford jubilee street party made several national newspapers including The Times and the Daily Mail

An exhibition about a Spitfire pilot who crashed and died in Stapleford is the star attraction at the free Granary village day along with music from Mishra and local artists and stalls.

There was record attendances at the Stapleford village weekend. But the Parish Council has warned that “the village event may not happen again if we can’t get more people to help organise it”. (External link).

Wandlebury Country Park is expanding.

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Great Shelford June electronic newsletter

About 20 people from Ukraine including 12 children and a baby have now been welcomed to Gret & Little Shelford and Stapleford. The support group have just launched their own website.

Have your say in the influential Great Shelford and Stapleford Neighbourhood Plan about the future of the two villages

Liberal Democrats retain council seats in district council election (and who is the new Parish Councillor in the village?)

A major survey has been announced involving the guided busway through Great Shelford and Stapleford

Great Shelford’s farmers Market has closed

Outdoor movies are being shown in June at Shelford Rugby Club

A book about a Nazi spy who was buried in Great Shelford has just been published

Events this month include:

Don’t forget that Woollards Lane will be closed to traffic for the afternoon on June 5 for the Jubilee celebrations.

Zara is offering 20% off online takeaway orders until Sunday 5th June in celebration of The Queen's Platinum Jubilee. (External link)

Shelford Spice is now expected to open in July.

Shelford Feast schedule in July has been announced, with the Feast Day in the first week-end (and they are still looking for volunteers)

Congratulations to Rayments Garage who have just celebrated their 50th anniversary

Experienced Shelford pet and house sitter. Some summer dates still free. References available. Please call Bella Martin 07857125055.

Little Shelford and Stapleford headlines

Stapleford Jubilee plans include

Lighting of the Beacon on June 2
Quiz night on June 3
Stapleford week-end jubilee celebration day with an environmental twist on June 4
Tour de Stapleford on June 5

Stapleford Granary has an a number of outdoor concerts this month, including the wonderful Kathryn Tickell, Kabantu and the Matt Ford Trio as well as the launch of a Liz McGowan exhibition

PS: Sawston jubilee firework display - June 2

The event will take place off Huckeridge Hill, with gates opening from 8pm. The beacon will be lit and the firework display is set to commence at 9.45pm. Food, such as pizza, will be available on-site, alongside an ice cream van.

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Great Shelford April electronic newsletter

Over 60 families in the Shelfords and Stapleford have offered to house up to 120 Ukrainian refugees after a local campaign

Shelford’s Ukraine donations have arrived in Poland

Great Shelford Community Awards winners

Great Shelford’s share of the council tax bills is up 10%

The Shelford Feast schedule is revealed -with the Feast day at the start of the week this year.

Zara celebrates 15 years in Great Shelford this year

New Great Shelford takeaway to open in April

The New Great Shelford nursery opened in March

The New TV series from Shelford author Sarah Vaughan arrives on Netflix in April

Cara Cafe needs volunteers including a cleaner

There’s staff shortages and high demand at medical practice

Shelford blue bin recycling guide from the local group 2G3S

Events this month include:

Stapleford and Little Shelford headlines

Road repairers run out of tarmac – and they might not be back to finish the High Street in Little Shelford until the end of the year

New books needed after Little Shelford phone box library blaze

Man hurt in Little Shelford hit & run accident

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Great Shelford March electronic newsletter

More than 1,000 people in Great Shelford and Stapleford may have drunk water with dangerously high levels of toxic chemicals according to a report in The Guardian published on February 8.

South Cambridgeshire MP Anthony Browne has demanded a re-think for the controversial off-road busway in fields on the edge of the village after a survey revealed more than 80 per cent of respondents do not support it.

The 2022 Shelford Feast will see Feast Sunday at the start of the week instead of on the final day.

A new takeaway in Woollards Lane called Shelford Spice is expected to open at the end of April.

Events this month include:

The Great Shelford Annual Parish Meeting later this week with our MP Anthony Browne
The library’s first face to face event since the pandemic started
The SSYI big breakfast.

Our village surgery has published a vaccine guide for us

The village’s new nursery is opening at the end of the month.

A book about the nazi spy buried in Great Shelford can now be ordered. You can read more about Jan Willem Ter Braak on the Great Shelford Online website.

A punt is up for sale in Great Shelford (external link)

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Great Shelford February electronic newsletter

Do you want to see a guided busway built on fields on the edge of Great Shelford and Stapleford? Our MP has launched a survey about the proposals – but the deadline to complete it is Wednesday.

An additional bus service has been launched in the village

Do you know what date is green bin day in February?

Great Shelford community awards have been launched by the Parish Council. (External link). Deadline for entries is February 14. The winners will be announced at the annual parish meeting on March 3 by MP Anthony Browne.

The library is relaunching in-person events

Parish Council headlines (external link) from January include up to £15,000 could be spent towards hiring a barrister to act at a public enquiry about the guided busway.

The Parish Council now has three vacancies which will be filled at the elections in May.

2G3S are running one of their super Repair Cafés this month.

The Co-op has created what they describe as a “unique job”.

Rainbow Preschool is running a Polar Walk from 12-20th February – it’s a trail through the villages with animals to spot, facts to collect, and prizes to win. Register by emailing committee@rainbowshelford.co.uk and for £5 you will be sent a question sheet and map, for a fact-finding nature trail through Great and Little Shelford.

Grants are available for local businesses from South Cambs council

In our Granta health update,there is now a new dedicated Freephone Patient Help Line

Stapleford and Little Shelford headlines

The Parish Council share of the Stapleford council tax bills will increase by more than 13% from April.

Stapleford Granary has some great looking concerts this month including Fretwork, folk fiddlers Rant and the Eblana String Trio.

Why is Ben McAuley Stapleford’s Oscar winner?

Why is Ella the therapy dog from Shelford going to college every week?

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Great Shelford January electronic newsletter

Our blue and green bin dates have changed this month because of Christmas and COVID.

A controversial retirement care village on green belt on the edge of Stapleford and Great Shelford has been given the go ahead.

There’s been a twist in the Co-op’s plans to move their shop to High Green – and a presentation about the changes has been scrapped.

The new nursery in Great Shelford has delayed its opening until March.

A Great Shelford man has been jailed after an 80mph police chase through Cambridge (external link)

Great Shelford Parish Council has declared a climate emergency

The Council is launching new Community Awards this year sponsored by Redmayne, Arnold and Harris.

The Parish Council is going to rename the Sports Pavilion The Charlie Nightingales Sports Pavilion after the former Chairman of the Parish Council who was also a district councillor for the village.

There’s a new walking group in the village.

Great Shelford Parochial Charities is asking if it should groups and people outside of the village.

The school governors needs a new clerk.

A new warden for the village is also needed.

Stapleford and Little Shelford headlines

Stapleford Granary is limiting tickets and operating socially-distanced seating at two January classical concerts because of the current COVID spike

Jenny Flynn is expected to become Vice Chair of the Stapleford Parish Council later this week (external link).

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Great Shelford December newsletter

There is a public meeting tonight (December 1) about proposals for 100 new homes for Shelford & Stapleford.

There’s been another burglary in the village

Popular vicar and Parish Councillor Rev Simon Talbott is to leave Great Shelford

Christmas organists are needed for a Great Shelford Church this Christmas

A new part time warden is needed for the village

The new STEM village nursery is opening in February

The Shelford school governors need a new clerk

There’s been a twist in the Co-op’s plan to switch to High Green

Have you seen the new Parish Council website yet? (External link)

SSYI needs more volunteers

And Arthur Rank Hospice needs volunteer tree collectors

Don’t forget our bin collections will change around Christmas

Events this month include;

A drive in carol concert
A Christmas concert at St Mary’s
A Christmas Market at Stapleford Granary
And lots of festive performances at the Granary too

Well done to Zara who were crowned Restaurant of the Year for East of England Bangladesh Caterers Association UK BCA Awards 2021 .

The Snippy the Crab book by Shelford writer Alison Miles has been listed by The National Poetry Library.

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Great Shelford November newsletter

McColls, which has stood empty for three years, has got the go ahead to become a takeaway.

Have you had your say about whether green belt land on the edge of Great Shelford and Stapleford should have 100 houses built on it. The deadline is December 13. (External link)

A GP who works some of the week at Great Shelford has written in the Guardian about some of the challenges their profession is facing. (external link)

The new Shelford and Stapleford Youth Initiative centre has been opened.

The Parish Council has a new logo. Its also about to launch a new website.

The Playscape playground has opened (external link)

Cara Café is looking for some new volunteers

Granta surgery in Great Shelford have published a booster vaccine update.

The Gogs farmshop has a sparkling new website. (external link)

Events this month include a bike sale and pop up café, the Playscape official opening and a talk in Little Shelford about Papworth hospital.

Jan Willem Ter Braak was a Nazi spy buried in an unmarked grave in the cemetery in Great Shelford during the second world war. A book about Ter Braak is being published in spring 2022. Here’s a profile of the spy.

Due to the current COVID reports, Great Shelford Country Market has decided to cancel Chutney tasting planned for 17th and 24th November. However, there will be a display of chutneys so plenty to look at but regretfully no tasters.

Little Shelford and Stapleford headlines

Stapleford Parish Councillors declared a climate and ecological emergency at their meeting in October. To spread the word about the Parish Council’s environmental work and to involve the community, they will be holding their first ‘eco event’ in November.

The Stapleford Granary is having its first Christmas Market in December.

Eight homes have been removed from Stapleford’s historic conservation area.

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Great Shelford September 2021 electronic newsletter

£100 parking fines have been handed out in one area in the village

One hundred new homes off Hinton Way and Mingle Lane have come a step closer.

A new nursery is set to open in Great Shelford this winter

Next step East West Rail dates have been published

New homes in Great Shelford are to be triple glazed because of the potential noise threat from the proposed East West Railway

Your feedback from the summer survey have prompted several major changes in the new Great Shelford Online website – the website has been revamped and updated over the summer

A new 63 bed care home is being built on the former Shelford Energy site

Special flu clinics have been announced for September

A Great Shelford company has created its own woodland to offset its energy use

New environmental books are now available at the village library (which has returned to normal opening hours by the way)

The Wednesday Country Market opening hours have been extended

And the Sunflower café at Scotsdales will re-open later this month.

From September 8, the A1307 will be resurfaced from the Worts’ Causeway junction to the Addenbrooke’s Roundabout.

The 31 bus route has been extended.

Three Afghan families are to be provided homes and support by South Cambs Council

Events this month include;

• The Shelford Fun Run

• The Little Shelford fun week-end

• An outdoor cinema show

• Eight concerts at the Stapleford Granary - Stapleford Granary will be operating at two thirds capacity for their autumn season

• And don't forget the wonderful SSYI breakfast on October 2

Shelford Rugby Club has a great new video (external link)

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Great Shelford July 2021 electronic newsletter

The former McColls newsagents could soon become a takeaway.

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.

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

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

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

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

Stapleford and Little Shelford headlines

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.

Great Shelford May 2021 electronic newsletter

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.

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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.