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Great Shelford July electronic newsletter
Proposals for more than 100 new homes off Hinton Way and Mingle Lane will be decided this week.
We're loving the 2026 Shelford Feast. Don't forget that the comedy night with Milton Jones is sold out - but we have a list of local shops who may have a spare ticket left. Find out what's happening at the Feast this week.
A proposed new pathway linking Jenny's Path with Hauxton and Harston has been welcomed by Great Shelford Parish Council.
A planning application for more than100 new homes near Shelford Rugby Club has been submitted.
The roll-out for most of our food collection caddies have slipped back to August at the earliest, with some homes in Great Shelford not getting their caddies until the autumn.
A new Tiger on-demand bus service is expanding to cover Great Shelford and 12 other South Cambridgeshire villages
Congratulations to Rohan in Great Shelford under nines cricket team who got six wickets in six balls to make headlines around the cricket world.
The summer reading challenge has started at Shelford library.
Environment headlines include the Government banning the sale of over the counter flea and tick treatments because of environment damage.
The village's weekly Country Market has celebrated its 50th anniversary
Proposals for a new light railway on green belt in Great Shelford and Stapleford are now back on the table after a lull.
Events this month include the Cambridge Open Studios, Cambridge Carbon Footprint and Cambridge Retrofit Hub are running a session on getting your home ready for heatwaves
Its been arranged for unwanted computer hardware (PCs, laptops, printers, monitors, mobile phones, ink cartridges, etc., but not CRT monitors) to be collected from Great Shelford for recycling early on Wednesday 22 July. Please dig out any computer hardware that you no longer need and/or is broken and either drop it round to Mike (6 The Hectare, Great Shelford, CB22 5UT) or give him a ring on 721366/07905 356468 by Tuesday 21 July.
The Cambridge South new station opened at the end of June.
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Great Shelford June electronic newsletter
You only have until June 9th to have your say about the East West Rail proposals for Great Shelford.
Proposals for 110 new homes off Mingle Lane have been opposed by Stapleford Council.
The Lib Dems won the two seats in Great Shelford in the recent council elections.
The new Cambridge South railway station will finally open on June 28. (External link)
Great Shelford Country Market has some special celebrations this month to mark their 50th birthday.
As the new food caddies are rolled out across Great Shelford this month, we have created an easy to read guide about what you can recycle in your caddies (and what you can't)
The much‑loved Arthur Rank Hospice fundraiser, the Star Shine Night Walk is back in June.
Almost 30 swift boxes have now been installed in Shelford and Stapleford as part of a local initiative.
A talk on the Master of Lies with author Piers Blofeld is one of the highlights at Shelford library this month.
One of the care homes in the village could be expanding.
Events this month include the Shelford School summer fair and a drinks event for the Arthur Rank hospice.
Congratulations to Scotsdales who have been shortlisted as finalists at The Retas Awards in the category of Best Garden Centre Retailer of Greeting Cards (Independent).
Shelford Feast and Festival tickets are selling strongly - get yours before they all go.
Stapleford headlines
Stapleford Village week-end is happening in June including the chance to see the England versus Panama world cup match on a big screen on the Saturday evening.
The first summer outdoor concert at Stapleford Granary has already sold out.
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Great Shelford May electronic newsletter
Bird Flu has been found at a farm near Great Shelford.
The East West Rail proposals that will impact on Great and Little Shelford are hardening up which will include the extension of a popular footpath in the village. There's a special consultation session later this week.
Residents opposed to more than 100 new houses near their Great Shelford homes have written a blog setting out their case.
The candidates have been unveiled for the elections in Great Shelford on May 7.
A campaign group has been set up to stop the 110 home development in Stonehill Gardens
A map of Great Shelford in 1901 has been re-published including a fascinating commentary by Shelford historian Tony Kirby.
Cara Coffee is hoping to introduce a board game session
Shelford Feast tickets are already selling well, with at least two of the nights looking like they may sell out, even at this early stage.
A centuries-old sunrise ritual will return to Wandlebury on May 1.
Library news this month includes a talk by Kate Armstrong about her mother’s book “ An unexpected journey. Life in the colonies at Empires end; a woman’s role”.
Events this month include two archaeological days at Wandlebury in May.
There is lots of news in the local environmental update.
A new lunch club has been launched in the village.
Stapleford headlines
A £15,000 appeal has been launched to re-open the Stapleford school swimming pool.
A new dentist opened in Stapleford in April.
A house in Stapleford has gone up for sale for almost £3 million. (external link)
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Great Shelford April electronic newsletter
More than 100 new homes could be built off Hinton Way and Mingle Lane following a controversial new planning application.
New details have emerged about the proposed 10 acre 120 homes development near Shelford Rugby Club.
Cambridge Road is one of six roads in Cambridgeshire that will be fully re-surfaced as part of a new £58 million pothole campaign.
A new dentist opens in Stapleford this month.
Cambridge Cancer Help Centre on Cambridge Road has received a £2,000 grant.
Events this month include a sculpture exhibition at Stapleford Granary by Angelina Ballerina illustrator Helen Craig and the annual parish meeting.
Arthur Rank Hospice Charity is holding its' first "Fill a bag" shopping event in April.
A top comedian has been added to the Shelford Feast line-up. Tickets for the Shelford Feast including Pixie Lott go on sale at Easter.
Library headlines this month include a cyber escape room challenge.
You can double the difference you make a for a local charity as every donation is now matched.
Stop press: Almost 1700 people visited the Shelford Online website in March.
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Great Shelford March electronic newsletter
Proposals have emerged for a new community and 120 new homes on Green Belt in Great Shelford.
Pot holes in Great Shelford have been labelled apocalyptic by one new resident in the Cambridge News. (External link)
Pixie Lott and Trevor Nelson are headlining the 2026 Shelford Feast.
Squirrels are being sold by a Great Shelford butcher.
Food waste caddie collections are expected to start in Great Shelford in June.
Can you provide a home for a Swift or House Martin?
A 200 year old painting of St Mary's Church in Great Shelford has gone on sale.
Shelford writer Sarah Vaughan's new novel is out in March - and she also has an event in Cambridge too this month.
Switching to green energy is the topic of a talk at Shelford library in March.
Green bin collections return to normal timings in April.
Caring Together Charity's Great Shelford Carers’ Hub is a great place to meet other unpaid carers.
Events this month include an Easter market and funday, a free woodland guided walk and a scouts jumble sale.
I can't recommend Park Motors in the village highly enough. I thought my slow puncture was due to a pothole and I faced a bill of £200+ for a new tyre. Cue Park Motors who had a look, found the offending nail, fixed the tyre and charged me just £30. What's not to like about that?
Stapleford and Little Shelford headlines
Little Shelford residents are demanding an underpass if there railway crossing is shut permanently by East West Rail.
A viking-era grave has been unearthed at Wandlebury Country Park.
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Great Shelford February electronic newsletter
Woollards Lane in Great Shelford is now in a dangerous state because of the large potholes according to the Parish Council.
An East West Rail community event is taking place at Great Shelford library in February which will include details of a new path for the village.
Shelford Support Group are looking for some more volunteer drivers and administrative help to transport members of the community to medical appointments. (External link)
A driver crashed into the railway crossing gates in Great Shelford while being pursued by police on Jan 13. (External link)
Environment news this month includes a special repair workshop.
Library news includes a talk by Helen Harwood about education in the Shelfords.
Green bin day this month is Tuesday Feb 10.
Arthur Rank's Christmas tree collection scheme raised £119,000.
A 20 mph restriction could soon be in place for Abberley Wood, De Freville Road, Granham's Close and part of Granham's Road. Consultation letters have been sent out to nearby residents.
Community support has provided a 12-month reprieve for Arthur Rank Hospice beds that faced closure due to NHS funding cuts. (external link)
Welcome to Pitman Woodwind who have just moved into the former dry cleaners premises in Great Shelford. (External links)
Hundreds of people have signed a petition demanding the urgent resurfacing of the A1301 in Great Shelford (Cambridge Road/Shelford Road), from Granham's Road to the junction of Hauxton Road.
Fancy doing a charity cycle ride in May for the Cambridge Cancer Centre in Great Shelford?
Stapleford and Little Shelford headlines
St Andrew's Church is looking for a new Parish Administrator
The history of Little Shelford's Manor House is the subject of the Little Shelford history Society meeting in February.
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Great Shelford January electronic newsletter
A Great Shelford home has been burgled during the day
A Great Shelford private dentist is opening a clinic in Stapleford in the spring.
The inquiry into a guided busway linking Great Shelford and Stapleford to Cambridge has been delayed because of a gas pipeline.
A late night train made a special one-off stop at Shelford station after a village couple missed their last train.
Shelford Spice made the national news when they pretended to fill a pothole on Woollards Lane with one of their giant naan breads. (external link)
A pilot monthly ‘Street Food Feast’ evening will be held in the Memorial Hall car park for three months on the last Friday of each month.
Environment news includes another repair cafe happening soon in Great Shelford.
Granta Medical Practices provide more GP appointments per 1,000 patients than any other group in Cambridgeshire.
Weekly food waste collections in the Shelfords and Stapleford will be rolled out in 2026.
And don't forget our only green bin collection this month is on Jan 13th.
Shelford library has welcomed their new co-librarian Vikki Keppey in the afternoons.
If January fitness culture makes you want to crawl back under a duvet, you’re not alone. At Wandlebury Country Park, a group of walkers is quietly rejecting the pressure of New Year “new you” messaging in favour of fresh air, conversation, and a cup of coffee at the end.
Walks are among a handful of events at Wandlebury this month.
Stapleford and Little Shelford headlines
The Anderson family say they will be all but cut-off from the rest of the village by the East West Rail proposals.
Stapleford Granary is launching a supporters scheme.
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