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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
MP Josh Simons, from Little Shelford, has resigned as a Cabinet Office Minister.
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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