One of the stars of the 2017 Britain's Got Talent has been added to the Shelford Feast line up. Third placed Daliso Chaponda has been added to the comedy night on July 12. Stop press: The Saturday evening event featuring the Real Thing and Odyssey has now sold out.    A second barbers shop (photo above) is coming to Great Shelford. They will be operating in Woollards Lane alongside the fourth estate agents. Sign up for your free e-newsletter A Memorial stone for a Nazi spy buried in Great Shelford has been given the go ahead by the Parish Council. See the other Council decisions from their May meeting. Cambridgeshire County Council is demanding £70 for every pot hole they fill in in Great Shelford. Overnight on June 15 on High Green, Great Shelford, thieves broke down a metal fence and stole tools and building equipment from the building site. There have four other crimes in four days in the village.There is a new bid for more new homes in Great Shelford and Stapleford. Developers have highlighted areas in the two villages that could take more houses. Shelford Deli is after a new Assistant Manager. (External link) Barclays Bank in Great Shelford is closing on Thursdays from July 24. A daytime burglar was disturbed by a homeowner in a Great Shelford break-in. Great Shelford Parish Council has two vacancies (external links): An Assistant to the Parish Clerk See Details A New Parish Councillor See Details - Apply by July 2017 Ever seen Great Shelford from the air? A new drone video has just emerged. Vandals damaged garage doors on Mingle Lane, Great Shelford on May 21st. Great Shelford has 2 new county councillors. Royal Mail will no longer leave undelivered large items of mail at the new Great Shelford Post Office. Arthur Rank's £10m Hospice at Shelford Bottom has scooped a major award. There are plans to demolish a house on Cambridge Road, Great Shelford and replace it with 7 flats. There were two burglaries in Great Shelford in April. Did you know that Arthur Rank Hospice’s Bistro is open to the general public? A Shelford student has won a prestigious acting award. New speed flashing signs are about to be installed by the village school ahead of a 20mph limit being introduced.  There have been complaints about more problem parking in Leeway Avenue. Parish and District Councillor Charles Nightingale has talked about living with Parkinson's Disease (external link).  The Burr Shoe Shop in Woollards Lane has closed. It now means that with the Matthew Lloyd hairdresser shop shut too, there are two empty shops in Great Shelford. Shelford Rugby Club is having a special artificial pitch installed. And the club is also hoping to raise £250,000 to extend their clubhouse. Online tickets are now on sale for the Real Thing and Odyssey who are headlining the Shelford Feast.  The new Great Shelford Post Office was formally opened by MP Heidi Allen on March 24. Pictured (left to right are: Mike Nettleton, Chair, Great Shelford parish Council Kash and his wife Jayshri who run the new Post Office, MP Heidi Allen and District Councillor Charles Nightingale. Meanwhile its emerged another village shop is closing. Great and Little Shelford School will lose £6,000 under changes being proposed by the Government.  Great Shelford will get a new café this summer.  The new copse on the Recreation Ground is taking shape, with the help of a Willow den created by SSYI. The Playscape campaign has now reached £32,000 of its target. Five minute sessions have been introduced to increase the number of appointments at the Shelford Medical Practice. House prices in Great Shelford
have increased by more than 11% a year over the last 25 years. The Neighbourhood Plan for Shelford and Stapleford now has its own website. The Shelford Playscape campaign has now raised more than £30,000 (external link.) South Cambridgeshire is one of the best places to live in the UK (external link). The Parish Council has a new website. There’s a new website for a science park called Cambridge South behind Shelford Rugby Club There are proposals for a new coffee shop in Great Shelford. Shelford Rugby Club is getting an £800,000 3G pitch. The club has also appointed a new Head Coach (external link) A Great Shelford resident notched a world record in the London Marathon. A woman who has spent much of her life working in Great Shelford has died aged 106. Zara Indian Restaurant has won another award. The Memorial Hall could be redeveloped to include a larger village health centre, according to initial Neighbourhood Plan discussions. Plans to convert Shelford Lodge bed and breakfast bed and breakfast into apartments have just been published. A new science park and 1,250 new homes may be created in Great Shelford and Trumpington. .  The Tour de France came to Great Shelford on July 7 2014. | This is the programme for the Stapleford Village Week-end in June.
 New homes in Station Road, Great Shelford have been branded "ugly and out of character" by one resident. Photo: John Wakefield How Hard Can It Be, the new book by Great Shelford writer Allison Pearson ,is published in September. The latest Scotsdales deals and discount vouchers are here. Fancy a free yoga class at Camyoga with a special voucher for Great Shelford residents?  Sunset on the new Arthur Rank Hospice at Shelford Bottom on Jan 18 2017. Parking problems near the station could get worse because of nearby changes.  Here's one of dozens of old photos of Great Shelford from the past century shared by Mary King. James Newman has spent 4 years and £40,000 building a giant computer inside his Great Shelford home which has made headlines from the BBC to the Daily Mail.  There are proposals to re-route a footpath between the Shelfords and Harston.  A photo of a 13th century seal from Great Shelford has been published. (photo courtesy St John's College) 
The railway crossing shelter has been improved with a set of local murals by artist Frances Richardson.
Great Shelford's newest road - “Fletcher’s Way” - is now open. The Parish Council made the suggestion because Leopold (known as Tom) Fletcher’s business, Fletcher and Sons, occupied the site prior to Welch. He ran the business with his sons Leopold junior and Charlie, was well known in Shelford and lived to a great age. On the left is an old photo showing one of his trucks outside the Fletcher & Sons depot. See more photos of the original Fletchers site.  Postcards have emerged giving an insight into the lives of a soldier based in Great Shelford during part of World War 1.  A blue plaque has been unveiled at Shelford Railway station in memory of a local retired railwayman. The times of the number 31 bus service which travels through Great Shelford are changing in June.  Great Shelford Online now has a dedicated section on Facebook, where new stories will be posted.  The Great Shelford house that was the setting for the children's book Tom's Midnight Garden has been sold.  A fascinating book about the history of Great and Little Shelford has been republished - and you have a chance to buy your own copy. It would make a great Christmas present for history lovers. The number of people living in Great Shelford has grown to 4233 according to the 2011 Census. Disclaimer All information on the website is subject to change at any time without notice. Any logos or trademarks displayed on the website are the rights and property of their respective owners. All information on the website and text is copyright of www.greatshelford.info and any reproduction of this without express permission is strictly prohibited. WWW.greatshelford.info and Great Shelford Online is an independent Great Shelford website. David Martin is the editor in chief and the main writer. He was a NCTJ trained journalist before becoming the Managing Editor of BBC Radio Cambridgeshire and the creator of BBC Cambridgeshire Online. Areas and issues covered by this Great Shelford website, Great Shelford Online: This community website for Great Shelford includes details about the Great Shelford medical centre aka the Great Shelford doctors, the Great Shelford rugby club, the new Great Shelford post office, Great Shelford FC, Great Shelford football club, Great Shelford school, the Great Shelford dentist, Great and Little Shelford primary school, Great Shelford library, the Great Shelford calendar, Great Shelford Parish Council and details about Great Shelford history as well as Restaurants in Great Shelford including the best places to eat in Great Shelford including the Indian restaurant Zara, and the Chinese restaurant Forum House, Great Shelford estate agents including Haart, Tucker Gardner , Redmayne, and Sharman Quinney, Great Shelford businesses including , Great Shelford deli, Davies Solicitors Pipedream plumbing, Great Shelford dental surgery, Shops in Great Shelford including Great Shelford deli, Barkers the butchers, Hair Solutions Great Shelford and Great Shelford Post Office as well as Pubs in Great Shelford including the Plough and Square and Compasses, builders in Great Shelford, plumbers in Great Shelford, Great Shelford churches including Great Shelford St Mary's Church, Great Shelford Free Church and Great Shelford community groups including Great Shelford Tennis Club, and Great Shelford WI. The Great Shelford website Great Shelford Online also includes details about Great Shelford events including the Great Shelford Feast, Great Shelford camping, bed and breakfast and hotel information. There is also a page on Great Shelford community groups, Great Shelford planning and the Great Shelford village plan as well as regular updates on the Great Shelford fun run, the Cambridge South development , news about MP Heidi Allen, updates on the Arthur Rank hospice and information about Pink Floyd playing in Great Shelford. This community website for Shelford, Great Shelford Online, includes details about the Shelford Medical centre, Shelford rugby, Shelford post office, Shelford FC, Shelford football club, Shelford school, the shelford dentist, Shelford primary school, Shelford library, the Shelford calendar, Shelford parish council and details about Shelford history as well as a list of Restaurants in Shelford including Zara, and Forum House, Shelford estate agents including Haart, Tucker Gardner and Sharman Quinney, Shelford businesses including , Shelford Deli, Davies Solicitors, Pipedream plumbing, Shelford dental surgery, Shops in shelford including Shelford deli, Barkers the butchers, Cambridge Cycle Company, Hair solutions Shelford and shelford post office as well as Pubs in shelford including the Plough and Square and Compasses, Builders in shelford, Plumbers in shelford, Shelford churches including Shelford St mary's church, Shelford free church and Shelford community groups including Shelford tennis club, and Shelford WI. The Shelford website also includes details about Shelford events including the Shelford Feast, shelford camping, bed and breakfast and hotel information. There is also a page on Shelford community groups, Shelford planning and the Shelford village plan as well as regular updates on the Shelford fun run, the Cambridge South development , news about MP Heidi Allen, updates on the Shelford hospice, also known as the Arthur Rank hospice and information about pink floyd playing in Shelford. Great Shelford planning and planning applications Great Shelford community groups Great Shelford blogs and emails Estate agents in Great Shelford Great Shelford bed & breakfast bed & breakfast in Great Shelford Great Shelford computer repairs computer repairs in Great Shelford electricians in Great Shelford photographer in Great Shelford |
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