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After 500 days of the Great Shelford COVID support group, it has been announced that the group has closed. Read an interview with the group founder, Chris Smith.
See the latest Great Shelford community news and events at www.greatshelford.online
The former McColls newsagents could soon become a takeaway.
See the latest Great Shelford community news and events at www.greatshelford.online
Steve Cooper has produced a bird report for Dernford Reservoir 2020. This site on the outskirts of Stapleford now regularly attracts a variety of scarce birds. (external link)
Great Shelford has been named as one of the best places to live in the UK (external link).
A new cycling club has launched in Great Shelford.
Annette Thomas, who lives in Great Shelford, is the new Chief Executive of the Guardian Media Group - the parent company of the Guardian and the Observer.
Former Spandau Ballet singer Tony Hadley and DJ Trevor Nelson will headline the 2022 Shelford Feast.
This community website for Great Shelford at www.greatshelford.info 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, 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.
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On June 22 at 2pm, a crew from Cambridge was called to a fire in the open on Cambridge Road, Great Shelford. Firefighters used a jet to extinguish a hedgerow fire. The cause of the fire was accidental.
Rejection of proposals to put a nursery in a building empty for almost three years have been described as "absurd" by the Parish Council.
Christopher Jenkin from Great Shelford was awarded the British Empire Medal in October 2020 for services to the homeless in Cambridge during Covid-19.
A perfect home classroom in Great Shelford has been featured in The Times (external link).
Major housing developments for more than 1,000 new homes have been proposed for Great Shelford.
Sites include Shelford Rugby Club and the Camping and Caravan Site off Cambridge Road are included in the proposals. Up to 40 homes are proposed for the Grange Field, which could lead to an extension of the Recreation Ground.
The new Angli-Ear hearing solutions office opened in the former Barclays Bank building on Woollards Lane on November 2.
The actions and decisions of the Great Shelford Parish Council September meeting included the news that the Shelford Playscape project has received £109,000 funding and £21,000 is to be spent on improvements including decking on the river ban in the Rec .(External link)
A new osteopathy clinic is opening in the village - and they are offering 50% off the first session.
Great Shelford Dental Practice will restart NHS check-ups from 1st October for children under the age of 16. For adults it will only be possible to start check-ups in 2021.
Three snakes and more than 100 lizards were found in a wildlife survey in Great Shelford. (External link)
A new gym in Great Shelford is offering free initial consultations.
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.
Volunteers are needed at the Arthur Rank charity shop in Great Shelford.
Charles Nightingale has stood down after more than 30 years on the Parish Council.
Shelford Feast will now be a free one day event on Saturday July 10. The other events including Tony Hadley and Trevor Nelson have been postponed until 2022.
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)
The Memorial Hall was used for a funeral gathering that contravened Coved 19 procedures according to the minutes of the Parish Council meeting on March 17. Other headlines include;
1) Great Shelford Parish Council says its preference to replace the proposed tramway on Green Belt in the village would be for an on-road solution running alongside the A1307.
2) Many verges, in particular in Cambridge Road are being damaged by delivery vehicles and residents.
3) The Parish Council is proposing to hold a Zoom Annual Parish Meeting on Wednesday 12th May 2021 on basis of an open Q&A session to Councillors covering any topics raised by residents.
4) £2,500 is to be spent on producing a new format for the Parish Council website.A man has been jailed after a cannabis farm was discovered in Great Shelford (external link)
Prof Wolf Reik, who lives in Great Shelford, has been appointed as Director of the Babraham Institute. (External link)
The Arthur Rank Hospice has launched its own 'Help at Hand’ app which will help their patients access practical support available in their local community.
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 8 months.
The Co-op is hoping to move its shop in Great Shelford.
Local company Pillsorted celebrated their first birthday on Nov 30. Read a profile of Shelford based CEO Zeinab Ardeshir (pictured) about balancing life as an entrepreneur and a mum.
Great Shelford Medical Practice has a new website where you can book appointments.
What do you think of the Great Shelford website? It is being relaunched in September. But before that happens, we want you to tell us your view about what you like and what you would change in this three minute survey.
Great Shelford's surgery is introducing an app called Airmid; a patient-facing app designed for patients and GP surgeries alike. From viewing upcoming appointments to video consultations, viewing your medical records and ordering your medication, you can manage all your health care needs in one place.
Great Shelford library is now fully open again.
A recruitment agency based in Great Shelford is expanding.
A Woollards Lane business is considering introducing parking fines because of abuse of their parking area.
Great Shelford-based Julie Deane, CEO of the Cambridge Satchel Company, was awarded a CBE in the Queen’s birthday honours list. Read an exclusive interview with Julie Deane.
Shelford school is trying to raise £4,000 with an online fundraiser.
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.
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.
An early version of rock legends Pink Floyd played two concerts in Great Shelford in the 1960s.
A fascinating book about the history of Great and Little Shelford has been re-published - 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.
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Great Shelford is a popular and vibrant village four miles south of Cambridge.
4,233 people live in Great Shelford according to the 2011 Census.
Writers Allison Pearson and Adele Geras live in Great Shelford.
Famous people who have lived in Great Shelford include Julie Deane OBE, founder of the Cambridge Satchel Company, painter John Minton, writers Phillipa Pearce and Tom Sharpe, Sir Peter Hall, the theatrical director and former Arsenal footballer Steve Morrow who also captained Northern Ireland.
The Shelford Feast festival takes place every July.
Shelford Rugby Club currently play in the National League 2 South.
Great Shelford is twinned with Verneuil-en-Halatte in France.
The village has links to Pink Floyd. An early version of Pink Floyd played two concerts in Great Shelford. Trinity House at 11 Cambridge Road was the setting for a party which was described in the book " A Pink Floyd fan's Illustrated Guide to Cambridge" as one of "two important Floyd episodes." It was also used for the cover of the Pink Floyd album Ummagumma.
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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, 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, 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.
The Great Shelford website includes details about roadworks and burglaries in all the main great Shelford streets including Abberley Wood, Ashen Green, Babraham Road, Birch Trees Road, Bridge Close, Bridge Lane, Buristead Road, Cabbage Moor, Cambridge Road, Chaston Road, Cherry Hinton Road, Cherry Trees, Church Street, Coppice Avenue, Crandal Way, Davey Crescent, De Freville Road, Elm's Avenue, Glebe Lane, Grain Close, Granham's Road, Granhams Close, Granta Terrace, Headley Gardens, High Green, High Street, Hills View, Hinton Way, Hobsons Acre, Kings Mill Lane, Leeway Avenue, London Road, Macaulay Avenue, Marfleet Close, Maris Green, Mill Court, Mingle Lane, More's Meadow, Orchard Road, Peacocks, Poplar Close, Red Hill Close, Red Hill Lane, Robinson Court, Selwyn Close, Shelford Park Avenue, Shelford Road, Spinney Drive, Station Road, Stonehill Road, The Hectare, The Orchards, Tunwells Lane, Tunwells Lane, Walden Way, Walnut Drive, Westfield Road, Wheelers, Woodlands Close, Woodlands Road and Woollards Lane.
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Dozens of old photos of Great Shelford can now be seen together on this Great Shelford website.
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.
Postcards have emerged giving an insight into the lives of a soldier based in Great Shelford during part of World War 1.
Great Shelford consultant Emmanuel Huguet who saved the life of rock star Wilko Johnson has been featured in a new movie. Photo: Cambridge News
A blue plaque has been unveiled at Shelford Railway station in memory of a local retired railwayman.
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This old photo of Hinton Way from around 1917 was sold on Ebay. There are lots of other old postcards in a special gallery.