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New MP for Great Shelford in 2015 Heidi Allen will be the Conservative candidate in the General Election in South Cambridgeshire in May 2015. She is currently a district councillor in St Albans. MP Andrew Lansley has announced that he is standing down next year. Read about Heidi's selection in the Cambridge News here. zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz |
New speed limits for Cambridge Road and Hinton Way
Following pressure from the Parish Council, Cambridgeshire County Council has installed temporary signs at either end of the newly restricted stretch on Hinton Way advising motorists that the speed limit has been reduced. This is after the County Council felt they had to remove newly installed 30mph repeater signs which they said had been put in by mistake and would have made any infringements unenforceable!
On Cambridge Road, all the 40mph signage has been removed. But the County Council has not been able so far to install temporary notices of the change as on Hinton Way.
Great Shelford property prices rise by 7%
House prices in Great Shelford rose by just over 7% in the last year according to the latest statistics from property website Zoopla.
The average price of a house in Great Shelford rose by 7.09% or £33,050 in 2014. The average price paid for a property in the village was £486,331.
You can see street by street information at www.Zoopla.co.ukAnother Great Shelford burglary
A burglary was reported at Cambridge Road, Great Shelford. This occurred on Monday 29th December during daylight hours. The burglar smashed the rear patio door glass and entered the property. An untidy search was carried out according to the police.
It may also be necessary to carry out some preparation works before the treatment takes place, and if a road closure is required, the same process will be followed.
Great Shelford business park bought for £6 million
Buccleuch Property bought Mill Court from the receivers to the previous owners for £6.35 million.
Shelford burglars jailed
Oliver DALBY – Cambridge City burglar who was convicted of 9 dwelling burglaries travelling into South Cambridgeshire villages during 2014. 3 house burglaries in Landbeach and further burglaries in the following villages, Great Shelford, Milton, Girton, Cottenham, Impington and Willingham. DALBY was sentenced to 876 days in prison on the 5th December 2014 at Cambridge Crown Court.
Tomas DRUNGELAS – A prolific Hertfordshire burglar who was travelling into South Cambridgeshire villages during 2011 and 2012, admitted to committing 199 offences across a number of cross border forces, 7 of these were dwelling burglaries in the villages of Foxton (two offences), Shepreth, Whittlesford, and three offences in Great Shelford. DRUNGELAS sentencing has been deferred, following acceptance onto the C2 project in Hertfordshire.
Reginald HILL – A Surrey burglar who travelled into South Cambridgeshire and has been charged with a burglary in Little Shelford in 2014 and is currently remanded awaiting trial.
Chris Wiseman
PCSO Sawston
Great Shelford Parish Council November round up
A new planning application is to be submitted for the former Railway Tavern site which will include 8 houses and 4 affordable flats. Architect Rowan Haysom described the new design which has a more prominent and rounded “landmark, focal-point” corner by the railway line. The proposals would include parking for 15 vehicles. Comments concerned minimal parking provision, closeness of frontage to Station Road, light reduction on neighbouring properties and possibility of funnelling effect of wind along front of the building.
Residents of Ashen Green have complained to the Parish Council about inconsiderate parking by users of the Wednesday Mothers’ and Toddlers’ Group at the Free Church. The Police are to be asked to take action.
Great Shelford December crime round up
And a shed burglary was reported in Station Road, Great Shelford. This occurred during the evening of Tuesday 2nd December. The thieves forced a padlock to the site, and forced entry to the office and stole power tools.
A new hospice next to Babraham Park & Ride site at Shelford Bottom has been give the green light by South Cambridgeshire councillors at a planning meeting today (Wednesday 3 December).
The new state-of-the-art facilities for Arthur Rank Hospice will increase the size of facilities they currently have available and see them move from their ageing site at the bottom of Mill Road.
Plans for the new Hospice include a 24-bed in-patient unit, an education area to train staff and day care facilities – some of which cannot be provided at their current facilities.
Planners have been working with the Hospice for over a year to secure a suitable new site, and over 100 alternatives were assessed before Caius Farm, Cherry Hinton Road, Shelford Bottom, was chosen.
The Hospice will be set within the existing trees with other community buildings close by.
The decision made by South Cambridgeshire District Council’s planning committee will now be referred to Eric Pickles MP, the Secretary of State, as the site is in the green belt. He will have 21 days to decide whether he is content for the planning permission to be issued, or whether he has objections.
Cllr Lynda Harford, Chairman of South Cambridgeshire District Council’s Planning Committee, said: “Arthur Rank Hospice provide a fantastic service for so many people and it is great news we have been able to support them in finding a new home which will have some of the best facilities around. The final decision will now be made by the Secretary of State, but we hope we will hear positive news very soon.”
Lynn Morgan, Chief Executive for the Charity added: “We care for, and support our patients and their families, during extremely difficult times and we are passionate about providing a facility that complements the superb care our team deliver. We are delighted to see the project moving forward as the new Hospice, will enable us to care for more patients in the hospice. This will help to make every moment count for even more people across Cambridgeshire, including more rural areas as a result of the augmented Hospice at Home service.”
Louise Knights, Associate at the architects for the project LSI, said: “Receiving planning permission is a significant milestone towards providing Arthur Rank Hospice with the building that their fantastic hard work deserves. The new Hospice will provide every patient and visitor with a direct connection to the outside, with the external space being treated as equally as important as the internal environment.”
Spate of Great Shelford burglaries
Four burglaries have happened in Great Shelford in 10 days.A burglary was reported at Hinton Way, Great Shelford. This occurred on Tuesday 11th November between between 7pm and 10pm. The burglars entered the property via a downstairs kitchen window and went from room to room and before taking some jewellery.
A second burglary was reported at Cambridge Road, Great Shelford. This occurred between Wednesday 5th November and Thursday 13th November. The owners returned from holiday to find their home had been burgled. A rear window was forced, using tools from a shed. Again jewellery was taken.
A third burglary was reported at Cambridge Road, Great Shelford. This occurred on Friday 14th November at approximately 8.00pm. The burglars gained access to the rear garden to the property by walking through an insecure wooden gate from the open fields behind. A UPVC kitchen door was forced and a quantity of cash was taken.
A burglary was reported, Cambridge Road, Great Shelford. This occurred overnight on Thursday 20th November. An offender has used a metal post to smash the office window to gain entry and steal a rugby ball shaped money box.
Buy a Great Shelford library mug Buy a Shelford library mug (photo left) and all the proceeds will be used to buy book boxes, display racks and picture frames for the library. The mugs, which cost £5, have been designed by Tai Sekimori. they are available at the library itself.
New Shelford bus operator
Whippet, the operator for the No 7A & 31 services running through the Shelford's & Stapleford, have a new owner -Tower Transit. Tower Transit are a large London based company operating around 400 buses for TfL (Transport for London), they are Australian owned & part of the Transit Systems Group. The change of owner is not expected at the present time to effect the running of the 7A & 31 services which are tendered to Cambridgeshire County Council, but it is hoped that this will result in a more reliable service, particularly the No 7A which has seen late running & cancelled services in recent months, & more modern buses. The buses will continue to use the Whippet name.
Great Shelford broadband survey
Now that the Superfast Broadband rollout is well under way in the village, I would like to find out how many homes have not yet been connected. My property, in common with my neighbours, has not been included in the current programme and I would like to know of anyone else in the same position.
This does not apply to properties that have the ability to take up a service from Virgin but only to those previously reliant on a slow broadband connection through their telephone provider such as BT.
I can be contacted on 01223 842704 or on [email protected]
Additionally, Mike Nettleton of local IT company Eagle Analysis has a survey on the Village website which aims to identify residual broadband issues and we would ask you to complete: https://www.greatshelford.info/home/great-shelford-broadband-advice
Jim Mundell, The Orchards
Record fundraising for 2014 Shelford Feast
The money was handed out in a special disbursement evening on November 15. See a full list of Shelford Feast recipients here.
Tennis star in Great Shelford
Two shed burglaries have been reported in Maris Green, Great Shelford. These occurred on Wednesday 5thNovember around 7.30pm. The thieves smashed off the handle and padlock securing the sheds. Nothing was reported stolen.
Heidi Allen will be the Conservative candidate in the General Election in South Cambridgeshire in May 2015. She is currently a district councillor in St Albans.
MP Andrew Lansley has announced that he is standing down next year. Read about Heidi's selection in the Cambridge News here.
Bike stolen in Great Shelford
Sports pavilion problems
Number plates stolen
Garden award for Great Shelford man
The presentation ceremony was held at Scotsdales Garden Centre, Great Shelford. Scotsdales are long-standing sponsors of the competition.
Cllr Mark Howell, South Cambridgeshire District Council’s cabinet member for housing, said: “The care, imagination and hard-work that goes into creating such beautiful displays deserves recognition. Standards were incredibly high this year. Congratulations to our winners and thank you to all of our entrants, judges and sponsors.”
Caroline Owen, Managing Director of Scotsdales Garden Centre, said: “We were very pleased to be sponsoring the Best Kept Garden competition for a 33rd year. The displays were as fantastic as ever and the awards were very well deserved.”
Tom's Midnight Garden house sold
Crash shuts Great Shelford road
The ambulance service took the lorry driver to hospital with bad arm and leg injuries.
The crash also uprooted a telegraph pole and a lamp post across the road, meaning BT and UK Power Networks attended the incident.
Bike stolen
Shelford street lighting changes on the way
Cambridgeshire County Council is in a PFI partnership with Balfour Beatty to upgrade our street lighting. The consultation period for Great Shelford is about to begin and the work could start before the end of October.
BB say that busy roads (classed as a traffic route) will be completely redesigned to achieve a specific lighting level under the British Standards. Most columns will be replaced and are likely to be re-located elsewhere to maximise lighting levels. Columns in most residential roads will be replaced on a one-for-one basis (i.e. close to the existing column) but typically located at the back of the footpath. Existing newer columns will remain and older columns will be replaced with new columns. As a condition of the PFI funding, 10% of columns will be removed and not replaced and as these cannot be taken from traffic routes, some residential streets could experience reductions in columns by up to 40%. The improved white light will help to compensate for the loss of columns.
Further details about the programme can be seen at: http://www.lightingcambridgeshire.com
Maps showing the proposed work on individual streets (including which columns are to be removed, replaced or relocated) can be seen at: http://www.lightingcambridgeshire.com/new-lighting-programme.htm
Work will start in Great Shelford from 24 October even though the consultation period will run until 5 November. Balfour Beatty assure us they will consider and respond to representations up until 5 November but obviously the sooner any comments or representations reach them the better. These should go to 0800 7838 247 or by email to [email protected]
Street plans showing column removals and positions of remaining lights can be viewed at www.lightingcambridgeshire.com
Officers have been praised after a man who robbed a newsagents at knifepoint was jailed. Shaun Peters from Great Shelford burst into McColl's in Woollards Lane wearing a balaclava and brandishing a combat knife at 6am on January 12, last year. He threatened members of staff and demanded they fill a bag with cash from the safe.
He then left with around £1,800.
Sergeant Tim Wade’s team attended and began a thorough search of the most likely routes from the scene and a suspect was named. Clothing and other items were found in a number of wheelie bins and Peters’ DNA was recovered from a balaclava.
The 31-year-old had previously been suspected of robberies at the same shop and on December 21 2012 he had been arrested close to the same shop in possession of a make-shift balaclava and Stanley knife. This had been immediately prior to closing time.
Peters denied robbery, going equipped to steal and possession of an offensive weapon but was convicted following a trial.
He was jailed for a total of five years at Cambridge Crown Court on September 30.
Detective Inspector Simon Harding commended officers determination in bringing Peters to justice and added: “I know that this sentence will bring reassurance to staff working at McColl’s where there have been several robberies over recent years.
“I would like to extend my thanks to all of the officers involved, particular recognition must go to the those who devised a search of the area because it is this evidence alone that linked Peters to the robbery”.
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These are photos by Ian Kydd of the new bridge being installed across the railway track in Great Shelford on September 27 and September 28 2014. |
A teenage girl was taken to Addenbrooke's Hospital with minor head injury following a crash in Great Shelford.
Paramedics were called to the scene on Granhams Road just before 9am On September 30 following reports of a collision between a van and a car.
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It has been revealed that the development, known as Cambridge Waterside, would now include up to 50 holiday homes rather than 85 as originally proposed in 2012.
The park would also have a gym, a brasserie and an adventure playground. Great Shelford Tennis Club is looking to relocate to the park with four indoor and four outdoor courts.
The water park would be situated between Great Shelford, Little Shelford and Sawston close to Dernford House. It would be accessed from the A1301 at Sawston. The development would create up to 70 jobs rather than the 50 that were originally indicated. The proposal is based on the Cotswold Water Park.
The developers of the water park are teaming up with the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust for the environmental elements of the project. A planning application was submitted to South Cambridgeshire District Council in August.
You can get more details at http://cambridgewaterside.co.uk/ or from Edward Smith on 07771 525353 or email [email protected]
Shelford school in walking competition
Great and Little Shelford Primary Schools is competing with 3 other schools as they aim to get as many pupils as possible to school without the car.
Beat the Street Cambridge has been set up to help encourage school children to use active modes of travel to and from school, such as walking, scooting and cycling.
Throughout this month and next, around 1,000 pupils from the Bellbird, Bewick Bridge, Great and Little Shelford and the Grove primary schools will take part in the initiative.
Pupils will be given a Beat the Street key fob from their school. The fob is activated when tapped against the special electronic ‘beat boxes’, which will be placed on lamp posts and posts around each school.
Each beat box is worth a different amount of points depending on the distance from the school, so the beat boxes further away are worth three points.
The school that earns the most points wins a cash prize for their nominated charity. It is part of Cambridgeshire County Council’s Walk School scheme.
A shed burglary was reported in Hinton Way, Great Shelford between 14th September and 21st September. The thieves entered the insecure garden shed and stole a Husqvarna Petrol Chain Saw.
Shelford hospice building work could start in 2015
Construction work could start on the new Arthur Rank Hospice at Shelford Bottom in 2015 if permission is granted by South Cambridgeshire District Council, with the new building fully open by 2016.
Last year, trustees revealed hopes for a larger facility to serve families across the county following a review of the current site, which has been located at Brookfields in Mill Road, Cambridge for more than 30 years.
If plans are approved, the new £8.9million facility at the Shelford Bottom site will be able to offer 24 beds - 16 which will be single ensuite rooms - along with two four-bed bedded bays helping staff to continue to provide specialist palliative and end of life care to a growing elderly population.
So far, more than £5million has already been raised for the project. The new hospice will also be the base for the Hospice at Home service, which supports patients and their families who want to die at home, and will host day therapy sessions, a public cafe and seminar rooms, as well as the inpatient unit.
Great Shelford broadband sham
Great Shelford residents who have been overlooked by Virgin broadband have now been told that they can't get fast broadband from BT - even though a BT box providing superfast broadband is less than 100 metres from their homes.
"You can imagine our surprise and despair when we discovered that we are not to be connected to this box due to an error in the original contract," said Orchards resident Dr James Mundell.
Their postcode is not supplied by Virgin.
"We do not see why we might have to wait until 2016 or beyond to get this situation resolved," said Dr Mundell in a letter to Connecting Cambridgeshire. "Someone has made a mistake and it needs to be put right. The cabinet is available and many properties much further along Hinton Way, beyond the reach of Virgin, are now connected to it. All that is needed is the will to correct the situation."
"To see a box 100 metres from our homes that BT is not permitted to connect us to because it must not compete with Virgin who also refuses to supply us is quite ridiculous and merits an episode of “Yes, Minister”.
A burglary was reported at Cambridge Road, Great Shelford. This occurred on Tuesday 2nd September between 7.30pm and 10.20pm. The burglars conducted an untidy search. Cash was taken.
Bunch members have now turned their thoughts to giving back the money raised by the successful 2014 Feast. Final figures are not yet available but we believe that we can be confident in being able to give funds to deserving causes.
The Grant Application Form is available on our website at http://www.shelfordfeast.co.uk/beneficiaries/ but it is important to remember that grants are given in line with our constitution as a charity and according to our criteria, that Good Causes should be local, meet a genuine need, help the old and the young in particular, and be given where they will make the most positive impact.
We also need to be sure that there has been a significant contribution to The Feast by the organisation or its supporters. This is vital because without the enormous help we have from volunteers on stalls, those who man the bar and the food tent, the people who give up their time and energy to set up and take down the Feast it simply could not take place.
Grant forms should be delivered to Duncan Grey, Feast Secretary by September 30th.
Exhibition
This year the traditional Donation Evening in The Square and Compasses is being replaced by an exhibition of Feast-related information and displays by each of the good causes we support. We hope all recipients of Feast donations will send representatives and produce some material for display.
The exhibition evening is planned for Saturday November 15th in the Memorial Hall, Great Shelford. It is hoped that all recipients of Feast Grants will create a display and everyone in the village is invited to attend.
Wine, cheese and beer will be available and a voluntary donation to cover costs will be invited. All are welcome – and if you can tell us in advance at [email protected] that you are coming we can arrange refreshments.
The exhibition will open at 7pm and the actual disbursement ceremony will take place at 8pm.
Please do come and see what our local organisations have done with the money they have been given in recent years. That amounts to £215,000 since 1994 – and at the Exhibition we will announce how much we have raised this year. How near will it be to the magical quarter of a million pound target?
Duncan Grey
As a result, Steve missed the rest of that season, including the FA Cup final (also against Sheffield Wednesday), where Arsenal completed the Cup Double. Before the final kicked off, he received his League Cup winners' medal, making him the only player ever to have picked up a medal before a Cup final.
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Great Shelford garage break-in
A side door was forced open and various bottles of alcohol stolen.
Great Shelford house prices keep on rising
House prices in Great Shelford have gone up by 7.17% over the last year according to the property website Zoopla.
Property prices in the village have risen by an average of £31,387 in the last 12 months. The average price of a house sold in Great Shelford was £390,798 according to the website.
Name a street in Great Shelford
- No like names in different parts of the village. Any such like names should be adjacent.
- No like names which sound phonetically similar.
- If names are proposed they must be related to the area. Only names of deceased persons are used and only the surname.
- No consideration will be given to any street name that contains the name of another Cambridgeshire or neighbouring village.
- Woollards Lane, Great Shelford
- Church Street, Great Shelford
- Bridge Lane, Little Shelford
- Whittlesford Road, Little Shelford
- High Street, Little Shelford
- Church Street, Little Shelford
Major new development near Great Shelford
A new science park and 1,250 new homes may be built in Great Shelford and Trumpington. Jesus College is spearheading the scheme, which would also provide the city with a new country park and an extra school.
The development would be called Cambridge South. The science park and homes would be built on a 170-hectare site between the M11, Hauxton Road, the new Addenbrooke’s Road, and Shelford Road. The site is close to the Great Kneighton housing scheme, and is the size of about 630 football pitches.
It will also be not far from the Cambridge Biomedical Campus, where pharmaceuticals giant AstraZeneca will be setting up its huge global HQ.
Most of the land is owned by the college, but there are three other landowners involved as well.
A brochure about the proposals, with artist’s impressions, has been produced, and will be put forward at the forthcoming examination in public into the district council’s Local Plan, its planning blueprint for future years. You cann see the brochure at www.cambridgesouth.com
The plans include a residential community of up to 1,250 new homes with a range of amenities.
Read more in the Cambridge News here:
Green light for new speed limits
Proposals to reduce the speed limits on the whole of Hinton Way and along Cambridge Road to 30mph have been given the go ahead following a campaign by local residents and the parish council.
The Parish Council has been pushing to make the changes. But the local police had objected to the plans.
A final decision was made by the county council on August 19.
Members of the Speedwatch group and other residents in Hinton Way welcomed the reduction in the speed limit, and say they hope that this change:
· will make it easier for residents to drive in and out of their driveways safely
· make it safer for residents and Sawston Village College pupils to cross Hinton Way to get to the bus stop at the end of Foxhill
· make it safer for pedestrians to use the narrow footpath along Hinton Way
· make it safer for cyclists to use Hinton Way
Residents of Hinton Way had become so concerned about the excessive speed at which many motorists were travelling along their road that they set up their own Speedwatch group in July.During 10 hours of roadside surveys, 156 vehicles were recorded travelling at 46mph or faster.
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27 were travelling at 46mph
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69 vehicles were travelling at speeds between 47 and 49mph
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54 vehicles were travelling at speeds between 50 and 55mph
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6 vehicles were travelling at speeds between 60 and 65mph.
Police have even recorded one motorist doing 75 mph in Hinton Way.
Shelford roads and paths survey
In respect of encroaching hedges or overhanging trees which inhibit use of pavements and/or are dangerous, then parishioners should inform Parish Clerk Ian Kydd. If it is their own trees or hedges they would be expected to deal with the problem themselves. At this time of year it would be very helpful if all householders could take a look at any of their hedges and trees which are close to a pavement or footpath to ensure that they are not causing a danger or inconvenience to pedestrians or obscuring road signs.
$6m Shelford home stars in Wall Street Journal
A $6million home currently on sale in Great Shelford has been featured in the international business bible, the Wall Street Journal.
The house is used to illustrate how the average homes in and around Cambridge are now more expensive than in Oxford.
Great Shelford Park life
Here are some of the mindful movement group who exercised on the Shelford Recreation Ground accompanied by Melissa Fu on the cello.
Great Shelford burglary
There has been a burglary between 09:30am and 4.15pm on July 23 at Buristead Road, Great Shelford.
Entry was believed to be via a rear kitchen door. Items stolen include Macbook pro, Apple ipad 2 serial No. DLXFFRWYDFHW, and Canon Ixus 100 digital camera.
Footpath closed
The permissive footpath running along the edge of Rectory Farm Barns is now closed between the hours of 8am to 5pm Monday to Friday with immediate effect.
This is strictly necessary from a health and safety perspective as the footpath will need to be crossed repeatedly by vehicles during the building process of the affordable houses. Whilst I appreciate that this will affect the amenity value of some members of the Parish it is hoped that the partial closing will allow members of the public to still enjoy the footpath in the evenings. After the building works have been completed the footpath will then be reopened as normal. I hope you are understanding of the reasoning behind this action and support the College's action.
Alex Morter
Bidwells
A theft from a vehicle was reported in Cambridge Road, Great Shelford. This occurred on Wednesday 16th July between 7.00pm and 8.45pm. The thief smashed the nearside front window, reached into the vehicle and took a handbag from the front seat.
Shelford school bus u-turn
Proposals to scrap the free school bus service from Great and Little Shelford to Sawston Village College in September have been scrapped.
Cambridgeshire County Council wrote to parents saying that they would have to pay from September. But now they have changed their minds, saying that charges won't be introduced until September 2015.
Star turn by Shelford pupils
Three shed burglaries in Great Shelford
A shed burglary was also reported in Kingsmill Lane, Great Shelford between Friday 27th June at 4.00pm and Sunday 29th June at 1.00pm. Burglars entered a large enclosed garden to the rear of the property and jemmied open the doors of a wooden shed and summer house. Entry was gained but nothing was taken. The gate to the adjoining property was also forced open.
Scotsdales in Tour de France u-turn
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Car raffled in Great Shelford
A motoring enthusiast is raffling a Mini to help people living with dementia – in support of his mother. Blake Elkins, who founded Cambridge Miniworks in Great Shelford in 2010, is putting the classic 1996 Mini Sprite in the draw on July 26 draw in aid of the Lewy Body Society, which supports people who have Lewy body dementia.
The condition, which affected his mum Susan, leads to progressive problems with thinking and can cause visual hallucinations, stiff and slow walking and moving, periods of confusion and sudden drops in blood pressure that cause fainting and falls. Around one in six people with dementia have the Lewy body type.
Blake wants to raise as much money as possible, as a tribute to his 57 year-old mum and also to fund research into the illness.
The car being raffled was given to Blake’s business in High Green, Great Shelford, for free by its former owner, who could not cope with the upkeep.
To enter the raffle, make a donation at justgiving.com/SusanElkins. The winner will be pulled out of a hat at Cambridge Miniworks.
Two local women were recognised in the Queen's birthday honours on June 14. Sue Dunkerton, director of the Knowledge Transfer Network, gots an OBE for services to health and engineering. And the Shelford Feast's Sarah Coppendale, who lives in Stapleford, was awarded a BEM for services to the community in Shelford and South Cambridgeshire. Sarah is also involved with the Shelford Pantomime, the Little Shelford Badminto Group and the Shelford and District Bridleway Group.
The Gog Magog farmshop has won the title of England’s Best Burger. Their 'Magog Marrow Burgers' scooped the top prize in eraly June at an award ceremony in London, which was presented (left) by World Cup hatrick hero Geoff Hurst MBE.
The judges felt that “the Magog Marrow Burger was exceptionally good. The quality of the meat used was excellent and the balance of flavours was just right- making it a fantastic quality burger.”
They're now hoping that the Magog Marrow Burgers will be available to order online soon.
New Tour de France map says "non" to Great Shelford
Entries for this year’s Shelford Fun Run are now open at www.shelfordfunrun.co.uk. Six people have already signed up. The 2014 Shelford Fun Run will take place on Sunday 14th September. The purpose of the event is to raise money for local causes and charities. The 5km course runs through the streets of Great and Little Shelford with the roads closed for the duration of the event
Pavilion official opening postponed
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Green bin collection changes in Great Shelford
The collection of waste from Green bins in Great Shelford is moving to monthly in the winter. During December, January and February, when there is far less compostable waste put out for collection, your green bins will be moving to a monthly collection.
For the remainder of the year (March to November) your green bins will continue to be collected fortnightly and crews will be working longer days throughout the summer when there is more garden waste to collect.
Shelford Medical Practice update
Shelford Medical Practice is not taking any advance bookings for July 7 – the day of the Tour de France. The surgery will be open but will only be able to offer very urgent or emergency appointments for those patients able to reach the Health Centre.
Shelford Medical Practice is changing the pattern of morning appointments which should make it easier to book with your preferred GP both in advance and on the same day. They have altered the proportion of advance bookings to same day ones and increasing the number of appointment slots.
Two new GPS are joining the Shelford Medical Practice in the summer which means the village surgery will be able to slightly increase the number of appointments that are available.
Great Shelford newsagent raid
Detectives have launched a hunt for the thief who ran off towards Shelford Medical Centre carrying a black holdall containing the money.
The shaken staff described the burglar as white, about 5ft 9in tall and was wearing a black hooded top with a white motif on the front and left arm. He also wore a balaclava.
Det Sgt Mike Barnshaw said: “We would like to hear from anyone who may have seen the man before or after the incident.
“The shop assistant was left shaken and any information no matter how small could help us bring the offender to justice.”
Anyone with any information should call Det Sgt Barnshaw on 101 or Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555111. Police have arrested two people in connection with the incident.
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A theft was reported from Mingle Lane, Great Shelford. This occurred between Sunday 18th May 8.00pm and Monday 19th May 5.00am. The thief stole some plants which were outside the front of the property.
Marathon man
Andrew Unsworth (pictured left) , who ran the London Marathon for Shelford School raised £867.20, which with Gift Aid hits a fantastic Grand Total of £1059.00.
"It was a fantastic day with a great atmosphere. The support on the way round was unbelievable. There were loads of people out there to support me (or they might have been there to see Mo Farah !) It was a great day, but I had forgotten how hard the marathon is. I started off well but slowed down in the last 6 miles, but still happy with my time of 4:40. It was quite hot, which made it extra hard. I could hardly walk the day after !
A huge thank you to everyone who supported him and and equally huge thank you to Andrew for kindly agreeing to share his total 50:50 between the Shelford School PTA and Children with Cancer.
New head coach for Shelford Rugby Club
Sam Tovo is Shelford Rugby Club’s new head coach following Dick Matthews’ decision to step down. He previously held the role between 2004 and 2011, overseeing the club’s promotion to the National Leagues.
Shelford’s pre-season friendlies see them travel to Rosslyn Park on August 23 and host Peterborough Lions on August 30. The new season kicks off on September 6.
Three thefts in Great Shelford
A theft was also reported at the Co-op in High Street, Great Shelford. This occurred on Thursday 15th May 5.00pm. Four bottles of spirits were taken.
A new exercise class is starting on the Rec. Running on Fridays from 2pm until 3pm from 13th June to 18th July, the cost is £6 drop-in, with the first class free.
You can meet outside the new Pavillion at 1.50pm for a 2pm start by the river on June 13th.
For more details contact: [email protected], 01223 700232 or visit www.barefootpilates.co.uk.
Beginners and creaky bodies welcome.
School buses withdrawn
School buses to Sawston Village College are being withdrawn for most pupils in Great Shelford and Little Shelford from September.
Usually, only pupils who live more than 3 miles away from the school are entitled to free transport.
However the rules were changed temporarily a couple of years ago after concerns were raised about pupil safety crossing the A1301 on the edge of Sawston.
The junction has now been improved. Now Cambridgeshire County Council has written to parents in a letter titled “ Notice to withdraw school transport between the villages of Stapleford, Great and Little Shelford to Sawston Village College.”
The letter says that the changes will take effect from September 2014.
A Great Shelford cyclist was injured in a collision with a Seat car in the village.
The woman, in her 50s, suffered injuries which are not life-threatening in the crash, which happened in Maris Green, Great Shelford.
The lady was taken to Addenbrooke’s Hospital after the collision, which happened at 9am on Wednesday April 30.
Tour de France business nightmare
The stage 3 of the Tour de France including 2013 winner Chris Froome and Sir Bradley Wiggins will be travelling through Great Shelford around 12.30pm on Monday July 7th.
It has already been revealed that no traffic would be able to use the roads on the route including Cambridge Road and Tunwells Lane from 7am. Now it has emerged that no traffic will be allowed to even cross the route on July 7th causing chaos for many local commuters.
"This is a nightmare for local people and Great Shelford businesses," said Great Shelford district councillor, Charlie Nightingale. "These rules mean that no customers can get into or out of Scotsdales on the day, which will force them to close. That is going to cost them more than £40,000."
Scotsdales chairman David Rayner said: "I welcome the Tour but I can’t understand why the roads need to be closed for this long period of time.”
You can see full details of the
A BBC journalist is among the new Parish Councillors for Great Shelford.The new councillors include BBC broadcaster Stephen Chittenden.
These are the headlines from the Parish Council Chairman's report to the annual village meeting on April 16:
- Building work will start on the Arthur Rank Hospice at Shelford Bottom in 2014
- The Parish Council's top priority is to buy the Grange Field next to the Rec to provide much needed extra recreation space for the village
- Proposals for redevelopment of the Railway Tavern site will be unveiled shortly
- A special service in Great Shelford to mark the start of World War 1 will be held in August.
You can read the full report of the chairman of Great Shelford Parish Council here.
Posted April 18
Cosmetic surgery arrives in Great Shelford.
The Harley Medical Group has set up a clinic at Mill Court in Great Shelford. The group offers everything from non-surgical solutions to face and body surgery. The local page of their website doesn’t indicate which services are provided through the Great Shelford Clinic.
The Harley Medical Group is one of the largest Cosmetic Surgery and Non Surgical Solutions providers in the UK. It started in 1983. They have 21 clinics across the country.
A driver has been fined for parking his car on a pavement in Great Shelford following complaints from local residents.
The Seat Ibiza was parked on the pavement in Leeway Ave, making it difficult for those with disabled scooters & baby buggies to get by. Whilst parking in Leeway Aveue is always a problem for local residents this episode of inconsiderate parking on the pavement is becoming more & more common, with long term parking whereby owners leave cars overnight or longer periods.
After a complaint to Great Shelford Parish Council, the police put a fixed penalty notice on the car - a nice surprise for the owners when they eventually return from their holiday. Lets hope this action will deter other 'pavement parkers'.Boat motor stolen
Potential volunteers should contact Chair Jenny Morris on 846332 or through email [email protected]
Book your GP appointment online
You can now book your doctor's appointment at the Great Shelford practice online. You must first contact the surgery by email or by post to request your own user identity and a password. They will be given to you in person or by post.
A proportion of GP appointments each day will be available to book online from 8pm the night before and some more from 6am on the same day.
The same ID and password is used for online prescriptions so if you have already signed up, you will already be able to book your appointments online.
The new state-of-the art Sports Pavilion is now finished and open for business.
The Pavilion cost £673,000 according to new figures just published by the Parish Council. That is £15,820 more than originally predicted.
The water, electricity and gas connections proved to be inadequate and increasing their capacity added an extra £12,000 to the project.
“The Parish Council’s view is that the parish has a wonderful new pavilion at a price which – viewed in retrospect - was very competitive indeed,” said a statement from the Council.
The Parish Council paid £183,621 towards the Pavilion, including a new 15 year loan of £90,000.
Read the full Great Shelford Parish Council Pavilion statement here.
Pay to park at the park and ride
It will now cost £1 to park at the park and ride at trumpington and Babraham from April 1st.
All vehicles parking at any of the 5 Park & Ride sites in Cambridge will have a 1 hour free period. This will enable people to drop-off and pick-up for free, to allow for customers of the John Lewis distribution centre based at Trumpington to pick up their purchases for free, and for the parents to drop and pick up their children at the sites for the various Kiss & Ride school minibus services. Any vehicles staying for more than 1 hour will be liable for a £1 charge. This ticket will be purchased from ticket machines outside the main buildings on the sites. The ticket can be purchased at the same time as a ticket for bus travel bus and does not need to be displayed in the vehicle.
The £1 ticket will allow for the parking of one vehicle for up to 18 hours.
Posted March 26
Great Shelford burglary
A break-in was reported in Hinton Way, Great Shelford between Monday 10th March at 6pm and Tuesday 11th March at 7am. The burglars forced the front door, gained entry and searched through the house. Jewellery was taken.
A theft of a Claude Butler cycle has also been reported in High Street, Great Shelford. This occurred on Friday 14th March at approximately 8.00pm. The thief stole an unlocked cycle from outside the Square & Compasses public house. The cycle is a gents mountain bike – Claude Butler Mercury.
What the judges said:
:: Although increasingly blurring into Cambridge, Great Shelford retains its country sensibility but also its own station from where it is less than 90 minutes to London Liverpool Street.
:: There’s a good village primary school and it’s a short drive or cycle to Trumpington Road’s many independent schools.
Two Great Shelford burglaries
Posted March 13
Speed reduction slow down
The Parish Council wants to reduce the speed of traffic on Cambridge Road and Hinton Way from 40mph to 30mph. The Parish Council gave their go ahead in February 2013.
An application has been made to the councty council. However Councill Tony Orgee has told the the Parish Council "he was shocked to hear that the information sent by the Parish Council had been lost for the second time."
Light fantastic
Together with the generous donations of members, friends, supporters, and sponsors, this means they go ahead with the process towards getting the Davey Field lit up properly.
The grant is part of the Rugby Football Union's plans for the World Cup 2015 and means that Shelford have been chosen to become a Lead Up and Legacy Centre for the 2015 Rugby World Cup. The RFU said, "hosting the World Cup provides an opportunity to deliver a huge participation legacy for rugby union and the RFU has committed a £10m investment which will create a network of over 500 Lead Up and Legacy Centres aimed at providing a platform on which club rugby participation throughout England can be built."
Volunteer needed
Whether you have experience, however informal, of sharing the magic of Rhymes with babies and toddlers or you wish to learn more about it, please get in touch.
If you are interested or would like more information contact:
Anne Worthington, Community Engagement Librarian – Children’s, Cambridgeshire Libraries on:
[email protected] or 07786 126 506
Term Time only 10.30am – 11.00 am
No need to book and it’s free!
Parents & carers please stay with your child
Posted March 4
Great Shelford's share of the village's council tax bills is increasing by just over 15%. The Parish Council is planning to spend £100,000 in the 12 months from April 2014 . This compares to a precept of £86,750 a year ago. The increase was decided at the Parish Council meeting in January. Read a statement by Great Shelford Parish Council here. You can read the minuted of the parish council meeting here.
Shelford Feast 2014 line-up
- Tuesday Night Sawston Youth Drama
- Wednesday Comedy night - comedians to be confirmed
- Thursday - Quiz Night
- Friday night - Big 10 Ska Band with support from the Indietones who are very lively and should get the party started with Britain's premier Ska Party Band.
- Saturday - Beer Festival includes new talent in the form of "Toy Sparrows" a duo who will be performing their own and other songs during the afternoon.
- Saturday night, "Back to the 80's", who after last year's excellent Friday night are back for the main act on Saturday. The support is from the local band "The Undercovers" who have a good following for their entertaining music.
- Sunday Feast Day should include the "Stapleford Umbrella Big Band" and, Kimberley Rew and Lee playing in the marquee. Also this year the Shelford Feast has the nationally famous "Bigbeats" drum workshops which will have everybody learning how to drum, On the stage during the afternoon they will also have a performance from Shelford School Choir.
- The Feast runs from July 8 to July 13. More details can be found on the Shelford Feast website.
Concern has been expressed to the Parish Council that some drivers are parking in the village then walking to the station to use the train. Several years ago the same observation was raised and members of the Parish Council carried out a survey; this might now be repeated.
Railway bridge problems
Posted March 4
Surgery goes further into cyberspace
A 2 hour conference is being put together aimed at care workers and police staff and Sergeant Davidson from South Cambs has kindly allocated places to NHW Co-ordinators from South Cambs and Cambridge City. There will be speakers from Trading Standards and hopefully, the Economic Crime Unit.
The event will take place on Wednesday 26th March between 2pm and 4pm at Shelford Rugby Club, Cambridge Road, Great Shelford.
Post Office closed for a fortnight
There will be longer opening Hours with a low level serving counter and a hearing loop. There will be three serving positions two screened and one for use as a retail counter during shop opening hours.
Enquiry demand after near flood
"I'm going to call for a urgent enquiry as why it has taken Anglian Water so long to repond to house holder request for help," said Cllr Nightingale. "The only help we received was from Arnie and his supplying sand bags. "
Great Shelford Library
Great Shelford is one of ten county-run libraries in South Cambridgeshire area and is the busiest one in the district, issuing more than 84,000 items in the year 2012-2013. Children’s books are particularly popular, accounting for almost 55% of all loans. The library stocks around 13,000 items in total, including audio CDs and cassettes and also DVDs; it has had more than 3,000 new items added to stock this year (2013-14).
The public library in Great Shelford is run by the County Council and serves the surrounding villages, particularly Little Shelford and Stapleford, in addition to Great Shelford itself. The library is open for 23 hours each week, including Saturday mornings – full details can be found at: http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/leisure/libraries/directory/great_shelford_library.htm
Great Shelford Library has an active Friends Group which campaigns on behalf of library users. It also hosts regular evening events and raises money for equipment. The library is very well supported by a band of volunteers who help the library staff at every open session - shelving and tidying books, and assisting customers with the self-service computers. Volunteers also run regular Rhymetime sessions for the very young and offer IT support via the Computer Buddy scheme
The library service itself hosts occasional author visits and also arranges monthly afternoon talks for older people – Engage sessions. Recent talks have included the history of St Mary’s parish church and the World of Scalextrics! In the summer holidays younger readers can participate in the national Summer Reading Challenge. They read six library books of their choice during the summer, collecting stickers along the way - all FREE! There is a different theme each year; in 2013 it was ‘Creepy House’ and 121 youngsters took part – children who complete the Challenge receive a certificate with their name on and a medal at an Award Ceremony held at their local library. The challenge is aimed at children aged 4 to 11 years, inspires children to read in the long summer break, encourages them to discover new authors and establishes a regular habit of visiting the local library and reading for pleasure. The 2014 theme will be Mythical Maze created by top illustrator Sarah McIntyre.
For further information about the library services, or to discuss the possibility of visits or talks from library staff please contact the South Cambridgeshire Community Engagement Librarians – Anne Worthington for Children’s Services or Victoria Richardson and Ruth Cowan for Adults – via 0345 045 5225.
MP takes the chair at Dental Surgery launch
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The Great Shelford Dental Surgery, in Woollards Lane, has undergone its own major surgery over the last few months as a complete refurbishment of patient and staff areas has taken place.
Owners Dipen and Bindi Shah, who brought the practice in December 2012 swiftly incorporated their vision for the surgery and the initial construction phase began in spring 2013. In all, four dental surgeries, reception, waiting room & staff room have been modernised bringing the latest available dental technology to the practice.
Patient feedback on the changes made has been particularly positive with many taken aback at how different the practice looks. Many changes have also taken place behind the scenes as patient records & reminders have been computerised as well as changes in personnel.
This however is not the end of the development as there are further plans to provide specialist services such as implants and braces.
To contact Great Shelford Dental Surgery, phone 843567
Web: www.greatshelforddental.com
Posted Feb 6 2014
Move over Mo
On Sunday 13th April Andrew Unsworth (pictured) will be lining up alongside Mo Farah (and 35,000 other runners) for the 2014 London Marathon. It will be Mo’s first and his fourth marathon. Training is going well with his longest run so far of his 16 week training up to 15 miles.
https://mydonate.bt.com/fundraisers/andyunsworth
Posted Feb 5 14
Church Street roadworks
Fancy a trip to France?
tunnel. More details on the Twinning groups great new website at shelfordtwinning.org.uk
Shelford's new Arthur Rank Hospice to be major beneficiary of the 2014 Fun Run
The new Arthur Rank Hospice, scheduled to be built at Shelford Bottom, will be the major beneficiary of the 2014 ‘Sawston Fun Run and Walk’ planned for Sunday 11th May.
The organiser, the Rotary Club of Sawston District, aims to raise at least £16,000 and add a significant sum to the £382,150 that the event has donated exclusively to local charities and organisations over the years. Other organisations due to benefit in 2014 are the Sawston Cinema, Sawston Girls FC, Sawston Cricket Club, Sawston Youth Drama, Sawston First Responders, all local primary schools as well as Little Shelford Sports Pavilion, Duxplay at Duxford, Shelford & Stapleford Scouts and Stapleford Primary School,The new Arthur Rank Hospice is planned to replace the one in Mill Road, Cambridge that after 30 years can no longer cope with the level of demand and has limitations on expansion and the ability to deliver new services now available. The location of Shelford Bottom is a green and leafy site with good transport access and has all the advantages of a new build.
Dr Lynn Morgan, chief executive of Arthur Rank Hospice Charity commented ‘We are absolutely thrilled to be chosen as a beneficiary of the 2014 Sawston Fun Run. Sawston Fun Run is a great day out for families, businesses and individuals from across the county and beyond. We are so pleased to be involved and we hope our supporters will take part too. This opportunity has arisen at an exciting time for the charity as we embark on our plans to build a new hospice. The funds raised from this event will help us to achieve our aim to provide a larger, modern, light and welcoming hospice for our patients and their families.’
The event’s become the largest annual family event in the area and regularly attracts over 1,100 entrants from a wide area; elite club runners, keep-fit joggers and those who do it for the fun. To widen the appeal even more, the Rotary Club plans to have a short route for families and small children and appeals to everyone to support the event by registering early.
Past sponsors and advertisers are being asked to continue their support and offers of help would be much appreciated and advertising and promotional opportunities exist for those businesses who want to be supportive and involved. Details can be obtained from Tony Collett, on 01223 893447 or emailing [email protected]
Online registrations will be accepted from mid-February at www.sawstonfunrun.co.uk and registration forms will be available from branches of The Cambridge Building Society and Sawston Village College.
The victim left the car for a short period of time. On their return, a hand-bag was missing. There was no sign of a forced entry.
New dance classes for the village
New dance and fitness classes have started at Shelford Rugby Club. The classes for both adults and children are being delivered by Per4mers Academy.
Val O’Neill from the academy has been teaching for 30 years. She is a fully qualified dance teacher and choreographer. She is also a Licensed Adjudicator – Val has judged many prestigious dance competitions across the country including Strictly's Len Goodman's Freestyle events.
She has created Swaggafitness classes, which include SwaggaFit, Swaggaflex, and now for tiny tots SwaggaTots. Qualified with ISTD and NATD and ADFPdance societies, she has taught and trained every level of dancer from complete novice to Premier Championship Dancers, from social to competitive, and from babies to Adults.
Val has recently moved to Cambridgeshire, and is the daughter in law of Shelford Rugby Club President Colin Astin.
07854 158224
Sports Relief
Do you fancy organising the Shelford Sport Relief Run on March 23?
The family fundraising run has taken place 4 times. But previous organiser Richard Patterson doesn’t have the time this year to make the run happen successfully. Will you take over the reins?
You can read more about the runs at www.sportrelief.com
For more details, email Richard at [email protected]
Library useage dips
The number of paid-up Friends of the library is now up to 60, and they have a volunteer force of 20. Friends membership has increased by 20% in the last year and they continue to recruit more as the months pass. The work of the Volunteers is much appreciated according to a statement from the Committee of Friends of Great Shelford Library.and the volunteers enable our library to function in the face of staff reductions.
The Committee have organised more than half a dozen evening events at the Library this year. We have to be careful that attendances at these, and other events, do not overstep the seating limitations for fire security purposes. We do not anticipate being able to accommodate as many evening meetings this year given the amount of time available to Committee members, most of whom have work and undertake other volunteering commitments.
As a result of our stall at the Village Feast last year the Bunch awarded the library funds to purchase two large children’s’ book boxes, a magazine rack and leaflet holders.
The Friends’ efforts to defend further cuts to our Library funding will be strengthened by users continuing to register their views in the Comments Book in the library.
Committee of Friends of Great Shelford Library.
From Great Shelford with love
The Mountain Trust wants to set up Radio Guru to broadcast over radio, the highest quality civic education to the people of Nepal, enabling listeners to better understand their rights and responsibilities as active citizens of a newly democratic state.
Radio Guru will help millions of Nepali people. Today, cases of rights abuses are reported frequently - extrajudicial punishment, arbitrary arrest, detention without trial, are commonplace. A recent study found 74% of arrestees claimed to have been tortured in custody. Nepal’s human rights legislation is some of the strongest in South Asia but awareness of those rights and protections is low, especially in remote areas. Schools and mass-media provide tokenistic civic education. Radio has greatest reach (approx 75%) and overcomes high levels of illiteracy & daily power cuts of up to 14 hours.
Radio succeeded in encouraging people to register as voters for Nepal’s 2013 general election. Providing information through large-scale radio broadcasts acts as a catalyst for people needing to find out more, to seek help, to understand and become active in political and developmental processes and to realise the rights they are entitled to under law. They are currently trying to get funding for the project from the Royal society of Arts- You can find more details and how to support the project here. www.mountain-trust.org
Work on the new sports pavilion is due to be completed by the end of January. That will mean that the car park at the memorial hall should soon be back to normal.
The metalwork arch sculpture will be put at the entrance to the play area when it is reinstated shortly.
A leak in an underground pipe running from the old Freestones Bakery diagonally across the traffic lights to the opposite corner will see the junction having to close for a minimum of at least three days for the repairs to be carried out.
Pricey Great Shelford
Great Shelford boasts one of the most expensive streets to live in East Anglia.
Mingle Lane was the second most expensive road according to the survey published by Lloyds Bank. Coppice Avenue was in 4th place, and Tunwells Lane was 8th.
The full East Anglian top ten is:
1. Barrow Road, Cambridge – £1,487,000
2. Mingle Lane, Great Shelford – £1,294,000
3. Hills Road, Cambridge – £1,019,000
4. Coppice Avenue, Great Shelford, – £994,000
5. High Street, Little Shelford, Cambridge – £832,000
6. Saxmundham Road, Aldeburgh – £819,000
7. Long Road, Cambridge – £810,000
8. Tunwells Lane, Great Shelford, Cambridge – £784,000
9. Herrings Lane, King’s Lynn – £752,000
10. Common Lane, Huntingdon – £752,000
Anti crime blitz
A 30 day campaign to reduce burglary and vehicle crime is coming to Great Shelford on January 15 2014.
This operation will be a campaign rolled out on the streets of our communities to prevent burglaries, shed break-ins and vehicle crime. They will target a community each day, flooding villages and towns with uniform staff to spread crime prevention message.
Operation Oaklands is focused on increasing home and vehicle security and reducing the potential reward for criminals. Police will be posting regular information about the opertation and some of the tactics we are using on their Facebook page, twitter account, and talking to ecops and NHW members.
Officers will be offering residents shed alarms for just £7.00. If you would like advice on home, shed or vehicle security and don’t live in the villages listed below, please call 101 and ask to talk with your local PCSO.
Plough gets a date in BBC calendar
The Plough pub has some exciting news. BBC Radio Cambridgeshire is producing a Red telephone Box calendar for 2014 in aid of Children in Need. As they have an original K2 phone box that they own in the pub garden , they have been interviewed by the radio station and it has been confirmed that their phone box is pictured on the month of July in the BBC calendar.
The pub is telephone box themed and they have a lot of memorabilia around the pub, including Telephone box decorations on their Christmas Tree. They are planning to have a stock of the calendars on the bar that will be able to be taken away for donations to Children in Need. Sue Hill at the Plough said they are very proud that Great Shelford is being put on the map(or the calendar!) and that they are able to continue raising money for charity.
Christmas weight loss winners
Organiser Mirfet Spiller said that there were several key things that were highlighted during the competition.
1- Without understanding foods nutritional values, we could easily eat our daily calorie allowance by lunch!! My Basic Metabolic Rate is only 1346 calories, I could have that many calories just for breakfast!
2- We are constantly surrounded by temptation, whether it be in the office environment where colleagues are bringing in treats to supermarkets that tend to put offers on unhealthy and fattening food products. We have to regularly observe self control in order not to be tempted. The message I was giving to them for this was, it's not as if we haven't had that treat before, we certainly don't need it every time it's offered to us!
3- We should look at our bodies a bit like a steam engine. Feed it little and often to keep the metabolic rate ticking over efficiently, don't allow yourself to get too hungry because that is when we are likely to overeat.
4- Weight loss is 80% about the food you eat and 20% exercise. But when you do exercise, it not only accelerates your weight loss but also helps to streamline and contour your shape and that was particularly important for the lady participants. I setup weekly weigh-ins just before my exercise classes so it allowed people to stay on after weigh-in if they wished.
New Year's Eve Yoga Special
Every year at the Jivamukti Yoga school in New York they celebrate the passing of the old year and embracing the opportunities of the new. The Great Shelford yoga studio is taking a leaf out of their book and holding a New Year's Eve Jivamukti Special on the theme of change, with Andrea Kwiatkowski in their Great Shelford studio. Spaces are filling up fast so book now for this glorious celebration of 'Parinama' (Sanskrit for 'change'). Suitable for all.
Break-in at new sports pavilion
A theft was reported at the Co-op in High Street, Great Shelford. This occurred on Tuesday 26th November at approximately 8.45pm. The thief entered the store and selected items, and then left without making any attempts to pay. The offender has since been identified and arrested.
Village traffic changes
Parking outside of the village school is going to be restricted, with 10 spaces being lost on Church Street to try to improve the flow of traffic past the school.
And the parish council is going to try to retsrict delivery times in Woollards Lane to outside of the rush hour, and probably betyween 10am and 12 noon to reduce the impact on the wider village.
"These changes will make the village safer and seem the sensible thing to do," said district councillor, Charles Nightingale.
The Arthur Rank hospice is planning to spend £7 million on a new home at Shelford Bottom. Cambridgeshire County Council has agreed to lease farmland next to the Babraham park and ride site to the Hospice, which wants to move from its current building in Mill Road, Romsey.
The move would allow the hospice to double the number of beds it offers, from 12 to 24, and would also create improved, modern facilities. Fundraising is already under way and it is hoped construction could start next year.
However the move has been criticsed by The Shelfords County Councillor Gail Kenney. She said a lot of green belt had already been lost between Addenbrooke’s and Cambridge and that, if more went, villages such as Great Shelford would become dormitories of Cambridge.
Cllr Kenney, told the council cabinet“It’s shameful how we are trashing our countryside willy-nilly. It makes me ashamed to be human. I never thought I would be ashamed of Arthur Rank but I am for their greed.”
Bin changes at Christmas
The blue and green bin collection will be on Tuesday December 31 and not Monday 30. And the black bin collection the following week will be Tuesday January 7.
A theft of a cycle was reported, De Freville Road, Great Shelford. This occurred on Tuesday 19thNovember between 7.00pm and 9.05pm. The thief removed a pedal cycle from an open passageway to the front of the property. The bike is described as a gents Specialized Tri Cross Comp.
Four metal JCB digger buckets were stolen from a building site on Cambridge Road, Great Shelford. This occurred between 4pm on Friday 15th November and 7am on Monday 18th November.
If you are interested in helping our French group continue please contact Annick Alton on 01223 210900 or by email[email protected]
La Jolie Ronde offers the most successful educational French programme worldwide. For more details visit their website www.lajolieronde.co.uk
The selection process is tough. Restaurants face a ‘mystery shopper’, filming of their chef and manager and an assessment of factors including health and hygiene, history and Google reviews.
Winners will be announced at Battersea Evolution in London on November 25. The ceremony will include a star-studded guest list of celebrities, MPs, dignitaries and industry professionals.
The British Curry Awards were established in 2005 by British entrepreneur and restaurateur Enam Ali MBE, who has tirelessly promoted curry businesses for years.
ipads for councillors?
Shelford and Stapleford councillor Cllr David Whiteman-Downes has challenged other members to embrace modern technology in a bid to save taxpayers at least £34,000 within 12 months.
If plans are approved, councillors who decide to make the switch will be given the choice of using their own tablet and the secure software will be installed on it for them, or for an iPad to be purchased by the Council on their behalf, the cost of which would be repaid through their allowance.
Shop theft
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The announcement that over £21,000 had been donated this year was accompanied by the astonishing fact that over £215,000 has now been raised since the Feast was revived 19 years ago. 2013 was the 20th Feast of the modern era and the record amount raised was the perfect way to celebrate.
Feast organisers paid tribute to the whole village, many of whom help with manpower, advertising, sponsorship, selling tickets, providing supplies, as well as the many other tasks that go into making such a big event a success. Plans are already underway for July 2014 when the Feast will embark upon entertaining the communities of South Cambridgeshire for another 20 years.
Quotations:
“The Feast is a reflection of the heart, integrity and endeavour of the people of Great Shelford.” Bill Tiley, Landlord of The Square and Compasses, Great Shelford.
“I am delighted to be involved with the Feast and have been bowled over by the efforts of the village. The church will be using the donation to buy toys and other resources for a new Mummies and Tots group which will open in the New Year. Simon Talbot, Vicar of St Mary’s Church, Great Shelford.
“We will use the Feast donation to buy access steps, allowing even more children and adults, including those with disabilities, to take part in trampolining.” Sandra East, Cambridge Kangaroos.
“Our donation will be used to buy equipment for our Under-11 girls’ and boys’ team which will be starting this year.” Brian Higgins, Great Shelford Cricket Club.
“The children have designed a new outdoor learning garden for the front of the school. This money will be used to facilitate work with the artist to make the garden a reality.” Alison Evans, Headteacher at Great and Little Shelford Primary School.
There has been a Feast in Shelford since Medieval times but the event lapsed after the war. In 1994 it was resurrected as a means of raising money for the village school. The event proved popular and has since grown from a single afternoon Feast into a week-long Festival. Everyone who organises the Feast is a volunteer and 100% of the money raised goes to covering event costs and donations to local good causes.
Councillor Ben Shelton and the Shelford & Stapleford Youth Initiative are planning a new and exciting community event to raise funds for the young people of the Shelfords and Stapleford on Sunday 4th May 2014, the May Day Bank Holiday weekend.
Called the “SHELFORD FESTIVAL OF WHEELS”, we plan to celebrate all aspects of mobility and speed on the Great Shelford Recreation Ground.
They plan to have new cars, classic cars, motor bikes, classic motor bikes, bicycles, farm equipment, diggers, motability vehicles and model trains and planes all on display plus demonstrations of skateboarding, remote control vehicles and BMX Bike tricks. There will also be food stalls and stalls run by local youth groups.
Please put the date in your diary and if you are interested in participating or supporting the event please e-mail Ben Shelton at [email protected] or David Jones on [email protected]
Five star Shelford
The Forum House, the Shelford Deli, the Square and Compasses and Zara have all been awarded 5 stars by the Agency – the best possible rating. Scotsdales cafe and The Plough got 3 stars and Days of Ashwell got 2 stars. You can see the results here.
New green and black certificates and stickers to replace the previous Scores on the Doors scheme are now being delivered to businesses across the area who are being encouraged to display them at the entrance to their premises.
Food outlets are inspected by Council food safety officers to check that their hygiene standards meet legal requirements. The hygiene standards found at these inspections are rated on a scale ranging from zero, meaning urgent improvement necessary, to a top rating of five for very good.
The branch, which will be based on Woollards Lane in the village, will host a full sales provision to the Great Shelford, Trumpington and Sawston property markets and will be managed by Sharman Quinney’s Area Director Spencer Hopp. Spencer already oversees the company’s branches in March, Ramsey and Cambourne and he will work closely with Managing Director Mike Sharman to steer the new Great Shelford service to a fantastic start in the sought-after village.
Working from the new Sharman Quinney branch will be Senior Negotiator Frances McDermott, alongside Angharad Daniels, Heidi Childs and Kye Liddle who all join from the company’s successful Cambourne office.
Emily, 26, who is in the final 10 for the best stationery designer, studied at London College of Communication to gain a degree in Book Art and Design.
Since graduating she has discovered a love for creating tactile books, pouches and cards using modern techniques, and finishing with a touch of old-fashioned craftsmanship.
She started her own business in May this year and has pledged to donate a percentage of the company’s profits at the end of each year to Freedom Charity. The charity was established to save the lives of vulnerable children and young people who are at risk, or are subject to violent crime.
Emily says she loves classic typographers and designers and often looks to her collection of books when she needs a creative kick. She said: “Everything from illuminated manuscripts to political posters inspire me. The tactility of old postcards and letters have always been a real inspiration to me and the way they feel and even sound is something interesting to me.”
To vote, go to hitched.co.uk/HBA/vote before November 5. Winners will be announced on November 7.
Great Shelford ladies wanted
They need some younger ladies to give it a good mix and while there is quite a lot of interest in Little Shelford not many of the ladies came to the first meeting from there.
Tour de France comes to Great Shelford
The world-famous bike race will travel between Cambridge and London on Monday July 7. After leaving Cambridge on day three of the race, the peloton will race through Cambridgeshire via the A1301 taking in Cambridge Road and Tunwells lane in Great Shelford.
The route was revealed at a press conference in Paris on October 23, where all the stages of the 2014 Tour were announced. Beginning on Gonville Place by Parker’s Piece, the peloton will ride through Cambridge via Regent Street and Sidney Street before turning left at the Round Church.
The riders will then travel past the world famous colleges of St Johns, Trinity and Kings as they cycle along Kings Parade and Trumpington Street before leaving the city via Trumpington Road. The peloton will then race through the rest of Cambridgeshire via the A1301 taking in the beautiful villages in the south of the county including Trumpington, Great Shelford and Hinxton.
The Tour will then leave Cambridgeshire travelling on to Saffron Walden and through Essex towards London to finish on The Mall in front of Buckingham Palace.
Exact details of the route can be found at www.letour.2014stage3.com
Cllr Martin Curtis, Leader of Cambridgeshire County Council, said: “I don’t think anyone can fail to be inspired by seeing the likes of Sir Bradley Wiggins, Chris Froome or Mark Cavendish ride and our challenge is to use this unique opportunity to encourage people onto their bikes. By working together, all those involved with Stage 3 of Le Tour promise to make the most of a day which I am sure will live long in all our memories.”
In the build up to the arrival of the Tour, detailed information will be given to residents, businesses and visitors regarding the impact of the race on Cambridge and the county. This will be made available online at www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/letourstage3 and www.cambridge.gov.uk/le-tour-cambridge as well as through leaflets, roadshows and events.
Information will also be made available via Facebook: www.facebook.com/LeTourCambridge or Twitter: www.twitter.com/LeTourCambridge
The 101st edition of Le Tour will start on Saturday 5 July 2014 in Leeds before travelling 120 miles to Harrogate, where the first Yellow Jersey of the Tour de France 2014 will be awarded. The next day, the riders will leave York for Sheffield on a tricky 125 mile stage whose final section will include a climb of Holme Moss.
There have been three separate complaints that the path behind the rugby club has been ploughed up in Great Shelford.
This path is not a public right of way but the land is not covered by Section 31(6).http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/environment/countrysideandrights/definitivemapandstate/landownerdeposits/
The Parish Council is now taking up the issue. Please contact [email protected] if you have experienced a problem
Ron Whitby posted on the site about the bridge:
“I live in Shelford area and usually use a scooter to get around. I am concerned about the state of the fence over the railway bridge on Cambridge Road (in Shelford). The fence urgently needs repairing – it is leaning over the path making a serious safety hazard for users of the road, especially those who drive scooters. It makes the road unsafe and should be treated as a priority. I would like to know who is responsible for repairing the fence, what can be done about it and how soon.”
Within 48 hours, Network Rail had carried out inspections on the fence.
See the new website at http://southcambridgeshire.shapeyourplace.org/
Or contact [email protected]
Bottom of Form
The unveiling in September was made by Cllr David Bard Chairman of South Cambridgeshire District Council.
On November 12th it is planned to plant 3,000 Daffodil bulbs around Great Shelford. For more information contact Charlie Nightingale on 844763.
Two people have been caught speeding along Hinton Way and 1 driver received a verbal warning according to the report.
Legacy wall at the rugby club
For details contact Dave Hatter on 07747 444435 or email [email protected]m
Support worker needed
On Sunday 15th September a charity golf day was held by The Plough pub.This involved a round of golf in the morning followed by food back at The Plough with a raffle and an auction of promises. Sue and Steve Hill said they were more than delighted to have raised over £1,200 for a little local lad, ,Jack Power who is the grandson of one of their our customers. Jack is severely Autistic along with other problems.
They raised money toward a specialist bed for Jack to be kept at his grandparents house so as to give regular respite to Jack's parents. The bed is needed for jacks personal safety.
They will hold a presentation evening to hand over the cheque and thank our generous and loyal customers in the near future.
House prices on the rise
The average price of a house in Great Shelford is now £384,141. You can see how much properties near you exchanged hands for here.
A new Women's Institute group is being set up for Little and Great Shelford. Do you want to make new friends? Meet like-minded ladies? Learn new skills? Get involved?
A meeting will be held on Thursday 10 October 2013 at 7.30pm in the Community Room of St Mary’s Church, Great Shelford to see if a Shelford WI can be formed.
Go along and find out what the WI has to offer you.
For more deails see www.cfwi.co.uk
The inaugural Shelford Fun Run on September 15 was an amazing day and the feedback has been brilliant. In the end around 400 runners took part - 120 of them children.
Organiser Jon Salisbury is already talking about organising the event again next year.
Great Shelford traffic could increase
There are
fears that more drivers might soon be travelling through Great Shelford because of
changes to the A10.
Network Rail is considering replacing the A10 Foxton Level Crossing
with a bridge or underpass. The level crossing is a bottleneck and so removing
this barrier to movement will make the A10 route more attractive. This will,
however, have consequences for the amount of traffic going through Harston and
Hauxton according to County Council Tony Orgee.
"If a bridge or underpass replaces the Foxton Level Crossing the
consequences are likely to be even greater traffic hold-ups on the A10, "
he said. "If this is so, then it is likely that drivers will try to find
alternative routes into Cambridge and so this might well lead to greater
rat-running through villages such as Hauxton and Little Shelford, leading to
more traffic on roads such as Cambridge Road, Great Shelford, in turn leading
to traffic delays in the Great Shelford and Stapleford area.
"It is important therefore that the Parish Council should consider the
Draft Transport Strategy and expresses its views."
Responses to the Draft Transport Strategy can be made by
· Completing the online survey at www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/tscsc
· or by writing to the following address
Transport and Infrastructure Policy and Funding
Cambridgeshire County council
Box CC1214
Shire Hall
Castle Hill
Cambridge
CB3 0AP
· or by emailing [email protected]
· The full strategy can be viewed at www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/tscsc
Scotsdales to grow
Scotsdales is expanding. The Great Shelford based garden centre is taking over Notcutt’s centre at Horningsea in October giving Scotsdales its third centre.
Scotsdales
is a family-owned business, which has been operating for over 40 years. Its
garden centre at Great Shelford is one of the largest, single-site garden
centres in the country with an annual turnover in excess of £14m.
Scotsdales also operates the smaller Fordham Garden Centre, near Ely, Cambridgeshire.
No redundancies are planned, with all jobs being transferred with the business,
and the garden centre is expected to carry on trading throughout the
changeover.
Caroline Owen, managing director of Scotsdales, said: "We hope to welcome
the team from Notcutts Horningsea to the Scotsdales family, with our intention
to invest in and develop the business over the coming months."
Scotsdales has owned the Cambridge site since 2003, when it was previously
known as Ansells Garden Centre.
Subject to all parties reaching agreement, transfer of the centre to Scotsdales is planned for October 1 2013.
Funds from the Feast on offer
The claims form they'd like you to complete is on the Feast website at http://www.shelfordfeast.co.uk/beneficiaries/ (or go to the home page and click on the Beneficiaries link at top right).
Remember that their emphasis is on local groups and good causes, young people in particular but not exclusively, and they favour people who have helped at The Feast. They do not usually give funds to individuals.
If you would like your group to be considered, like the 34 groups listed on the 2011 Beneficiaries page, please fill in the claim form and deliver it to Duncan Grey, 45 Hinton Way, Great Shelford, CB22 5AZ or by email to [email protected] by the end of September.
They will consider all claims and suggestions in October with the aim of holding a celebratory disbursement evening in early November.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Duncan Grey, Feast Secretary
Mini digger stolen
A one tonne mini digger has stolen from Church Street in Great Shelford over the bank holiday week-end. The orange Hitachi mini digger was locked and secured.
Light
campaign at rugby club
A
campaign to raise £25,000 for new floodlights at Shelford Rugby Club launches
on September 1.
Initially, it was felt that they could resolve the issue by spending around
£5000, but this is not now the case. They have exhausted all possible means of
obtaining grants from the RFU and they are left with just one option, and that
is to fund this investment themselves.
It is estimated that to provide effective lights for the playing and training
pitches at Shelford could cost as much as £25,000 – a hefty amount that simply
cannot be funded from the club’s operating costs.
This is a large sum of money, representing approximately £35 per club member,
but it is believed to be achievable through donations from club members,
supporters and sponsors and raffles.
The appeal will be formally launched on 1st September The Rugby Club first team
has made excellent progress in National 2 League South and promotion to
National 1 is a realistic goal. However, a recent assessment revealed that the
floodlights at Shelford no longer meet required standards and they are now one
of a very few clubs in the National leagues without effective floodlights.
In the winter months this means they to stagger kick-off times as they can only
play in daylight. They are also unable to play evening fixtures or have the
ground and facilities used by other organisations including touring teams and
County Youth games.
Five crimes in Great Shelford have been reported to police in the last week. They included:
- 35 concrete paving slabs were taken from the garden of a house in Macaulay Avenue, Great Shelford between August 9 and August 11.
- Groceries were taken from the Co-op on August 18. The offender selected goods and put them into a bag. They then left the store making no attempt to pay.
- A hose and sprinkler system was taken from the garden of a house in Mingle Lane between August 8 and 10.
- A cycle was stolen from Abberley Wood, Great Shelford between August 8 and August 9. Offenders removed the wheels and handle bar stem from the cycle. The frame was locked to a cycle rack and was stolen. The wheels are quite distinctive - they were silver with the side of the rims being red and black stripes.
- And there was an attempted theft from a business in High Street, Great Shelford on August 10. Offenders attempted to gain entry to the meat fridges at the rear of the shop. The padlock was removed with some bolt croppers. The alarm sounded and the suspects left the scene empty-handed.
The next Police Surgery will be on Wednesday 4th September 2013 at the Memorial Hall, Great Shelford. They will be there 09.30 – 11.00am.
A
petition to save the 31 bus that travels through Great Shelford has already
collected 260 signatures. A statement has now been issued in response to the
petition.
A statement has been issued followed the collection of a petition of 260
signatures by Angela Cox from Moor Close to save the 31 bus service.
I understand that communities along the No 31 bus route continue to be
concerned about its future – I received a petition from Angela Cox of Little
Shelford this week (with 260 signatories) and it seems that fears need to be
allayed.
The No 31 service is not ending on 30 August 2013. The current operator, Cozy
Travel, has decided that they no longer wish to operate the contract but
Cambridgeshire County Council has retendered for the service to continue on a
like for like basis. From 2 September the service will continue and will be
operated by Whippet Coaches.
Service No. 31 will be reviewed later this year as part of the Cambridgeshire
Future Transport programme and no changes to the timetable will take place
until after the community engagement process has taken place.
Clare Gibbons
Development Officer, South Cambridgeshire District Council
95 year-old tricked in daytime burglary
A burglar tricked his way into a 95-year-old woman’s home in Great Shelford
claiming he was a police officer. He helped himself to the hard-of-hearing
pensioner’s purse when she went to get a neighbour to help her communicate with
him, at around 3pm on August 7 in Elm’s Avenue, Great Shelford.
The man is described as white, about 40, 5’10’’ and stocky. He was cleanly
shaven and spoke with a north east accent. He was wearing a light-blue
short-sleeved shirt and had a white lanyard around his neck. He was also
carrying papers.
PC John Keerie, said: “This kind of offence is particularly callous because of
the vulnerability of the victim. I would urge anyone who recognises the
description or has any information, to call police. I would also remind
residents to be vigilant and always ask for doorstep callers to prove their
identity. If you are uncertain about their validity, then do not let them into
your house.”
Anyone with information should call PC Keerie on 101 or Crimestoppers,
anonymously, on 0800 555111.
Top window box
Great Shelford can boast the best window box in South Cambridgeshire.
In South
Cambridgeshire District Council’s 33rd Best Kept Garden competition, open to
all council tenants and leaseholders, the best window box was won by Mr Moore
of Chaston Road in Great Shelford.
A presentation ceremony for the winners will be held later this year at
Scotsdales Garden Centre, Great Shelford. Scotsdales are long-standing sponsors
of the competition.
Cllr Mark Howell, SCDC’s cabinet member for housing, said: “The imagination and
work that goes into creating these beautiful gardens is truly fantastic. I’d
like to commend our very worthy winners and thank all of our entrants, judges and
sponsors.”
Artist helps charity
Great Shelford artist Sarah Walsh has used her creativity to help the
Addenbroooke's Charitable Trust campaign. Sarah collected money during the
Cambridge Open Studios sessions at her home in July.
Sarah, who ran a Cambridge translation agency and has two sons with husband
Colin and four grandchildren, welcomed the public to her home in Kings Mill
Lane, Great Shelford, where oil paintings and life drawings were displayed.
“By donating to a cause like this, I feel as if I am giving something back to
my community and I would urge others to do the same if they can," said
Sarah.
Co-op refurbishment
The Co-operative Food store in Great Shelford has been transformed following a £325,000 refurbishment. The High Street store has been redesigned. Changes also include an improved ranges of fresh and chilled produce, and a wider choice of ready meals.
As part of its commitment to serving local communities, The Co-operative Food’s investment will bring a brighter store with a more shopper-friendly layout, extended in-store bakery and eco-refrigeration.
Shoppers will benefit from an improved range of “free from”, wholefood and Fairtrade products, and will also be able to enjoy selecting a bottle of wine, from the increased range of fine wines, to accompany their meals.
Rob Vernon, Store Manager at the High Street store, said: “Great Shelford residents are passionate about their food and our new-look Co-operative food store will certainly reflect this. The store will be packed with great-value quality products and modern and interesting meal ideas that, while quick and easy to put together, are sure to impress.
From Shelford with love
A family fun day at Great Shelford Rec on July 21 raised £700 to help pay for pioneering projects in Nepal. The day included a charity cricket match, a bouncy castle, a bungee run and face painting.
The event
was organised by the Mountain Trust, a registered Non-Governmental Organisation
based in Great Shelford. They fund education and health projects in rural
Nepal. It sponsors Nepali students through school, college and university, has
funded school & orphanage construction, community projects such as women's
sewing collectives, and provided health care to the hardest hit in Nepal.
Their current projects include:
Radio
Guru Free quality teaching, via FM radio, across Nepal.
Health
Camps We have treated over 2,000 patients (and rising) for free.
Human Rights A joint internship programme with
the IDCR at the University of Essex.
High-Altitude Genetics Study A joint
internship programme with UCL, Oxford & others.
Volunteers & Interns Volunteering and internship
opportunities for talented people.
Controversial new chimneys get thumbs up
Three new giant chimneys at Addenbrooke’s Hospital has been given the go ahead - despite opposition from Great Shelford council.
Cambridgeshire County Council’s planning committee have approved the £36 million project including the 60m chimneys despite residents’ concerns about the height of the chimneys which are taller than Nelson’s Column.
A report to councillors said there had been 15 objections from neighbours and Great Shelford Parish Council raising concerns about the “stark, unimaginative design”.
First Shelford fun run
The first Shelford fun run takes place on September
15. The 5km course runs through the streets of Great and Little Shelford and,
with the roads closed for the duration of the event, it is a rare opportunity
to really enjoy the sights and sounds of our beautiful village. 40 runners have
already signed up for the event.
For non-serious runners the event is perfect. You can walk or jog at your own
pace and savour the atmosphere.
For serious runners it’s a great chance to register a Personal Best – the
course is very flat and fast. They are also arranging for the course to be
officially measured, so you can rest assured your time will be accurate.
Whatever your reason for running, you will enjoy a great day out and help
support Blue Smile – a Cambridge-based charity for deprived children. Email [email protected]
Burglaries
A Great Shelford couple woke up to discover a burglar in their bedroom, stealing a wallet. The incident happened in Leeway Avenue, Great Shelford on June 16. The householders were asleep in bed when the burglar smashed the rear door window to enter the property. The suspect was disturbed by the couple when then they woke up when he was in their bedroom. Police said this was a very frightening experience for the victim. This investigation is still ongoing and they welcome any information you may have.
There has been a recent spate of other burglaries in the village.
A theft from a vehicle was reported on Station Road, Great Shelford.
This happened between June 12 and June 17. A Catalytic Convertor was stolen.
A cycle was also stolen from Granhams Road, Great Shelford. This occurred on
17/06/2013. Two bikes were stolen from a back garden. One was a hybrid gent’s
cycle and the other was a Ridgeback. The Chains securing them were also taken.
There was a burglary in Chaston Road, Great Shelford. This occurred between
June 16 and 17. A ground floor flat was entered via an insecure window during
the night. The offender was seen by the victim in the house. This was possibly
the same offender as the Leeway Avenue burglary.
A distraction burglary in Leeway Avenue, Great Shelford occurred between
June 6 and 7. The offender entered the property, and removed cash from a wallet
and a purse.
An attempted shed burglary in Shelford Park Avenue, Great Shelford happened on
June 14. Offenders entered the rear garden and forced locks on 2 sheds at the
bottom of the garden. Nothing was reported missing but tools and metal hinges
were found in the rear garden.
There was also a shed burglary in Tunwells Lane, Great Shelford. This occurred on June 14. The offender removed the security hook / clip on a wooden shed but no items were reported stolen.
A break-in happened at Peacocks between 10pm on May 31 and 8.30am on
June 1st. Burglars entered a retirement Bungalow during the night and stole a
handbag containing car keys.
An attempted burglary was reported in London Road, Great Shelford on June 2. A
window pane of a rear breakfast room window was smashed, whilst the owner of
house was out. It’s thought this was an attempt to burgle the house.
A house burglary in Cambridge Road, Great Shelford occurred between
08.45am and 17.30pms on May 24.
A Claude Butler cycle was stolen from a shed in De Freville Road, Great
Shelford between May 20 and May 25.
And a house burglary happened in Leeway Avenue, Great Shelford between 8am and
3.30pm on May 27.
MBE for Shelford man
Tudor Brown from Great Shelford is to receive an MBE. He is the
co-founder and former president of high-flying technology firm ARM Holdings.
He stepped down as president of the company, whose chips are at the heart of
many of the world’s best-selling gadgets, in 2012. Tudor said: “This honour is
really for everybody at ARM.”
Speed limits in Cambridge Road
New speed limits for Great Shelford are taking longer than expected to be introduced.
The Parish Council wanted to reduce the speed of traffic on Cambridge Road and Hinton Way from 40mph to 30mph. The Parish Council gave their go ahead in February.
However the speed limits are still not in place.
Coun Ben Shelton said the change is a time consuming exercise, despite the overwhelming public support.
It had been hoped that as a result of the Localism Bill a change in legislation would make it possible to make the change simply by posting a public notice regarding the proposed changes on the council website. Unfortunately this is not the case and it will now have to be done in the Cambridge News.
Skateboard ramp
The skateboard ramp at Great Shelford Rec is being revamped thanks to support from the Parish Council.
Members of the Shelford and Stapleford Youth Initiative have offered to paint the skateboard ramp and the parish council has agreed to contribute £100 towards the project.
Scrum over new homes
Proposals to build 25 new homes near Shelford Rugby Club have been opposed by the Parish Council.
Colin’s got the key to the door
Shelford Rugby Club President, Colin Astin, is celebrating 21 years at the helm.
Colin received a bespoke caricature to mark 21 years of his time in the
top spot at Shelford Rugby Club.
Club Chairman, Tony Roberts, said: “Colin is a very special person. We all know
Colin as a laid back person, but he is one of the most hard working generous
and honest people that I have met. Shelford Rugby Club is really indebted to
Colin and his leadership over 21 years that has guided the club to where it is
today."
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