Can you support the creation of a community orchard for Little Shelford? Organisers hope to raise £2,500. Two major housing developments including more than 200 homes have been proposed for Little Shelford. A new railway line linking Cambridge and Oxford could go through Little Shelford. Some homes have received letters about their land being surveyed. Now the Parish council has had its say. Eastwest rail have launched their own digital community hub. The Navigator pub has introduced a marquee to help it cope with social distancing. It is continuing its discount scheme in October. The dates for the 2021 Village Week-end have been announced. It will take place from September 17 to 19th. Little Shelford surgeon Andrew Carrothers will be featured in BBC Two’s ‘Surgeons: At the Edge of Life’ in October. England's head cricket coach has visited Little Shelford. . Little Shelford pavilion is looking for a new booking clerk. Flu clinics are being held at Duxford Air Museum this year. Fire crews were called to a blaze in Whittlesford Road, Little Shelford on August 6. Firefighters arrived to find a fire involving a one tonne hay bale that was spreading to roughly 70 square metres of the field. They extinguished the fire and returned to their station within four hours. The cause of the fire was accidental. Have you spotted the ‘Produce for Charity’ table at the end of Garden Fields. The Wale Rec children's playground has re-opened - but a number of rules now have to be followed by users. Pat Harvey, one of Little Shelford's oldest villagers, has died. Great Shelford library is re-opening in August A special Old Boys Cricket Match has been announced for September along with a BBQ, Bar and other refreshments. Thanks to Richard Patterson who has been cutting back the nettles down Bradmere Lane. The former Sycamore House restaurant is up for sale (external link) Action is being taken by the Parish Council including occasional patrols following vandalism and litter being left at the Rec. A £1 billion Huawei research lab between Little Shelford and Whittlesford has been given the go ahead despite the opposition of the Parish Council. (External link) Villager Ruth Shah is making face masks to help meet the significant demand caused by the COVID19 epidemic Vandalism has taken place at Little Shelford's allotments. There have been thank-yous for a number of people in Little Shelford who helped out during the lockdown. Would you buy some books for Great and Little Shelford School? A new faster broadband service could be made available in the village - but it would cost you around £125 to be part of it. The Little Shelford Fun Week-end has been cancelled. A Little Shelford family have used the lockdown to create a successful online business. A reminder about social distancing during activities on the Rec has been made by the Parish Council. Which local businesses are still open in the Shelford's? Little Shelford writer Sarah Vaughan’s political thriller Anatomy of a Scandal is being turned into a Netflix mini-series. One of the oldest residents in the village, Marjorie Powell, has died. The first three trees have been planted as the start of Little Shelford's community orchard. Changes are happening in Camping Close. All 14 editions of the Little Shelford community magazine that were created during the lockdown are still available to read. The sixth edition of a mini magazine has been created for young people in the village by Alice Patterson. There has been a tremendous response to the request for local volunteers in response to COVID-19 and the needs of the community going forward - over 60 volunteers are willing to help as we move into the next phase of the government’s plan. Sign up for your free Little Shelford electronic newsletter. Little Shelford Parish Council have linked up with John Huntingdon’s Charity making a donation to the charity that can be used to provide direct help for villagers. A new Shelford yoga and movement class on Zoom is starting on May 4 – you can join the first four classes for free. A Little Shelford villager has launched a new history project to create a permanent community resource for the future, to understand better our community identity and preserve our collective and personal memories. A new prescription service has been created for housebound, elderly and vulnerable people in Little Shelford. Congratulations to the winners of the signed Sarah Vaughan book Little Disasters who were Risha Gohil, Cathy Stekly, Deborah Bardsley, Ana Mihai and Guy Duncombe. The correct answer was that the name of Sarah’s last thriller was Anatomy of a Scandal. The Navigator pub is to continue as a local distribution centre for the village. Allen Boothroyd, who was one of the driving forces behind the Memorial Hall and the village sign, has died. The Easter edition of the Little Shelford magazine can be read on this website. The first trees for Little Shelford's new community wood have been planted by Mike and Julie Darsley. Little Shelford garden centre Harvey and son have a new website (external link) Little Shelford Bowls Club is having an open day in April.  Molly Buckle (left) and Val Vardy testing out the new bench at the smallest Village Green in the country in Church Street. Outbuildings at a house in High Street were burgled on Feb 22. Garden equipment was taken. Sign up for your free Little Shelford electronic newsletter. Retired Little Shelford architect Neil Ruffles has proposed a new Cambridge great park (external link.) The Parish Council's share of Little Shelford's council tax bills will go up by 3.7% from April. A community orchard and woodland area is to be created in Little Shelford, with initial planting planned for the autumn. Little Shelford Cricket Club is starting a Colts Section open to Girls and Boys aged 10-15. Great and Little Shelford school has been ranked 48 out of 188 schools in Cambridgeshire according to the new Real Schools guide (external link). Has the infamous Fen Tiger been spotted in Little Shelford? One of the oldest houses in Little Shelford has been sold. Two of the storeroom windows were deliberately smashed at the bowls green at the Wale Recreation Ground in the last week of November. A new yoga class is starting in Little Shelford. The village currently has photos and additional comprehensive information for only five of our war dead. So, could you help us find information about the other people from Little Shelford? A tractor has been stolen in Little Shelford Volunteer Good Neighbours are needed in Little Shelford Little Shelford's second cricket team have been promoted for the second time in two years. The fence around the Little Shelford has been damaged by vandals using the cricket roller. A nine year old girl from Little Shelford has climbed Britain's three highest mountains to raise money for Jimmy's Night Shelter. A house in Little Shelford has been struck by lightening. Doug Walker, Little Shelford's oldest resident has died aged 102. Ray Saich is Little Shelford's new villager of the year. Almost £2,000 has been given to local groups by the Little Shelford Entertainments Committee. Sign up for your free Little Shelford electronic newsletter  A Green group in the Shelfords and Stapleford wants new volunteers from Little Shelford. They have just launched a new website. (external link) A drone flight around the nearby obelisk has emerged. The water pump in High Street has been spruced up by villager Bill Savin. The official opening of what is probably the smallest village green in England and the new sign by our MP Heidi Allen made headlines in the Cambridge News. See our photo gallery of the opening. Former Parish Councillor David Munro is pictured with the new Defibrillator he has helped organise for the village - its been installed on the wall of the Navigator. If you are interested in having an allotment in Little Shelford, email littleshelfordparishclerk@aol.com
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Little Shelford has grown slowly over the centuries. In 1801, Litle Shelford's population was 220. In 1861 it was 474 and in 1891 494. In 1901 it was 441. By 1961 the population of Little Shelford was 717. | A Great Shelford pensioner who uses a wheelchair has asked if disabled people in the village are being forgotten. Great Shelford Parish Council's September meeting heard the news that the Shelford Playscape project has received £109,000(External link) The new Angli-Ear hearing solutions office is opening in the former Barclays Bank building on Woollards Lane in November. Two members of Extinction Rebellion are talking to the local 2G3S environmental group online this month. Stapleford headlines The Three Horseshoes in Stapleford is now opening for breakfast and brunch from 9am. Stapleford Granary is re-starting its performances with Joanna MacGregor on October 2. The Stapleford Fun Run is taking place virtually in October.
Former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger had bought a large house in Stapleford.
More and sign up for the Great Shelford electronic newsletter. Sign up for your free Little Shelford electronic newsletter  Little Shelford Hall was destroyed by fire 90 years ago on February 24 1929. This was part of the press coverage of the fire.  T One of Little Shelford's water pumps and a house that no longer exists in High Street are featured on a postcard that was recently for sale on ebay. There are hundreds of old photos and pictures of Little Shelford in days gone by on a special history website. Little Shelford Online has a fascinating new section, focussing on cultural offerings in and around the village. You can read about the hall on the Little Shelford history website. There's a mystery about a nurse who died in a fire 100 years ago - but no one knows why she is buried in Little Shelford churchyard.
This newly-discovered photo of the High Street in Little Shelford, complete with horses and carts, in one of dozens of old photos on the village's history website.  A fascinating book about the history of Little Shelford has been republished- and you have a chance to buy your own copy. It would make a great Christmas present for history lovers.
Details have emerged of a visit by Edward VII to Little Shelford. The episode is included in a book that has just emerged called A Record of the Shelfords Manga and Parva in Cambridgeshire. |
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