Giant poppies will appear in Little Shelford to remember the 13 men from the village who gave their lives in World War 1. A planning application for a climbing frame that is already in place on Moor Close has been submitted. (external link) There's a new memorial bench on Little Shelford rec. A new Yoga class is starting in Little Shelford in October. A car has been caught driving at more than 60mph in the Newton Road 30mph zone by the village's new speed cameras.  BBC Look East presenter Janine Machin and Shelford school teacher Mike Paduano opened the new £85,000 playground at Little Shelford Rec on September 8. "You have got a playground that many villages would die for," said Janine. Photo; Sandy Boyle.   A number of events are being planned by All Saints Church, Little Shelford to commemorate the end of the Great War 100 years ago Read about the action and decisions at the September Parish Council meeting. Joan Atkins, who was 98 last July, has died New yoga classes may be launched in Little Shelford. A Green group in the Shelfords and Stapleford wants new volunteers from Little Shelford. They have just launched a new website. (external link) A water feature was stolen from a garden in Newton Road, Little Shelford on July 21 between 11.30am and 6pm. There are plans to demolish a home in the High Street and build a new house in its place. Shelford and Stapleford Rainbows need a new leader.  More than £6,000 has now been raised for the MS Trust by Former Arsenal footballer Steve Morrow and Little Shelford's David Martin after a £307 donation from the Great Shelford Country Market (pictured). The pair cycled the 380 miles from London to Amsterdam. (external link)  It was specifically chosen for the silver under leaves and it’s looking really lovely at the moment and is developing a good shape. It’s also looking remarkably healthy despite the recent heatwave. Christine Ruffles and Penny Saich are very pleased to report that £1400+ was raised for the Arthur Rank Hospice, at the ‘Drinks and Canapés’ event on Sunday. So many grateful thanks to all those who supported us and very special thanks to the generous ladies for their contributions of delicious food. Jewellery has been stolen in a burglary at a Little Shelford home. Two deer heads have been found down Bradmere Lane. A new bus service linking Little Shelford with Trumpington park and ride is expected to launch in September.  A man has been jailed for two years after ramming a police car following a chase through Little Shelford. (External link) The Liberal Democrats won the two District Council seats in the elections on May 3. Work is due to start soon on the new Playground now campaigners have reached their £84,000 target. A Ford Transit parked in Whittlesford Road, Little Shelford, had the near side front window smashed. Nothing was taken from inside the vehicle. This happened between 11am and 2.20pm on April 21. Local groups who want a stall at the Just for Fun village show need to get in touch with Gail Pilkington.  Fungus spotted in Bradmere Lane - photo by Dave Pate.  New speed monitors have been introduced in the village to encourage drivers not to speed through Little Shelford. Three vehicles in Moor Close had their wing mirrors completely broken between 10.am on March 16 and 2pm on March 18.  25 bags of rubbish were collected around the village volunteers on Feb 25. A microwave and an in-date credit card were among the items picked up. Little Shelford Parish Council January headlines included; PCSO Chris Wiseman asked people to ring 101 and report cars blocking the pavement or parked too close to a junction. The Parish Council has agreed to spend up to £8,000 on lighting for the track leading to the Sports Pavilion. The Council is increasing its share of the Council Tax bills by just under 2%. A professor from the Medical Research Council who lives in Little Shelford was knocked off his scooter outside the school on Saturday morning by a car overtaking the parked cars. He's got a broken leg and two brain bleeds. A new Park & Ride is considered for Hauxton, to be built west of Junction 11. (external link) NASA technology is being used by Little Shelford firm Walero to make special suits for racing drivers . (External link) Shelford Medical Practice merged with the larger Granta Group in 2018. More than 80% of people who took part in a survey said they would be happy to pay something extra towards the cost of maintaining Shelford library. Feedback on proposals to change the priorities at the junction of Whittlesford Road, Church Street and Bridge Lane has now been published.  Several thousand pounds were taken in a burglary at Winners' Chinese restaurant between September 13 and 14. A new bus service linking Little Shelford with the Trumpington park and ride will be launched early in 2018. Two new homes in Church Street are on the market for more than £1m.  The iconic milestone in Whittlesford Road has been beautifully repainted by village volunteer Bill Savin. Proposals to increase protection for Camping Close have fallen on deaf ears. The Navigator is now open lunchtimes and evenings, seven days a week under a new manager. A drone flight around the nearby obelisk has emerged. Little Shelford has two new county councillors.  The water pump in High Street has been spruced up by villager Bill Savin.  A new gate has been installed at the Wale Recreation Ground. More than 80% of people in Little Shelford are very or quite concerned about the speed of traffic in the village according to a new traffic survey.  A winter's day in Little Shelford by Ruth Shah. 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.  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. A bid to restore a footpath in Little Shelford have failed. More than 40 people turned up for the Little Shelford footpath inquiry which took place in January. 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. |  These are the volunteers who painted the fence around the new playground in September.  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.  World War One manoeuvres by troops in Little Shelford have been highlighted in a new book.  The village sign on the smallest village green in England photographed by Ruth Shah at sunrise on Jan 2 2018. See more of Ruth's Little Shelford photos here. Little Shelford Online has a fascinating new section, focussing on cultural offerings in and around the village.   A photo of Fanny Wale, Little Shelford's first historian who died in 1936, has emerged. She wrote and illustrated a book called A Record of Shelford Parva between 1908 and 1919.  You can read about the hall on the Little Shelford history website.  Doug Walker from Little Shelford who received a telegram from the Queen to mark his 100th birthday in April.   More than 300 people turned up to see former England cricket captain Tony Lewis (pictured left) open the new £380,000 sports pavilion. Read the background story of how the Pavilion was created and how to book it here.  The village pub The Navigator has a new outside terrace.
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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