Councillor Charlie Nightingale is the Conservative candidate for Great Shelford, Little Shelford, Newton and Stapleford in the SCDC election on 5th May.
Charlie and Susan have been married for over 50 years – they moved to Great Shelford 1972 and now live in Stapleford.
He was first elected to SCDC in 2002 and served as the Council’s Chairman from 2008 to 2010. Currently, Charlie is chairman of the Conservative Group in the Council and chairman of Parkinson’s UK Cambridge.
He is also chairman of Gt Shelford Parish Council and on Stapleford PC.
Local action by Charlie Nightingale
"Every year there’s something new to celebrate in one of our villages," says Charlie. "This year it was the opening of the new sports pavilion in Little Shelford – I worked with the Parish Council to help them obtain part funding and planning permission from SCDC for the project.
"On a different scale is organising the Christmas lights in Great Shelford each year – thank you to Heidi Allen, our MP, for switching them on, the local businesses for their support and the carol singers from Shelford School, who are a traditional part of the Christmas tree light ceremony.
"I attend our parish council meetings and work with the police and County Council to help the parish councils and residents.
"Like my Councillor colleagues Ben Shelton and David Whiteman-Downes, I’m only a phone call away if you have issues over planning or other matters requiring our help."
Taking a stand
"The Nine Wells Local Nature Reserve has been saved – at least for now," continues Charlie. "We awiat further reports before the threat from a proposal to remove 30 acres from the Green Belt adjacent to Nine Wells can be classed as ‘suitable’.
"This is good news for this highly important LNR, which is home to grey partridges, corn buntings, linnets, skylarks, yellowhammers and yellow wagtails.
"It’s also good for Shelford, for it stops Addenbrooke’s spreading towards us, which would open the floodgates to future building near Shelford and create urban spread from Cambridge."
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Contact Charlie Nightingale
12 Aylesford Way, Stapleford, CB22 5DP
01223 844 763
07836 232 032
cllrnightingale@btconnect.com