| Trumpington Local History Group Trumpington Personalities: Tillie Cuthbert (1940-2013) |
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Tillie Cuthbert moved to Trumpington with her family in the 1960s and
became an active campaigner for the village.
became an active campaigner for the village.
| Tillie Cuthbert. Photo: Jacqui McCary, 22 April 2010. |
Tillie Cuthbert (1940-2013) was a campaigner for Trumpington. Matilda Madden married Robert
Cuthbert in Glasgow in 1959 and the family moved first to Ely and then to Trumpington in the
1960s. Tillie was a nurse at Addenbrooke's Hospital and a district nurse in the local medical
practice, a leader of the Girl Guides group and the youth club at the Village Hall and a
campaigner for local issues, such as traffic calming measures on Foster Road, etc.
In March 2019, the multi-use room on the Ground Floor of the Clay Farm Centre was named
the Tillie Cuthbert Room.
Cuthbert in Glasgow in 1959 and the family moved first to Ely and then to Trumpington in the
1960s. Tillie was a nurse at Addenbrooke's Hospital and a district nurse in the local medical
practice, a leader of the Girl Guides group and the youth club at the Village Hall and a
campaigner for local issues, such as traffic calming measures on Foster Road, etc.
In March 2019, the multi-use room on the Ground Floor of the Clay Farm Centre was named
the Tillie Cuthbert Room.
| New room names unveiled at the Clay Farm Centre: Alison Woods and Tillie Cuthbert's family (Anna Smith, Robert Cuthbert and Jacqui McCary). Photo: Andrew Roberts, 7 March 2019. |