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In 1995, the then Vicar of Trumpington, Nicholas Thistlethwaite, had a visit from Reginald Robinson, who was born in the School House in 1909. Reginald brought with him his late father’s magic lantern slides and lecture notes. Reginald’s father, Percy, was the village schoolmaster from 1908 until his sudden death in 1943. He was an outstanding teacher, scoutmaster and village stalwart and his lantern lectures were greatly enjoyed. The vicar, with Edmund and Arthur Brookes, re-created one of his lectures, first copying the old slides into modern format. On Friday 17 November 1995, they showed A Trip Through Trumpington to a packed hall. Seeing the interest generated by this show, Arthur Brookes suggested forming a History Group and a small group has met regularly ever since, helping each other with research. The group has organised open meetings two or three times a year; these have been well attended. The group has published several leaflets (e.g. A Walk Around Trumpington), and two books (Twentieth Century Trumpington, June 2000, and Trumpington Past and Present, 2003).
In September 2007, the Trumpington Local History Group became a formal society. The following committee has been in place since November 2009:
Howard Slatter, Chairman, Shirley Brown, Programme Secretary; Hiltrude Hall, Secretary; Michael Hendy, Treasurer; Edmund Brookes, Andrew Roberts and Peter Dawson, committee members.
We hope you find this Web site to be an effective resource, with information about the History Group and the past and present of the village. We welcome your contributions about the history of Trumpington and your personal recollections.
Meetings are advertised in the parish magazine, The Trumpet, posters and the Web site. We plan to produce advance programmes for the year.
Please email the Group if you would like any further information about its work or can contribute to the history of Trumpington. |
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