THE FAMILY of an adopted Cumbrian have remembered her as dedicating her life to public service. Marguerite Anne Robinson, known as Maggie, was born during a summer heatwave, on May 29, 1947 to Daphne and Leonard Appleby, at 10 Kent Avenue. Marguerite’s early years were spent in Bedford, in post-war austerity, but supported by a close-knit community, a wonderful Mum, a hard-working Dad and a colourful cast of many aunties and uncles. When she was five she spent a memorable two years in Barbados, when her father, Len got a job as an engineer in a sweet factory. She made friends easily and loved communication, reading and theatre. Her college years were at Manchester teacher training college during the swinging sixties. She turned her new found skills into a craft as an English teacher at Dunsmore Girls School.