Ruth Crampton, Destination Cambridge
Ruth Crampton views her recent appointment as a new trustee at Taylor Made Community Space as an opportunity to strengthen Cambridge’s appeal to a wider audience.
The new trustee at Taylor Made Community Space is Ruth Crampton.
She has her eye on developing the facility’s capacity to host the increasing number of digital nomads who may be attracted to the region.
“With the change in the government’s immigration settings, I think Cambridge could be a good locale for people to work as digital nomads,” she said. “Taylor Made has a couple of casual rooms available that have good wi-fi and can offer people the use of photocopiers and other office equipment. It could be a very good fit.”
Crampton was recently named the Taylor Made Community Space Trust’s new trustee, filling the void left when long-time trustee Rob Feisst died last year.
Trust chairman Lloyd Buscomb said she brought a strong marketing and communications background to the role, skills the Board was keen to recruit.
Taylor Made is enjoying increasing interest being shown in both its permanent and casual room hire and is upgrading its facilities. It is already home to the Cambridge Toy Library, the Montessori Pre-school and other community-focused services, and is used by community groups for their regular meetings.
Crampton, who will leave her role at Destination Cambridge next month, said she is excited at having a part to play at Taylor Made.
“I had been at a couple of events and strategy sessions there and have dealt with them through my current job,” she said. “What they offer the community has impressed me, so when I saw they were advertising for a trustee, I applied. After meeting them all, I was appointed in February.
“I like the community aspect of Taylor Made and hope to be able to help them build on that. I have always been involved with community projects of some sort … it’s very much at the heart of what I enjoy doing.
“This is the first time I have been a trustee anywhere… I’m quite excited about it.”
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