St Ives-a new millennium4/10/023:49 pmPage 51Left: Carol StevensPhoto: Stuart Littlewood/Pentax MXWell-known in St Ives, Carol Stevens (formerly Stevenson) trained as anurse at Westminster Hospital and specialised in midwifery at LambethHospital, London, before moving to St Ives. She became District Nurse in1973, employed by the old Huntingdon & Peterborough County Council, andfrom 1978 to 1998 was the nursing sister at The Spinney doctors’ surgery.Carol’s home in Church Street dates from 1680 and retains many of itsoriginal features.Left: Pree NewbonPhoto: Stuart Littlewood/Ricoh XR7Pree lives in Hilton but has been closely associated with St Ives whereshe and her husband had two shops from 1951 to 1980. After herhusband’s untimely death she embarked on a hectic career in localpolitics and was elected to Huntingdonshire District Council for St IvesSouth in 1983. Pree was Planning chairman for six years and chairmanof the Council from 1998 to 2000.She also served on the Town Council for 8 years and was Mayor in1991-92. Her other voluntary work included the HuntingdonshireRegional College where she was chairman of the governing board for18 years. She has also been a trustee of RELATE (a marriage guidanceservice) since 1983.When other duties allow, Pree enjoys playing bridge. She has 2 sons and5 grandchildren.Page 51
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