Former Mayor of Bedford Borough Sylvia Gillard passes away

Former Mayor of Bedford Sylvia Gillard has died.

Sylvia Gillard was a Liberal Democrat Bedford Borough Councillor for Goldington ward from 1987-91 which included her year as Mayor 1989-1990.

She was then a Bedfordshire County Councillor from 2001-2009 for Goldington ward, and then a Bedford Borough Councillor for Goldington ward again from 2009-15.

Our thoughts are with her family.