Doreen Clark

She served as both a town and East Riding councillor, representing the resort's south ward for seven years, and was always proud of what she achieved for the community.

It was the pinnacle of her career as a local councillor when she was elected East Riding Council chairman in 1999-2001.

She was originally from Doncaster but moved to Bridlington in 1987 where, as a staunch member of the Labour Party, she soon became involved in local organisations.

Her particular interests lay in education and social services, and she was a keen campaigner on welfare issues. She worked hard helping people with social issues and in claiming benefits.

When both Cardigan Road children's home and Applegarth residential home were threatened with closure in the 1990s she was at the forefront of the battles to keep them open, being successful with the children's home.

She was also involved in a campaign to reopen a refuge for battered wives in the town, and helped to set up others in the East Riding.

A former colleague on both councils, David Grange, said: "She was very forward thinking in that movement. She did a lot of work in the town and she will be missed."

Mrs Clark had also been a foundation governor of Bridlington School, was on the arts festival committee, worked with Mencap and Friends of the Elderly and was one of those who were instrumental in establishing a play park on Station Avenue, and also a skateboard park.

Up until her death, she was a member of the Parker Home Trust, which distributes money to local causes which benefit children, attending a committee meeting only a few days before she died suddenly from a heart attack.

She was also a very active Labour Party worker in the town being a former secretary of Bridlington branch and on the regional committee of the Constituency Labour Party.

In later life she made up for not going into further education in her youth when she took an access course at Bridlington's East Riding College, before going on to gain a BA Hons degree.

She left both Bridlington and East Riding councils in 2007. Although she continued her community work, she spent the last two years mainly

looking after her grandchildren.

She is survived by her two daughters and two grandsons.