A TRIBUTE has been paid to Mrs Betty Pattinson, a former Mayor of Conwy, by the town council.

Mrs Pattinson, who has died, was Mayor of Conwy and Constable of the Castle in 1976 and 1989, and served as a town cllr for 21 years,

A spokesperson for Conwy town council said: “Betty was a much admired member of our town council for many years and will be sorely missed.

“Betty's achievements were many, not least for the older residents. In the early 70's she was instrumental in setting up Conwy Town Council and its establishment in the Guildhall. She ensured that the Mayor of Conwy should be the Constable of the Castle, which after reorganisation could have been in doubt.

The spokesperson added: “She, with Huw Pritchard, retired Headmaster of Aberconwy School, and Carol Tamblyn a community social worker saw the need for a social facility for senior people in Conwy. Out of this initial concept in 1978 Clwb Yr Efail was founded in Berry Street. This enduring club has celebrated its 40th year and goes from strength to strength thanks to Betty's visionary ideas of what could be done.

“Betty was very instrumental in laying the stone on the Morfa celebrating the work of Lorys Hughes and the building of parts of the Mulberry Harbour. Betty kept the Town Council traditions alive.

“She wrote two books called: The Spirit of Conwy , and The 20th Century in Photographs. Betty did have plans for a third but was frustrated her fingers were sadly no longer able to keep up with her energies for the new volume. Betty was a major collector of Warren Williams paintings, but also had a great interest in paintings of Conwy. She was an archivist and historian of all matters pertaining to Conwy, Betty had so much knowledge about the past and was always happy to share this.”