Wood renamed in honour of former Liberal Democrat councillor

Last year Maelor Williams, who represented the Stainton and Thornton ward in Middlesbrough, passed away. At the time he was the only Lib Dem councillor, and had run up over 60 years of membership of the Liberals / Liberal Democrats along with over 50 years of standing in elections before his death at 77.

A local wood is now being renamed in his honour:

Stainton Wood will now become Maelor’s Wood as a tribute to Councillor Maelor Williams who represented the Stainton and Thornton ward from 1999 until his death in March 2015.

The renaming of the wood was proposed by Stainton and Thornton Parish Council and the idea has now been agreed by a full meeting of Middlesbrough Council.

Middlesbrough Mayor Dave Budd, who has described Maelor as a “true gentleman, well liked and respected by anyone who met him” spoke first at the meeting.

He said: “I think we all knew how important Maelor was to Stainton and how important Stainton was to Maelor. This is a fitting recognition to a man who deeply cared not only about Stainton but about the town as well. I wholeheartedly support this suggestion.” [North East Connected]