Miss Susan Smee was Acton’s first woman councillor, first woman Mayor, first woman magistrate and curator of Gunnersbury Park Museum from its foundation, an honorary position she held well into her eighties.

Jonathan Oates, Local Studies Librarian for Ealing, will be giving a talk about her at 6.15pm on 14 May at Acton Town Hall Library, High Street, Acton, W3 6NE. Tickets are £3 for library service members, £5 for non-members. Contact the library to book a place on 020 3700 1056 or ealing.actonlibrary@carillionservices.co.uk