By Lewis Berrill @LewisBerrill Chief reporter - east London and west Essex Cllr Brian Eldridge (left) passed away last year. A parish councillor who passed away last year will be commemorated with a tree orchard named after him. North Weald Bassett Parish councillor Brian Eldridge passed away after a long-standing illness on Sunday, March 29 of last year. Mr Eldridge, a medical microbiologist and parasitologist in the NHS for 40 years and councillor for more than 15 years, worked tirelessly for his ward of Hastingwood and was very active in the parish on environmental issues. The parish council has identified three locations to plant 200 trees – oak, field apple and crab apple – given to the council by the Woodland Trust.