'She was fun to be with, and never boring, with all sorts of insights into life' Aileen Hammond was a councillor in Belsize AILEEN Hammond, who has died aged 82, was a force of nature, a passionate believer in social justice who was never afraid to speak out or take practical action. A feisty former Belsize ward councillor, Aileen worked tirelessly for the Labour Party, of which she was a lifelong member, and for the Co-operative Party, as well as energetically involving herself with other local organisations, including the Camden Civic Society, the Safer Neighbourhoods Panel and the Belsize Society. “Aileen was not an ambitious person,” said John Saynor, a friend and comrade.