To my lovely Auntie Eileen I will miss you and your smiles and your warmest of warm welcomes to me, whenever I have been to Isleworth to see you and Uncle Ken. I always think of you and your lovely garden - you seemed to go together so well - a natural part of you - and you were always natural, sparkling and kind, and like your garden, very lovely.

She was probably the sweetest person I have ever met, will always remember her glorious trifle, her love, her beautiful dolls house and the lovely life she gave me when I was little playing by the river. I still have the lovely engraving she made for me and treasure it always.

Dear Eileen, I shall always remember the precious time we spent admiring nature through your living room windows with Mojca. Being so contented was blissful! Your tenacity, boundless energy and love of life was always inspirational to those in your company! Whatever the goal you set yourself whether in cycling, local community affairs or your family everything appeared so seamless! I only ever heard praise from your adversaries even after we had spent years convincing L.B.O.H to sort out the traffic calming in Church Street and gaining Village Green status! Always pleasant words and a lovely smile! As the Chair of the Isleworth Society, I know first hand of all you did for the community! You and Jean were the heart and soul of the village for many years! I am honoured to have been your neighbour and friend for 30 plus years! I have so many happy stories and memories! The photo is of you receiving a bouquet of flowers from Lady Caroline in the Great Conservatory in Syon Park when you retired from the Isleworth Society Committee. You managed to get across the "finishing line" with grace and dignity! Rest in peace! Love Mike, Mojca and familyxx

On a personal level I wanted to express my gratitude for Eileen's inspiration and morale support for events organised on closed roads within Coventry city centre, national time trial championships and the day-to-day operation of the Coventry Cycling Club. THANK YOU EILEEN

I met Eileen many times when I was editor of Cycling Weekly. I was well aware of her mighty achievements. But my memories are of the twinkly-eyed old lady who was just such fun. RIP Eileen. You wore your talents very lightly. Total star who achieved so much and inspired so many.

Eileen I will miss you and our chats. After 72 years of friendship you have left a big hole in my life, you and Ken where very special friends of my late Husband Keith Robins and myself, I have many cherished memories of our times together. R.I.P. my dear friend.

Dear sweet Mum, we had so many happy times together, I miss your smile, hugs and passion for life.