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2017 EVERGREEN 41<br />
Syd and Winifred Foley in later life. Her<br />
books quickly made her famous and the<br />
royalties were enough to allow them to<br />
finally settle at Cliffords Mesne on the<br />
northern fringe of the Forest of Dean.<br />
FOREST OF DEAN FAMILY HISTORY TRUST<br />
www.forest-of-dean.net<br />
previously fully documented.<br />
Winifred Foley died in 2009<br />
leaving behind a literary legacy for<br />
which we should all be grateful.<br />
It is easy to forget the past,<br />
especially in today’s society of<br />
instant gratification for everything<br />
from entertainment and leisure<br />
to employment, family and food.<br />
We need to be regularly reminded<br />
of how our country was — to<br />
mix several metaphors — forged<br />
in a forest of poverty and elbow<br />
grease. Life has changed beyond all<br />
recognition but, thanks to A Child in<br />
the Forest, we can discover and relive<br />
the past.<br />
DAISY DRUMMOND<br />
The final Foley family home was near May Hill where, if you look carefully in the left<br />
centre background, you can see a clump of trees visible for miles which were planted<br />
for Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee.<br />
PAUL MAKEPEACE