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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

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