In this episode hear how social mobility became a reality for people in the Forest of Dean. New homes, domestic electricity, water and sewer systems transformed domestic life and the welfare state brought accessible education and new opportunities for young people. Admission to grammar school or technical education based on merit, gave children progression routes into further education and engineering. Find out about how young people felt about these opportunities and whether men and women were treated differently in this new world. Hear too  how chapel was a focus for friendships and community cohesion but also how it informed attitudes that had long reaching implications. 

Presented by Roger Deeks 

With  Emily Wood, Jo Lewer, Pam Box, Ruth Dainty, William Baldwin, Ivy Gunter, Jane Turley, Val Matthews, Roy Close, Magarete Phelps, Sheila Llewellyn, Jim Orpin, Maurice Phelps, Fred Pensom, James Bevan, Pam Stratford, Pat Harper and Glenda Griffiths. 

Thanks also to Caroline Prosser-Lodge, Cheryl Mayo and Emily Hughes. 

This podcast was made possible through the support of the National Lottery Heritage Fund, and the University of Gloucestershire.