Edna Speed became aware in her teaching career that the early foundation years of a child’s life shape the path of their future. Having grown up in a loving and stable home, with extended family and community for support, she came to realise that the lives of families whom she taught were a stark contrast to her own life. Edna set about putting this to right by being the voice that they needed, facing authorities and government during her journey to give families support. 

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Edna and George

Edna Speed was born in 1936 in a small town in South Wales. She grew up in a happy family home with her parents and her brother, surrounded by extended family including grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins. Her childhood was shaped by the outbreak of World War II, but despite the hardships and shortages she experienced, the foundation of community support and her family’s strong Christian faith fostered the desire to help those less fortunate than themselves.  After graduating from Bangor in North Wales and meeting her beloved  “Georgie”, she  and George settled in Chester, where they brought up their two sons and Edna resumed her teaching career. She spent the rest of her life, together with George,devoted to supporting  families and children through her charity. She was awarded the MBE for her work and shortly before her death, she was a recipient of the Maundy money at York Minster.  

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