Anthea Toft was born in Kent, but moved as a child evacuee to Shropshire during World War II. She later trained as a teacher and returned to live in the county to work with blind children.
Between 1978-90 she and her husband ran a home and rural training centre on a smallholding in the Shropshire hills with the help of a group of young people with special needs.
Today she lives in retirement in Church Stretton, Shropshire.
