By Rachel CandlinA newly-qualified social worker has paid tribute to the father-in-law who inspired her to pursue the same career.
He died in May 2021, aged 55. A month later, Ms Powney-Dugdale, who grew up in Radstock, Somerset, was accepted on the course Dr Dugdale used to run."He was just such a character. It didn't matter to Daryl where you were from or what your background was, he would always include you. He just had an energy he brought when he walked into a room."
"Being dyslexic, I was never supposed to do a master's and I was never supposed to be here, so I'm so proud. Passing means so much to me," she said.Dr Daryl Dugdale and his wife, Tracey Close, both qualified as social workers in Bristol in the 1990s