NC Cllr Lynne Sterry claimed she shared the posts innocently after being reminded of her childhood toy

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Cllr Lynne Sterry appeared before the Standards Committee at Forest of Dean District Council after she twice shared a Facebook post supporting the comeback of the toys. Cllr Sterry (Labour, Cinderford West) stepped down as both chairman of the council's Standards Committee and of Cinderford Town Council after sharing the posts about golliwogs. She insisted she was "sorry" after her support of Golliwog dolls was "plastered" all over the national media. At the time of resigning from her posts, Cllr Sterry claimed she shared the post innocently after being reminded of her childhood toy. Speaking at the meeting on Thursday, Cllr Sterry told the standards committee: "I wanted to say to you that nothing you could do to me today would make me feel any worse than I already do.

EMPICS Cllr Sterry has insisted she is 'sorry' after her support for Golliwog dolls came to light

I wanted to say to you that nothing you could do to me today would make me feel any worse than I already do Cllr Lynne Sterry

"I have been in a very dark place for a few weeks, especially on the day I was plastered all over the media - all over the country, it seems. "It really was personal to me but of course I wasn't thinking outside the box, I was thinking about me and my childhood at the time. "I shall never forget this episode in my life, it will always be with me. I am sure certain individuals will make sure I am reminded of it. "In certain times in my life it will come back and bite me on the bum again." Cllr Paul Hiett (Forest First, Bream) said: "I've known Lynne for 20 years, she's not a racist. There is not a racist bone in her body.”