It's good to talk says unsung hero Jean
An 84-year-old woman who has been helping lonely people through a telephone befriending service has been named an "unsung hero".
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Jean Griffin, of Bicton Heath, Shrewsbury, was the regional winner of the award in the West Midlands section of the Lloyds Bank Foundation Charity Achievement Awards. She had been nominated by Omega, the National Association for End of Life Care, after becoming the voice of its radio recruitment campaign for its Chatterbox befriending service – designed to help people who are socially isolated.
The award means the charity will receive £1,000 and will now compete against other organisations for the national award.
