Tributes paid to Bottesford s The Friendly Bench s pioneer Jason as he loses fight for life
| Updated: 16:18, 12 March 2021
Tributes have been paid to a âtrue gentlemanâ who helped launch a unique project that tackles lonelinesses and social isolation within the community.
Jason Young, treasurer of The Friendly Bench Community Group, in Bottesford, and company secretary for the Friendly Bench CIC, passed away on Friday after an eight-month battle with bowel cancer.
The father-of-two was widely known for helping to set up The Friendly Bench, in Bottesford, in 2018, alongside his wife Lyndsey, who founded the project, designed to tackle social isolation by using innovative social space.
Tributes paid to Bottesford s The Friendly Bench s pioneer Jason Young
| Updated: 16:46, 12 March 2021
Tributes have been paid to a true gentleman who helped launch a project that tackles lonelinesses and social isolation in the community.
Jason Young, treasurer of The Friendly Bench Community Group, in Bottesford, and company secretary for the Friendly Bench CIC, died on Friday of last week after an eight-month battle with bowel cancer.
The father-of-two was widely known for helping to set up The Friendly Bench, in Bottesford, in 2018, alongside his wife Lyndsey, who founded the project, designed to tackle social isolation by using innovative social space.