As well as winning two awards Courtney was runner-up in the Unsung Hero category. She said it had been an incredibly challenging year. “We were contacted by more and more families who were struggling with food, laptops, plus a big increase in people who were shielding and isolated. Not only was the immediate issue physical items, but an increase in the decline on mental health - particularly in the older age group. Part of giving the weekly food boxes was an opportunity to check in on those people. Even a five-minute chat made such a difference.” Courtney, who lives in Didcot with partner Pedro, a neo-natal intensive care nurse, said: “I won’t lie, the past 12 months have been busy and very emotional at times. I am driven always by the spirit of my great-grandmother Elsie who the charity was founded in memory of, and her motto of ‘the gift of giving’.”
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