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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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The Linen team Michelle Redhead, Linen Services manager, said: “We are thrilled to be finalists in such prestigious and highly prized awards. We are delighted and honoured to have been recognised in this way.” Oxford East MP Anneliese Dodds, who nominated the team, said: “The seamless linen service is entirely due to their combined commitment to excellence. “When the Covid-19 emergency occurred they quickly adopted their own work streams to ensure uninterrupted safe services. As a result, the clinical teams did not run short of scrubs and uniforms. Their ‘can-do’ attitude is infectious. The supervisory and management team have the trust of their staff because they lead by example and this has to be recognised, rewarded and nurtured.”