LUCKY Home wanted for loving tabby

LUCKY is 12 years old. A very pretty tabby with white bib. She mainly lives in but goes out for a potter around the garden but prefers a peaceful spot on the back of the sofa basking in sunshine or sitting in front of the log burner. She is very affectionate and gentle to handle but like all cats, only asks for cuddles when she wants one. She has no health issues but is a little arthritic so uses cat steps to get to her cosy sleeping spot on a wide window sill in our warm utility room.

Lucky needs a home well away from busy roads. She doesn’t venture far away these days but is a country cat so won’t be streetwise. She is a friendly social lady and up to date with vaccinations and flea and worm treatments. Please call Gill on 01749 850660 to offer Lucky a forever home.

Reg Charity No: 203644 (England & Wales) and SCO37711 (Scotland) privilege and hardship made a profound impression on her.

As a result, as she comments: “I felt very lucky in my life, and this made me feel a responsibility to contribute and justify my existence.”

Later she trained as a psychiatric nurse working at the Mendip Hospital in Wells.

Since the pandemic Alison has also been an active volunteer with Wells Community Network.

So how does she sum up her time volunteering with Citizens Advice? “It’s been a huge joy and so satisfying. It’s an extraordinary thing to put yourself forward to do, to put your own personal views to one side and also to work with a fantastic team. I have seen how Citizens Advice gives people confidence in being able to sort out their problems. I have also witnessed how the organisation has developed as a force to be listened to by policymakers. And it has always made me feel I’ve been doing a worthwhile job.”

Paying tribute, Ian Byworth, CEO of Citizens Advice Mendip, said: “Volunteers are the lifeblood of our services at Citizens Advice Mendip –without them we couldn’t advise and support so many people in Mendip. Alison has been an incredible inspiration to many others with her commitment, giving up her free time to help others for almost 30 years. We need new volunteers to come forward and help continue the great work that Alison has been doing.” u Record numbers in need of assistance, page 28