A charity based in south Cumbria has reassured its customers about its imminent future.
Age UK South Lakeland responded to the recent news that its fellow branch in West Cumbria is set to close its doors.
Last Saturday, the West Cumbria base confirmed that the Board of Trustees had come to the 'unfortunate' decision to cease trading from Friday, May 31 due to continued 'financial challenges'.
On Thursday, a spokesperson from Age UK South Lakeland said: "We understand that there are some concerns following the recent news that Age UK West Cumbria is closing.
"While we know that, unfortunately, this will impact people in the West Cumbria area, we would like to reassure our stakeholders and older people in our local area that Age UK South Lakeland continues to operate as normal, as an independent local Charity."
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