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Dames Joanna Lumley, Judi Dench and Helen Mirren are issuing a fundraising SOS on behalf of Age UK to make sure frightened and isolated pensioners can get help this festive season just by picking up the telephone.
Actress and Age UK ambassador Joanna, 77, said: "Christmas is a time for celebrations and being together with the ones you love
"But what if you don't have anybody?
"Your kindness really could make someone's Christmas."
The Dames are asking the public to dig deep and help fund three vital phone lines - The Silver Line Helpline, the Telephone Friendship Service and the Age UK Advice Line.
There are 3.2 million people aged 80 or over in the UK. And many suffer in lonely silence as the festivities go on around them.
A heartbreaking statistic reveals 2.8 million older people say the only thing they want for Christmas companionship.
This story is from the December 01, 2023 edition of Daily Express.
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