Club which provides lifeline for UK community on the brink of collapse

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Elderly British expats hit the hardest by pandemic-induced closure

For 91-year-old Ivy Gibson the UKCA social club in Paphos is a lifeline that staves off loneliness, a feeling that has only been exacerbated by months of lockdown and self-isolation.

"I miss going to the club and seeing everyone, I am feeling a bit lonely," she told the Sunday Mail.

The UK Citizens' Association club has been an integral part of the lives of many British residents in Cyprus for the last 21 years and like its elderly member Ivy has been especially badly hit by the lockdown measures.

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Club which provides lifeline for UK community on the brink of collapse

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