Covid-19 meant that teenager Aimee Graham could not attend the funeral of her beloved great-grandmother.

But like so many others in this pandemic, Aimee Graham, 17, dealt with her sadness by doing what she could to help others.

That is why her proud grandmother, Gillian Cannon, has nominated her as person of the week.

Aimee, of Windsor Road, Workington, was a pupil at Workington Academy but is going to Lakes College next month to do a teaching assistant apprenticeship.

“I am really looking forward to that,” she said.

Her grandmother said: “She works weekends at Poundstretcher in Workington but during the pandemic she has offered to work more hours to serve the customers despite her own worries and concerns about the virus.

“She has done this as she believes Poundstretcher is vital for the financially disadvantaged.”

Aimee said other staff members have also worked more during the lockdown. Poundstretcher was classed as an essential shop and has been operating throughout.

She said she was aware of what people were going through but for her the reality set in when her great-grandmother Joan Adam died.

“I was pretty close to her,” says Aimee. “I used to visit her and go out with her but I was not able to go to her funeral because only 10 people were allowed.

“That was really hard for me.”

But, as Mrs Cannon pointed out, she still put others first, even in her own grief.

“She is also supporting her mother and siblings during very difficult family times.

“She handles it with the utmost maturity.

“She has such a caring nature. She is always thinking of others before herself. Please consider her for the Person of the Week unsung hero award as I genuinely believe she deserves it.”

When she is not caring for others, Aimee is just another typical teenager who enjoys hanging out with her friends – something else which has not been easy over recent months.

But again, Aimee has taken it all in her stride, making sure those around her are fine and looking forward to her future.