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About Women - Club 52

Anglia TV report on 'Club 52', a social enterprise founded by Norwich resident Jean Jurak, that offers the housebound a new lease of life.

Magazine and Review show 1973 8 mins Not rated

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Overview

Club 52 founder, Jean Jurak, provides a lifeline for over 300 senior and disabled residents in the Norwich area. Known as β€œSamaritans on wheels”, Club 52 volunteers are car drivers who offer the usually housebound, transport to and from social events. After convalescing from an illness, and unable to drive her beloved Volkwagen 'Herbie', Jean put an advert in the local paper looking for someone to offer her occasional trips out. Overwhelmed with offers, Club 52 was formed.

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