A LAUNCESTON lady has been chosen as a finalist for a national retirement award.

Retiree, Cym Downing, has secured her position as one of the UK's most extraordinary retired people by claiming the prize for achievement in community work in the final of the 2012 National Retirement Awards, run by the UK's leading retirement housebuilder, McCarthy & Stone.

Having previously battled stiff competition from fellow nominees to be announced as the South West regional champion back in June, Cym was declared as the national community champion by the judging panel.

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