2008 Winner RNLI Crew, Torbay, Devon A Force Nine gale was raging in the English Channel when the Devon RNLI got the call to head out to a stricken ship that was in danger of sinking. Coxswain Mark Criddle, 40, led his six crew into the teeth of the terrifying storm last January to reach […]
Month: June 2021
Local Champion
2008 Winner Tony Fowler To the outside world, Tony Fowler is just a milkman, braving the early morning cold to deliver fresh supplies to people’s doorsteps in time for breakfast. But to the residents along the 100 mile-route he travels every day, he is an invaluable local crimefighter, acting as the eyes and ears of […]
Prince’s Trust Young Achiever
2008 Winner Ricky McCalla As a talented young dancer and choreographer, Ricky McCalla had a promising career ahead of him. He was in demand from some of the biggest names in the music industry, having starred alongside UK acts including Ashanti and Mystique. But his dreams were shattered after he was shot during a bungled […]
Special Recognition
2008 Winner Harry Gregg Harry Gregg has long insisted on being remembered as one of the best goalkeepers in the world, not as a hero. But in the midst of the wreckage from the Munich air disaster, which took the lives of many of his Manchester United teammates, he cemented his place in history. Among […]
Special Recognition
2008 Winner Lance Corporal Matthew Croucher Matthew Croucher had less than three seconds to make a decision that could have cost him his life. As he led a fireteam of Royal Marine Commandos to investigate a suspected Taliban bomb-making factory near the town of Sangin, Afghanistan, he set off a trip-wire that unleashed a booby-trapped […]
Special Recognition
2008 Winner Carol Saldinack When her own sons boasted of carrying out an unprovoked assault which left a father blind in one eye, Carol Saldinack was compelled to turn them over to the police. As she picked up the phone to make the call, trembling Carol knew that her decision would change her family life […]