2000 Winner Jamie Blackhall A freak accident pitched fishermen Jamie Blackhall, Alex Beck and John Gilbert into the freezing waters of a remote Scottish Loch. When their boat capsized without warning, the men decided that Jamie, who was the fittest of the three, should swim to shore, about three-quarters of a mile away, to raise […]
Month: June 2021
Outstanding Bravery
2000 Winner Mark Taylor Mark Taylor’s mum used to think he was “a bit of a wimp”. Not any more. When a bomb was discovered in the Admiral Duncan pub in Soho, where Mark is the manager, he acted as a human shield, taking the full impact of the blast as he ushered customers to […]
Outstanding Bravery
2000 Winner Tom Tracey Tom Tracey was leading a Sunday morning congregation in a psalm when the pastoral scene was shattered by a naked madman. Wielding a razor-sharp samurai sword, the maniac burst into St Andrew’s Church in south London and proceeded to run amok. He slashed wildly at people and caused horrific injuries to […]
Beyond the Call of Duty
2000 Winner Dr Heather Clark and Dr Alastair Mulcahy Dr Heather Clark and Dr Alastair Mulcahy performed open-heart surgery on a pub floor, with just a scalpel and a pair of scissors, to save the life of man who had been stabbed. Heather, 35 had never carried out surgery before, but she had watched a […]
Outstanding Bravery
2000 Winner Ron Dowson Ron Dowson, 36, was on his way to watch Arsenal play Sheffield Wednesday at Highbury when he became involved in a premier league drama himself. The Palace of Westminster security guard was horrified to see a man lying on the track at Leicester Square tube station, clinging on to the rails […]
Child of Courage
2000 Winner Charlotte Carter Charlotte Carter showed courage and initiative beyond her years when she found her dad John drowning in the bath after he fell into a diabetic coma. Charlotte, aged just five, was alone at home when she realised something was wrong. Her dad had been away for ages after saying he was […]