2003 Winner Bob French Bob created a landmine disposal system to stop any more innocents dying in accidents. Every minute of every day, someone is killed by a landmine. More than 60 million devices lie on former battlefields in 80 countries, rendering vast areas of land unusable. Bob French knew all about landmines from the […]
Year: 2021
Special Award
2003 Winner Caroline Hobbs Like most of her neighbours, Caroline Hobbs had spent years lobbying the council to build a bridge over the A249 which cuts through Detling, Kent. More than 30,000 vehicles used the road every day yet, because there were so few places to cross, it was the scene of dozens of injuries […]
Outstanding Bravery
2003 Winner Daniel Allen After hearing the screams of a woman being set upon by a car-jacker, Daniel Allen knew he had to act. Not only did he chase the attacker and help capture him – he did so after being stabbed twice in the leg. Daniel was walking near his home in Derry, Northern […]
Outstanding Bravery
2003 Winner Janey McMahon and Cameron Sharp Pensioners Janet McMahon and Cameron Sharp dragged a suicidal woman to safety with just seconds to spare after she lay across the path of an express train. Their bravery earned them the praise of police. Janet, 75, says: “I don’t think of myself as brave because anyone would […]
Child of Courage
2003 Winner Ben Housson Ben Housson was just two years old when he was involved in a freak accident that very nearly killed him. While at a restaurant in France, a ship’s wheel – weighing 220lb – fell on his head and crushed his skull. Doctors said he had almost no chance of survival. But […]
Child of Courage
2003 Winner Hollie Ashe Hollie Ashe had never been told what to do if her dad fell into a diabetic coma. At just four years old, her parents thought she was too young even to understand the condition. But when her father’s blood-sugar levels dropped dangerously low and he fell unconscious, Hollie called an ambulance […]