2003 Winner Rosanne Ainslie Teacher Rosanne Ainslie was enjoying a well-earned lie-in when she heard shouting from her elderly neighbour’s house. She was about to risk her own life in a dramatic rescue. Rosanne, 51, of Gullane, East Lothian, says: “I looked out and saw my neighbour shouting: ‘There’s a fire.’” She raced next door […]
Year: 2021
Child of Courage
2003 Winner Holly Lishman People who meet Holly Lishman often remark upon what a happy-go-lucky little girl she is. But Holly has been through an ordeal so terrifying that her parents feared she might never smile again. When she was five, she saw her father, David, being savagely beaten with a spade as he lay […]
Beyond the Call of Duty
2003 Winner Dan Tanner Brave Dan Tanner shrugged off serious stab wounds to his chest and arm to save a teenage girl from a crazed knifeman. As the British Transport Police inspector pulled in to his police station in North London a man walked over and urinated on the bonnet. When challenged, the 6ft 4ins […]
Prince’s Trust Young Achiever
2003 Winner Sarah Bennett It was the moment when Pride of Britain winner Sarah Bennett realised Prince Charles should stick to the polo. When the musically-gifted 24-year-old met the Prince at St James’s Palace last month, she hoped to teach him a few chords on her guitar. But she had to concede defeat after His […]
Teacher of the Year
2003 Winner Janet Bourne Janet Bourne has been helping troubled primary school pupils for years but she loves that moment when all the hard work pays off. “You can spend months working with a child and it can be very tough,” she says. “When a child is able to go back to the classroom without […]
Neighbour of the Year
2003 Winner June Smith Despite being treated for cancer, June , 71, is a tower of strength. The age of 70 is a milestone – and usually a time when most people want to put their feet up. Not June Smith. Even though she’s 71 and being treated for cancer, she’s still a tower of […]