2006 Winner Irene King When a bus driver slumped unconscious at the wheel Irene King’s swift actions saved dozens of lives and prevented a pile-up on a busy motorway. After a hard day’s work, Irene, now 49, had expected to relax and unwind like the rest of the 20 passengers on her usual bus home […]
Year: 2021
Outstanding Bravery
2006 Winner Alan Forrester When a car swerved out of control and careered into a tree Alan Forrester did not hesitate to pull a boy and his unconscious mother from the burning wreckage – just seconds before it exploded. Alan, now 59, was on his way home from a funeral with his sister when a […]
Outstanding Bravery
2006 Winner Daniel and Jason Rodd Young brothers Daniel and Jason Rodd showed bravery beyond their years when they saved the lives of three adults who were drowning at sea. The boys, aged 12 and 14 at the time, had no thought for their own safety when they spotted the adults struggling off the coast […]
Outstanding Bravery
2006 Winner Anthony Crompton All Anthony Crompton intended to do when he went to his local garage was buy a bottle of coke. Instead he risked his life to single-handedly take on two armed robbers – and was stabbed eight times. The 22-year-old first saw a robber wearing a Scream mask taking money from the […]
Neighbour of the Year
2006 Winner Silla Carron People living in Camden’s notorious Clarence Way estate were too frightened to act against the junkies and the gangs operating near their homes. But when Silla saw an addict injecting heroin into his groin as she walked her four-year-old grand-daughter to school six years ago she snapped and nothing was going […]
Fundraiser of the Year
2006 Winner Kirsteen Lupton Imagine standing up in front of hundreds of people and delivering a powerful and moving speech – at the age of just ten. Kirsteen Lupton, now 12, will do anything to help Great Ormond Street and has taken part in dozens of events to raise a staggering £767,000 for the hospital. […]