2006 Winner Linda Davies One headteacher has made going to school an out-of-this world experience for the children – literally. Thanks to Linda Davies, the pupils at Wiltshire’s Neston Primary School were the first in Britain to speak to an astronaut in space. And a futuristic glass dome classroom – a “Moonbase” similar to the […]
Year: 2021
Carer of the Year
2006 Winner Stacey Heywood When their mother died suddenly, Stacey Heywood and her brother and sister were sent to different care homes. But thanks to Stacey’s incredible sacrifice the family are now back together. Aged just 21, Stacey is Britain’s youngest foster mother and has been the full-time carer of her two orphaned siblings for […]
Prince’s Trust Young Achiever
2006 Winner Samantha Block At only five years old Samantha Block’s childhood was robbed from her after she was abused and put into care. But instead of being crushed by the experience, Samantha, 23, is dedicated to campaigning for a better deal for the 80,000 children in care in the UK – and for improved […]
Lifetime Achievement
2006 Winner Joe Mitty No high street is complete without a charity shop. But such a phenomenon could never have been achieved had it not been for the energy and enterprise of one man. Joe Mitty, 87, is the man behind the first charity shop in the country, having become Oxfam’s first ever employee, tasked […]
Emergency Services
2006 Winner PC Mark Plant PC Mark Plant caught and arrested a robber by stepping in front his car and clinging onto the roof as it swerved through rush-hour traffic at up to 50mph. PC Plant, 41, from West Midlands Police, chased two robbers who leapt into a waiting car. The driver drove straight at […]
Special Recognition
2006 Winner Beverley De-Gale and Orin Lewis When Beverley De-Gale’s son Daniel was diagnosed with leukaemia for the second time in 1995, a bone marrow transplant was his only chance. His sister Dominique had a one in four chance of being a match – but was not. So Daniel, then aged eight, would have to […]