Pride of Britain Awards

2011 Winner Ann Timson When pensioner Ann Timson saw an armed gang attacking a jewellery shop, she set about them with her handbag, foiling the raid and landing the villains behind bars. Ann, 71, became an amazing have-a-go gran after she popped out to her local shops. She was chatting with a friend in the […]

2011 Winner Gina Moffatt Crying alone in a prison cell seven years ago after being jailed for smuggling drugs, Gina Moffatt thought she had thrown her whole life away. But life behind bars provided her with a second chance, and she is now a successful businesswoman, community leader and mentor – helping ex-convicts find work […]

2011 Winner Julie Coghill Fostering a healthy child is too big a responsibility for most of us. So looking after a baby suffering from drugs withdrawal symptoms seems beyond comprehension. But Julie Coghill, 38, has fostered dozens of desperately ill babies who were born addicted to drugs. Julie has been a foster carer for 15 […]

2011 Winner Tom Phillips Tom was plunged into a life or death situation when a raging bull attacked his dad, tossing him into the air like a rag doll and trampling his body. The pair were tending a newborn calf on their family farm near Abergavenny, Monmouthshire when the bull suddenly charged at them from […]

2011 Winner Mcayla Johnston Life changed in a split second for McAyla Johnston when she was hit by a car at a busy crossroads. She was left with critical injuries, and the doctors treating her were convinced she would never walk or talk again. But brave McAyla, 14, has defied their gloomy predictions. What”s more, […]

2011 Winner Tariq Jahan When the streets of Britain burned in the August riots, one man stood out above all others for his remarkable courage and compassion. Grieving father Tariq Jahan came to personify the indomitable spirit of the British people when he made an impassioned plea for calm after his son Haroon was killed […]