Pride of Britain Awards

2011 Winner British Armed Forces for 10 years in Afghanistan Exactly 10 years have passed since British troops were first deployed in Afghanistan to take on the Taliban in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks. In that time they have shown the courage, strength, determination and decency that makes our Armed Forces the envy of […]

2011 Winner Lucy Gale A crash between two cars on a level crossing would have led to certain disaster, but for superwoman Lucy Gale. The taxi driver risked her life by dashing into the path of a speeding train to save two terrified motorists. And her swift action meant that a catastrophic rail crash was […]

2011 Winner Bob Woodward It is impossible to imagine the agony of losing your child to cancer. But from the depths of his own grief, Bob Woodward embarked on a life-long crusade to help every other parent and child going through the same ordeal. Since founding the charity CLIC (Cancer and Leukaemia In Childhood) more […]

2012 Winner Jack Carroll Cerebral palsy sufferer Jack Carroll refuses to let his ­condition hold him back. Instead he uses stand-up comedy to laugh in the face of it, inspiring thousands of other disabled children. The hilarious schoolboy, who needs a wheelchair to get around because his condition causes difficulty with movement, posture and coordination, […]

2012 Winner Jack Henderson Armed with paper, colouring pencils and a big dose of cheeky charm, Jack has raised almost £30,000 for the hospital that looked after his little brother Noah, after coming up with a unique fundraising scheme when he was just six. Energetic Jack had the idea of drawing pictures in return for […]

2012 Winner Corporal Carl Taylor Corporal Carl Taylor put his life on the line twice by running across open ground in a hail of bullets to save the lives of three children in Afghanistan during an intense firefight with Taliban insurgents. Carl, who serves with the 3rd Battalion The Mercian Regiment, was a section commander […]