Pride of Britain Awards

2012 Winner Hartlepool RNLI and Coastguard Trapped in wet sand, with the tide rising around him, teenager Neil Robson was minutes from drowning when Hartlepool RNLI and Coastguard volunteers risked their lives to save him. The 17-year-old became trapped on Seaton Carew beach after helping his little brother out of the sand. If it wasn’t […]

2012 Winner Jane and Michael Gates Grieving parents Jane and Michael Gates embarked on a crusade to help other families by fulfilling their son Sebastian’s dying wish. Sebastian was just seven when he was diagnosed with a Wilm’s tumour – a rare form of ­childhood cancer – in 2001 and his parents decided to start […]

2012 Winner Team GB and ParalympicsGB They are the heroes and heroines of a once in a lifetime summer of sport. On the track, in the pool, on horseback, on bikes, in boats, in racing wheelchairs and on blades, in the boxing ring and on the judo mat, running, jumping, throwing, on the high seas […]

2012 Winner Alan Watkinson Without PE teacher Alan, Britain would never have heard of Mo Farah. It was during one of his PE classes at Feltham Community School in West London that he first met the young Mo and immediately spotted his talent. But Alan has also helped thousands of other pupils by offering support […]

2012 Winner Doreen Lawrence Doreen Lawrence finally won her 19-year battle for justice for murdered son Stephen this year. But Doreen, 60, not only won justice for Stephen, she has also campaigned tirelessly to make the legal system fairer for everyone. And the charitable foundation she set up in Stephen’s memory is providing a lasting […]

2012 Winner Alice Pyne Ann and husband Terry have opened their home to more than 1,000 homeless young men. Some were drawn into gang crime, others made wrong choices, but they all faced life alone.  Thanks to Ann and Terry, they’re given a haven to get their lives on track.  The couple take up to […]